History Main / TeamChef

* Gong Su from ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}''. He was originally a dragon chef[[note]]just to be clear, a human who cooks for dragons[[/note]] hired on to cook for Temeraire, but crept into the role of cooking for Temeraire's human crew as well by virtue of being the only one on the crew who's any good at it. [[spoiler:He also turns out to be a spy employed by Mianning, crown prince to the Chinese empire, keeping him informed on the no-less-Chinese-royalty Temeraire (and his [[ItMakesSenseInContext technically-Chinese-royalty]] captain, Laurence).]]

* Gong Su from ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}''. He was originally a dragon chef[[note]]just to be clear, a human who cooks for dragons[[/note]] hired on to cook for Temeraire, but crept into the role of cooking for Temeraire's human crew as well by virtue of being the only one on the crew who's any good at it.

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* Hai Yo from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' may not be the only character who can cook, but his is the only cooking that is significant in gameplay.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', three members of the total party excel at cooking: Genis, Regal, and Sheena. As he is introduced first Genis is treated as the TeamChef at the beginning of the game but Regal is the one who gets a small cooking themed side quest and a [[AndYourRewardIsClothes chef's outfit]] to go with it. The party also has one LethalChef, Genis' older sister Raine.

* Elzam von Branstein from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' is this through virtue of being a SupremeChef, though most on-screen instances occur when he's still cooking for the ''enemy'' team. When it comes time for him to don a PaperThinDisguise to compliment his official HeelFaceTurn, he uses the moniker Ratsel Feinschmecker, which means "Mystery Gourmet" in German. It doesn't exactly help to hide his identity.
* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': [[TagAlongKid Hanako]] from the [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories second game]] and [[TheBigGuy Mr. Champloo]] from [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice the third]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'' the task of cook falls on Bucket, primarily because being a disembodied robotic mind allows him to [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask work on cooking at any given moment without detracting from whatever he's doing]].
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', the protagonist can become this if the player knows what they're doing when cooking a meal to share with friends.

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Several Servants are so good at cooking that they are actually in charge of Chaldea's kitchen. Those include EMIYA, Boudica, Tamamo Cat, Minamoto-no-Raikou and Beni-enma. Ryougi Shiki (Assassin), is also on their league, but isn't part of the kitchen team like the rest due to her aloof nature.

* Bitty from ''WebComic/CheckPlease'', with baked goods. The "team" part is literal, since the comic is about college hockey players.

* Greedy Smurf has this job among ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', and given the fact that he has to cook for a hundred, he does a pretty good job. In one episode, he got upset because no-one appreciated his work, and went on strike; the rest were quickly ''lost'' without him.

* Roadblock in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe''. He almost attended the Escoffier school in Paris before deciding to join the military, and requested the role of company cook after being appalled by the military food. Although he was relegated to heavy weapons guy for his ability to carry a squad mounted gun by himself, he still cooks for the Joes occasionally and it's very much appreciated.
* Carrot from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is the one who cooks most often throughout the series. He cooks many strange Bortronian dishes, but is otherwise a SupremeChef.

* Cheney in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire''.
* Irina in ''Fanfic/UnfinishedBusiness'' is the official cook (among other basic duties), and she is actually shown cooking much more frequently than the Team Chef who [[Film/TheThing1982 appeared in the 1982 movie]]. Also doubles as a SupremeChef when it's suggested that her cooking is better than Nauls.

* In the ''FanFic/ShadowchasersSeries'', most branches of the organization have a housekeeper who cooks for them, but in ''[[Fanfic/ShadowchasersAscension Ascension]]'', Ophelia does it, claiming it was the one useful thing her mother taught her.

* Sonata Dusk in FanFic/TheRainsverse.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12599635/1/4-horsewomen-Family-is-forever Four Horsewomen-Family Is Forever]]'', when [[Wrestling/CharlotteFlair Charlotte]] gets sent to rehab, she winds up in this role with her new friends there, including Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}, Wrestling/TheHardyBoyz and BigEater Wrestling/BraunStrowman. She finds that cooking helps her to clear her mind and not want to do drugs.

