板いた長ちょう

noun

head chef

Specifically the head chef in a Japanese restaurant, particularly one specializing in sushi or traditional cuisine.

• あの寿す司し屋やの板いた長ちょうは、毎まい朝あさ市いち場ばで魚さかなを仕し入いれている。

  The head chef of that sushi restaurant buys fish at the market every morning.