History Main / TeamChef

* Arven in ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' is this to the PlayerCharacter's friend group, and his storyline revolves around collecting ingredients for MedicinalCuisine.

* ''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 ''[[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.

* The Eighth Doctor in the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse''. One character notes that he has an "almost maternal urge" to feed people, and he occasionally acts like a bit of a SingleIssueWonk on the topic of things like parsley sauce. Not only does he [[ThroughHisStomach express affection by cooking for people]], he also manages to be a {{Jerkass}} via cooking. However, one of his companions is at least capable of throwing together non-lethal meals.

* ''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 of him cooking for other people throughout the ''city''. His Team Chef qualities obviously carry over to [[spoiler:Archer, his alternate future self, who plays this role in other spin-offs]], most notably in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

* Senshi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a SupremeChef who specialises in cooking the monsters his team encounters during their DungeonCrawling. The rest of Team Touden help usually help him with the cooking prep.

* Goei, Hakufu's mom in ''Manga/IkkiTousen''.

* 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.

* 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.

* Sonata Dusk in ''FanFic/TheRainsverse''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': While all the main characters are shown cooking something at some point, Cyborg is the one shown cooking for the Teen Titans gang most often. Robin usually cooks for himself, no-one else wants to eat Beast Boy's vegetarian food or Starfire's alien food, and the less said about [[LethalChef Raven's]] cooking, the better.
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'': Sam takes over this role when the team temporarily moves into Peter's house.

* Mikey is this in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' show. [[LethalChef He's not a very good one though.]]

* 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.

* Eliot Spencer from ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' is the TeamChef and a lethal combatant, but [[AvertedTrope isn't a LethalChef]] - in fact, it's commented on more than once that he's an exceptionally skilled cook. Granted, this doesn't mean that he can't use his food (or the implements used to make it) to deadly effect - in one episode, he kills a man with an appetizer (...maybe).

* 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.

* ''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 of 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''.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has cook's utensils as one of the tool proficiencies characters can take -- one that presumably isn't taken very often, when thieves', cartographers' or smiths' tools provide more obvious game-mechanical benefits. The supplement ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' has a section fleshing out some of the possibilities of these more [[{{Pun}} flavour-based]] toolkits, and describes ways that a Team Chef can provide the party with more palatable and morale-inspiring meals than, say, a foraging Ranger, and can also provide insight as a [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink food taster]] or positively influence an NPC ThroughHisStomach.

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!!Examples

* ''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]].

** Expanded on further with the Chef feat in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. It grants proficiency with cook's utensils if you don't already have it, and on top of that lets you cook a meal during a short rest that will boost everyone's healing similar to a bard's song of rest, as well as having an option to make snacks instead that can be eaten within 8 hours to provide a small boost of health at will.

** Expanded on further with the Chef feat in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. It grants proficiency with cook's utensils if you don't already have it, and on top of that lets cook a meal during a short rest that will boost everyone's healing similar to a bard's song of rest, as well as having an option to make snacks instead that can be eaten within 8 hours to provide a small boost of health at will.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has chef's supplies as one of the tool proficiencies characters can take -- one that presumably isn't taken very often, when thieves', cartographers' or smiths' tools provide more obvious game-mechanical benefits. The supplement ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' has a section fleshing out some of the possibilities of these more [[{{Pun}} flavour-based]] toolkits, and describes ways that a Team Chef can provide the party with more palatable and morale-inspiring meals than, say, a foraging Ranger, and can also provide insight as a [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink food taster]] or positively influence an NPC ThroughHisStomach.

* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': [[TagAlongKid Hanako]] from the [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories second game]] and [[TheBigGuy Mr. Champloo]] from [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice the third]].

* Chang/006 from ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}''. The anime version is a professional chef. And he ''loves'' using his [[PlayingWithFire fire-breathing power]] [[MundaneUtility in the kitchen]]. This was so important to the team that the 2001 anime dedicated ''[[ADayInTheLimelight a whole episode]]'' to him and his cooking's impact on the group.
* 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.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has Konoka, Chizuru and Satsuki. Also, Nagi Springfield's old team the Ala Rubra had Eishun (Konoka's father, interestingly).

* 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''.

* From ''{{Yotsunoha}}'', Nono is the official TeamChef, making food to feed her friends including [[BigEater Yuzuki]].

* 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.

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

* Bud from ''WebComic/{{Precocious}}'', especially with baked goods. To the point that if you see one of the ''adults'' baking something delicious it's probably to his recipe.
* In ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'', Mikkel is the one who handles the cooking. Besides his cookies (adored by Lalli), his meals tend to be on the [[CordonBleughChef barely edible]] side. This may or may not have some small something to do with that crate of candles the team initially got delivered instead of their food supply. Worse, the very unbalanced replacements (tuna, tuna, tuna, some oatmeal, veggies and randomly assorted, mostly-used oddments) got the unplanned inclusion of an extra mouth to feed. All of which replaced ''any'' hope of attractive menu-planning with a roulette wheel of a store cupboard and a ticking down timer.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ArtisticLicenseBiology Wait...shouldn't they be eating bamboo, raw meat, and bananas or something?]]]]

* Quina Quen in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is an apprentice chef who at one point helps Eiko prepare a feast for the team.
* Penelo in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIIRevenantWings''. [[LethalChef For some reason]]. Over the course of the game, her cooking improves to the point of actually being quite good.
* Ignis in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''. Whenever the party camps out in the wilderness, he is the one who cooks status-boosting meals for everyone. He's such a brilliant chef that merely collecting a new ingredient can be enough for him to think up a recipe for a new dish. He even prepares great meals for them [[spoiler:after he has been blinded]].

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has chef's supplies as one of the tool proficiencies characters can take -- one that presumably isn't taken very often, when thieves', cartographers' or smiths' tools provide more obvious game-mechanical benefits. The supplement ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' has a section fleshing out some of the possibilities of these more [[{{Pun}} flavour-based]] toolkits, and describes ways that a Team Chef can provide the party with more palatable and morale-inspiring meals than, say, a foraging Ranger, and can also provide insight as a [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink food taster]] or positively influence an NPC ThroughHisStomach.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2'': 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.]]

The one member of the team who is most often shown cooking. May or may not be the only member who ''can'' cook, but is usually the absolute ''best'' cook in the team. May be, but not necessarily, a chef by profession. May be viewed as more important than TheHero or the TeamMom if separated from the team with either or both of those two, but this occurs only in more comical situations. HilarityEnsues if this character is also a LethalChef.

* 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’s also a spy employed by Mianning, crown prince of China, keeping him informed on the no-less-Chinese-royalty Temeraire (and his [[ItMakesSenseInContext technically-Chinese-royalty]] captain, Laurence).]]