* For someone who possibly doesn't even ''need to eat'', Genie in ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' summons a whole lot of food, including a roomful of baklava. He also manages to impress the Sultan with his cooking skills (not that [[DumbIsGood it's hard to impress the sultan]]) and in the series once conjured a large sandwich on his head and said, "Hey Al! [[IncrediblyLamePun Lunch is on me!]]"
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': At one point Po makes his father’s restaurant's famous noodle soup for the Furious Five. [[ThroughHisStomach This ends up playing no small part]] [[SupremeChef in warming their opinion toward him]].

* Clemenza from ''Film/TheGodfather'' has shades of this, teaching Michael his pasta sauce recipe because "You never know, you might have to cook for twenty guys someday."
* Kenny from ''Film/DontTellMomTheBabysittersDead'' falls into this role after the titular events leave him and his siblings without adult supervision. Unlike most examples, Kenny starts out unable to cook a frozen waffle, but is shown steadily improving his skills over the course of the film.

* Staff Sergeant Storm from ''Film/TheThinRedLine''.

* Kostas, in the ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' series by Creator/DavidWeber and Creator/JohnRingo, who becomes the head cook for the caravan of human marines and their Mardukian allies. He also counts as a SupremeChef, for his ability to produce the most amazing meals out of swamp water and day-old ''atul.'' In ''We Few,'' the survivors use his recipes in the restaurant they open.
* Polgara in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' and ''The Mallorean'', to the extent that the other characters avoid disagreeing with her too much because she hangs over their heads the threat of eating cabbage soup all the way home if they annoy her. Fortunately, she is usually right, so this doesn't matter all that much. The fact she's also a SupremeChef helps a lot...though doesn't stop Silk from needling her about "gruel".
* Doug's grandma in ''Literature/DandelionWine''.
* Sgt. Escrima in the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' series. Also a SupremeChef and a ChefOfIron, who took his Legion name from his preferred fighting style (which he teaches to other company members, including the captain) and is quite physically and emotionally capable of hospitalizing [[BerserkButton would-be food critics]].
* Rita in the ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' series. Dexter is not normally effusive, but heaps praise on her cooking.
* Before he was made a bridge man in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', Rock was trained as a cook in his family. His cooking is very good, despite his complaints that "lowlanders" can't enjoy proper Horneater meals(Horneaters can eat and digest shells, bones, and other things humans cannot). His nightly stew was the first step in Bridge Four becoming TrueCompanions.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Reach is the provider of food for most of the Seven Kingdoms.
* On ''Series/OurMissBrooks'', Mrs. Davis is the only main character typically seen cooking. Miss Brooks is less capable; in one episode, she goes so far as to describe her personal specialty as Campbell's Soup. There are some exceptions in episodes where Miss Brooks assists Mrs. Davis with her cooking, and in episodes where Mrs. Conklin appears. Most notably subverted in "The Cafeteria Strike" when Mr. Boynton uses his mother's meatball recipe to get Miss Brooks out of trouble.

* Neil on ''Series/TheYoungOnes''.

* Mike Stoker on ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' was a frequent cook for the squad. Roy even got his wife mad saying he liked Mike's spaghetti over hers.
** Like many real-life firehouses, the crew at Station 51 took turns with cooking and other chores, with storylines about someone's cooking skills (or lack thereof) occurring often. Also, Mike Stoker (his real name) was a real-life LA fireman who didn't appear in every episode, so putting him in the kitchen (out of sight) could have been the show's way of getting around any non-appearances.
* Bill Gannon tried to be this on ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'', but Friday quickly realized he was also a CordonBleughChef / LethalChef and steered clear of his creations as much as possible.
* Dwayne Pride from ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'' isn't just the guy in charge of the NOLA branch; he's also the guy who cooks breakfast for his team before they go out to handle the case of the day.
* Izzy Stevens in ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' is this for her intern (and eventual resident) coworkers, especially at the home that she, Meredith, and George share. This is taken to UpTo11 by the fact that Izzy bakes an absurd amount when she is in distress, normally resulting in more harm done than good.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Brock. Even humans find his Pokémon fodder quite appetizing. Even without his [[LovableSexManiac flirtatious exploits]], this is the reason Brock is on the team after Tracey [[PutOnABus got his Greyhound ticket]]. Ash, being the major battler, isn't as keen on cooking as Brock, Misty doesn't like dredging up thoughts of her irresponsible sisters (that, and the one notorious incident had her getting carried away), Dawn's skills as a Coordinator ([[BreakTheCutie failures aside]]) as well as her budget don't leave much room for culinary discipline (though to be fair she compresses it well), and [[LethalChef the less said about May's cooking, the better]]. There's also a really good reason Brock fell into the job so well, which he manages to put into amazingly tactful terms:
--->'''May:''' Your mom must be a really good cook just like you, huh Brock?\\
'''Brock:''' You know, she's more of a [[ParentalAbandonment "get out and see the world" type, and not into that domestic thing]]. I can't remember the last time I had any of her cooking.\\
'''Max:''' So why do you think you turned out to be such a super good chef?\\
'''Brock:''' Well... [[PromotionToParent guess everybody's gotta eat]].
** And now Cilan of ''Best Wishes'' is picking up the slack after Brock's permanently PutOnABus. It helps that he came from a Gym which doubled as a café.
** Serena is showing shades of this in Kalos. Even the Pokémon love her cookies.
** Clemont took this role after Brock and Cilan's permanently PutOnABus. He's a good cook and seems to enjoy it.
** In the new region Alola we have Mallow. Helpful as her family runs a local resturant.
* Diamond from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. He doesn't showcase his abilites very much and is [[BigEater more often seen eating]], but he is very good at making high quality Poffins with difficult berry combinations. He also baked a pie to lift Platinum's spirits as he firmly believes that good food makes people happy. Earlier in the story he made tea and Old Gateau for her as well.
* Sanji from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a gourmet chef as well as a very strong fighter, which is important considering [[BigEater the nature]] of many of his pirate crewmates. He fights [[ExtremityExtremist using only]] [[DanceBattler his legs]] so that he can protect his "chef's hands". And Heaven help you if you either [[BerserkButton dislike his table service or waste food]]. On another note, Sanji has experienced firsthand what it is like to starve on the sea, and will ''never'' refuse to give food to ''anyone''.

* Mao from ''Manga/ChuukaIchiban'' is a variation. In a CookingDuel show where almost ''every'' main character and antagonist is a master chef, he is far and away the best of the lot. He's also the one who most often solves problems with his cooking as his lack of the complicated ancestral techniques most of his opponents bring to the arena forces him to pick up a talent for improvisation. He does have a superhuman sense of taste and [[PhotographicMemory eidetic recall of ingredients]] on his side, however.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Kasumi Tendō is the lifeline for her (mostly) halfwit extended family. Of the others, one is a LethalChef, one is [[HonestJohnsDealership too busy making money]] and the others [[BigEater just eat a lot]].
* In ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', Ayeka's sister Sasami is in charge of the kitchen in the Masaki household. Her cooking is so good that she can get her PickyEater sister to eat her most hated food if she's the one in charge.
* ''Manga/LoveHina'': Shinobu is the resident chef at the Hinata Apartments despite being one of the youngest.
* ''Manga/HidamariSketch'': Similarly, Hiro cooks for the residents of the Sunshine Apartments. It doesn't help [[BerserkButton her weight watching]] at all...

* Hayate for the [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Wolkenritter]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', which almost gave the rookies a heart attack when they saw their Commander reprise that role during their trip to [[InsignificantLittleBluePlanet Earth]] in the [[AllThereInTheManual first Sound Stage]] of ''[=StrikerS=]''
* Makoto a.k.a. Jupiter in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', and she is actually good. She has to be, though, as her parents are dead and she lives alone. (How she supports herself is left unstated.)
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Shinji isn't explicitly stated as the only main character who can cook, but FanFiction likes to imply that. Of course, the only kitchen we see is "[[ChezRestaurant Chez Katsuragi]]", and she's definitely a CordonBleughChef with shades of LethalChef.
* Akito is a secondary chef and a back-up [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilot in ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' but as he is the main character we see more of him than head chef Ms. How Mei, so he appears to be more the TeamChef than she does.
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has Konoka, Chizuru and Satsuki. Also, Nagi Springfield's old team the Ala Rubra had Eishun (Konoka's father, interestingly).

* Sai Saici, the Neo Chinese fighter from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', is a ChefOfIron and very good at it. He also enjoys cooking large amounts of Chinese food for his friends when he has the chance.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'':
** Kaoru's close friend Tae Sekihara. In fact, she has her own restaurant.
** Same goes to her twin sister Sae.
* Goei, Hakufu's mom in ''Manga/IkkiTousen''.

* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': Hei. Badass superpowered AntiHero ninja assassin Of Doom. And, according to the {{omake}}, [[http://www.onemanga.com/Darker_Than_Black/9.5/01/ really, really good cook]].
* In ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'', Misaki is frequently seen cooking and is probably the only character who can cook, with Usami and Shinobu's incompetence reaching LethalChef proportions. (His sister-in-law comments that she feels shy about serving him dinner, since he's a better cook than she is...)
* From ''{{Yotsunoha}}'', Nono is the official TeamChef, making food to feed her friends including [[BigEater Yuzuki]].
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome often cooks for her friends, and brought snacks from her own time. The only one not properly appreciative is [=InuYasha=], whose palate was ruined by over a century of having to live on whatever he could. Ramen and daikon radishes are all that he appreciates.
* Hakkai in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''.
* Jet Black of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', since Spike and Faye are too lazy to cook.
* Rey of ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'' loves to cook and always takes control of the kitchen.
* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'': Yu is the only person on the Investigation Team who is shown to regularly cook, and is apparently quite good at it.
* The title ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]] is this, of the SupremeChef variety, mostly during the camping trip. Though the festival arc shows him being almost single-handedly responsible for his class's onigiri stand being so popular.
* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul[=:Re=]'', Haise Sasaki is one to his squad as a result of being the TeamMom. When he's too busy to cook for them, [[BigEater Shirazu and Saiko]] fret over what they'll eat since neither of them can cook. Ironically, Sasaki is a SupremeChef, even though [[ImAHumanitarian he's incapable]] of eating his own cooking.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Nia decides to take up cooking after joining the Dai-Gurren Dan, because she was tired of feeling useless and wanted to contribute in some way. Unfortunately, she's apparently a borderline LethalChef, but everyone avoids telling her that because they don't want to hurt her feelings. Everyone except Simon, who for some reason loves Nia's cooking and suffers no ill effects from it.
* Kimihito is this in ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl''. He's pretty good at it, too, which is a good thing since the only member of his UnwantedHarem with any interest in cooking is Miia, who's a serious LethalChef.
* Yun in ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''. Jaeha and Zeno do know how to, but Yun is ''such'' a good cook that they'd rather not. Yun frequently gets marriage proposals from men who have tasted his cooking, and he seems to view it and his other TeamMom duties as just how he expresses his concern for the others.

* Moe "Suzu" Suzuya in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' frequently makes pastries to the [[ClubStub Earth Sciences club]], and, in one instance, spent some time teaching Mikage chocolate-making.

* Before he was made a bridge man in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchives'', Rock was trained as a cook in his family. His cooking is very good, despite his complaints that "lowlanders" can't enjoy proper Horneater meals(Horneaters can eat and digest shells, bones, and other things humans cannot). His nightly stew was the first step in Bridge Four becoming TrueCompanions.

* Sanji from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a gourmet chef as well as a very decent fighter, which is important considering [[BigEater the nature]] of many of his pirate crewmates. He fights [[ExtremityExtremist using only]] [[DanceBattler his legs]] so that he can protect his "chef's hands". And Heaven help you if you either [[BerserkButton dislike his table service or waste food]]. On another note, Sanji has experienced firsthand what it is like to starve on the sea, and will ''never'' refuse to give food to ''anyone''.

** Spada/[=KajikiYellow=] from ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger'' was a chef by trade before he became a Kyuranger and joined LaResistance against [[TheEmpire Jark Matter]]. He prepares incredible meals at the drop of a hat, throws GratuitousItalian words around[[note]]All the more gratuitous because he's a HumanAlien who hasn't been to Earth, let alone Italy before the series begins[[/note]] and his nickname in the team's roll call is "Food Mei-Star" (which he says while performing chopping motions with his hands).

* "Cookie" Farnsworth from ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''. Not exactly a LethalChef, but his "cuisine" isn't the most attractive.
* Long John Silver from Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', the movie being an adaptation of ''Literature/TreasureIsland''.
* For someone who possibly doesn't even ''need to eat'', Genie in ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' summons a whole lot of food, including a roomful of baklava. He also manages to impress the Sultan with his cooking skills (not that [[DumbIsGood it's hard to impress the sultan]]) and in the series once conjured a large sandwich on his head and said, "Hey Al! [[IncrediblyLamePun Lunch is on me!]]"

* Moe "Suzu" Suzuya in ''Manga/AsteroidOfLove'' frequently makes pastries to the [[ClubStub Earth Sciences club]], and, in one instance, spent some time teaching Mikage chocolate-making.

* Samwise and Bombur from the film versions of ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', respectively.

* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'': MainCharacter Yu is the only person on the Investigation Team who is shown to regularly cook, and is apparently quite good at it.

* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': TheProtagonist Shirou cooks a lot for the various female characters who are visiting or freeloading at his house. He's so good at it that Saber, a Servant who doesn't need to eat, becomes obsessed with his cooking. It goes to a point that he has an entire [[Manga/TodaysMenuForEmiyaFamily spin-off]] dedicated to him cooking for other people throughout the ''city''. His TeamChef qualities obviously carry over to [[spoiler:Archer, his alternate future self, who plays this role in other spin-offs]], most notably in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

* ''VideoGame/SuperDanranronpa2'': Hanamura's talent is his cooking. He's very skilled at it, so he's in charge of cooking for his classmates. [[spoiler:He even uses his skills to murder someone (albeit, the wrong target) and hides the murder weapon within food, a place you would not think of. Since he's executed after the first chapter, his classmates note the significant drop of quality of their meals because of it.]]

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Several Servants are so good at cooking that they are actually in charge of Chaldea's kitchen. Those include EMIYA, Boudica, Tamamo Cat, Minamoto-no-Raikou and Beni-enma.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanranronpa2'': Hanamura's talent is his cooking. He's very skilled at it, so he's in charge of cooking for his classmates. [[spoiler:He even uses his skill to murder someone (albeit, the wrong target) and hides the murder weapon within one food, a place you would not think of. Since he's executed after the first chapter, his classmates note the significant drop of quality of their meals because of it.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': At one point Po makes his restaurant's famous noodle soup for the Furious Five. [[ThroughHisStomach This ends up playing no small part]] [[SupremeChef in warming their opinion toward him]].

* Sanji from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a gourmet chef as well as a very decent fighter, which is important considering [[BigEater the nature]] of many of his pirate crewmates. He fights [[ExtremityExtremist using only]] [[DanceBattler his legs]] so that he can protect his "chef's hands". And Heaven help you if you either [[BerserkButton dislike his table service or waste food]]. On another note, Sanji has experienced firsthand what it is like to go hungry, and will ''never'' refuse to give food to ''anyone''.

Often overlaps with other character archetypes, with more humorous variations including the BigGuy and the {{Trickster}}. Compare CampCook and SupremeChef.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome often cooks for her friends, and brought snacks from her own time. The only one not properly appreciative is Inu-Yasha, whose palate was ruined by over a century of having to live on whatever he could. Ramen and daikon radishes are all that he appreciates.

* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul :Re'', Haise Sasaki is one to his squad as a result of being the TeamMom. When he's too busy to cook for them, [[BigEater Shirazu and Saiko]] fret over what they'll eat since neither of them can cook. Ironically, Sasaki is a SupremeChef, even though [[ImAHumanitarian he's incapable]] of eating his own cooking.

* Diamond from ''Manga/PokemonSpecial''. He doesn't showcase his abilites very much and is [[BigEater more often seen eating]], but he is very good at making high quality Poffins with difficult berry combinations. He also baked a pie to lift Platinum's spirits as he firmly believes that good food makes people happy. Earlier in the story he made tea and Old Gateau for her as well.

* Izzy Stevens in GreysAnatomy is this for her intern (and eventual resident) coworkers, especially at the home that she, Meredith, and George share. This is taken to UpTo11 by the fact that Izzy bakes an absurd amount when she is in distress, normally resulting in more harm done than good.