Template:Infobox chef

Infobox chef

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{{Infobox chef}} may be used to summarize information about a chef.

Usage

This infobox may be added by copying and pasting the following blank. Change parameters for the following fields: image, birth_date, ratings, website and remove comment markers <!-- -->. The template's name parameter will be automatically extracted from the article title when you save the page if not specified. All fields are optional. Any unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Education	{{{education}}}
Years active	{{{years_active}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}}
Culinary career
Cooking style	{{{style}}}
Rating {{{ratings}}}
Current restaurant {{{restaurants}}}
Previous restaurant {{{prevrests}}}
Television show {{{television}}}
Award won {{{awards}}}
{{{module}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox chef
| honorific_prefix =
| name           = 
| honorific_suffix =
| image          = 
| image_size     = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = <!-- {{Birth date and age|year|mo|da}} For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. -->
| birth_place    = 
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| death_cause    = 
| education      = 
| years_active   =
| spouse         = 
| style          = 
| ratings        = <!-- {{plainlist|
* [[Michelin star]]s {{Rating|0|3}}
* [[American Automobile Association|AAA Motor Club]] {{Rating|0|5}}
* [[Mobil]] {{Rating|0|5}}
* [[Good Food Guide]] {{Rating|0|10}}
}} -->
| restaurants    = <!-- {{plainlist|
* FIRST
* SECOND
}} -->
| prevrests      = <!-- {{plainlist|
* FIRST
* SECOND
}} -->
| television     = <!-- {{plainlist|
* FIRST
* SECOND
}} -->
| awards         = <!-- {{plainlist|
* FIRST
* SECOND
}} -->
| website        = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| module         = 
}}

Parameters

This is a list of commonly-used parameters. For a complete list, see here.

name

Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically the name of the article, or if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank, it defaults to the name of the article.

image

Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]]

Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g. promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted – see WP:NONFREE

caption

Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.

birth_date

Insert the person's date of birth as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate.

• For a living person when the full birth date is known:

  {{Birth date and age|year born|month born|day born}}

  example: {{Birth date and age|1950|12|31}}

  output: (1950-12-31) December 31, 1950

  example: {{Birth date and age|1950|12|31|df=y}}

  output: (1950-12-31) 31 December 1950

• When only the birth year is known:

  {{Birth year and age|year born}}

  example: {{Birth year and age|1950}}

  output: 1950 (age 75–76)

• If deceased:

  {{Birth date|year born|month born|day born}}

  example: {{Birth date|1950|12|31}}

  output: (1950-12-31)December 31, 1950

birth_place

Insert the person's place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the birthplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).

death_date

Insert the person's date of death is: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank.

• When the full birth date and death date are known, use the following:

  {{Death date and age|yr died|mo died|da died|yr born|mo born|da born}}

  example: {{Death date and age|2026|06|27|1950|12|31}}

  output: June 27, 2026(2026-06-27) (aged 75)

  example: {{Death date and age|2026|06|27|1950|12|31|df=y}}

  output: 27 June 2026(2026-06-27) (aged 75)

• When only the birth and death years are known, use:

  {{Death year and age|year died|year born}}

  example: {{Death year and age|2026|1950}}

  output: 2026 (aged 75–76)

• When only the death year is known:

  example: 2026

• When the date of death is unknown, but the person is certainly now dead:

  example: unknown

• When the date of death is only known approximately, preface the entry with c. or {{circa}}

  example: {{circa}} {{Death year and age|2026|1950}}

  output: c. 2026 (aged 75–76)

  example: {{circa}} 2026

  output: c. 2026

death_place

Insert the person's place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: DO NOT add flag icons to the deathplace. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags). If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank.

education

Insert the person's education if known. If unknown leave blank.

spouse

Insert the name of any current or former spouse(s). If unknown, leave blank.

style

Insert the person's style of cooking if known. Such as Asian, Southern, Mexican, East Indian, etc. If unknown leave blank.
Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space.

ratings

Insert the ratings given this person. Consider using {{Rating|X|Y}}, where X is the number of stars given and Y are the out of possible stars. The four major guides are listed below. Michelin rates on a scale of 1 to 3, where 3 is the highest rating. AAA motor club and Mobil rate on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest rating. The Good Food Guide rates on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest rating. Enclose list entries with {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}.

Example:

{{plainlist|
* [[Michelin star]]s {{Rating|2|3}}
* [[American Automobile Association|AAA Motor Club]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}
* [[Mobil]] {{Rating|3|5}}
* [[Good Food Guide]] {{Rating|8|10}}
}}

restaurants

Insert the person's current restaurants or current affiliations if known. If unknown leave blank. Please include years. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}.

Example:

{{plainlist|
* Big Brown Nut, [[Washington D.C.]] (1994–present)
* Taco Loco, [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] (1986–present)
}}

prevrests

Insert the person's previous restaurants or previous affiliations if known. If unknown leave blank. Please include years. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}.

Example:

{{plainlist||
* Cheese and Quackers Room, [[San Francisco, California]] (1994–1996)
* Mama's Steaks, [[Newark, New Jersey]] (1996–1997)
}}

television

Insert the person's television shows if known. These would be television series. Not appearances on shows. Include year dates if known. If unknown leave blank. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}.

Example:

{{plainlist|
* Hot Off the Grill with Kevin (1999)
* [[Dining with Diana]] (2004)
* [[Making Lemonade]] (2006–2007)
* [[Pete's Place]] (2006–2008)
}}

awards

Insert any notable awards the person has won. Consider using the template: {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}}

website

If the person has an official website enter it here. Do not enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one official website is allowed. If the writer has more than one official website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==.

Use {{URL|example.com}}

module

An embedded template.

Use as a child template

The child parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{EMBEDDED TEMPLATE NAME | child=yes <!-- or embed=yes or subbox=yes -->
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Embedding other templates

The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules).

{{Infobox chef
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox chef with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox chef with conflicting parameters (0)
• Category:No local image but image on Wikidata (8,692) – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or |nocat_wdimage=yes to the infobox.

See also

• {{Infobox person}}
• {{Infobox artist}}

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically the name of the article, or if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank, it defaults to the name of the article.	Unknown	suggested
Honorific prefix	honorific prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
Honorific suffix	honorific suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]] Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g. promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted – see WP:NONFREE	File	suggested
Image size	image_size imagesize	no description	Unknown	optional
Caption	caption	Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.	Content	suggested
Alt text	alt	This text should describe the image and is read to readers with vision impairments	Unknown	optional
Birth name	birth_name	If different than the name they are known for	Unknown	optional
Birth date	birth_date	Insert the person's date of birth as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. Use {{Birth date and age}} for living people, and {{Birth date}} if deceased.	Template	optional
Birth place	birth_place	Insert the person's place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the birthplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).	Page name	suggested
Years active	years_active	no description	Unknown	optional
Death date	death_date	Insert the person's date of death is: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank. When the full birth date and death date are known, use {{Death date and age}}. When only the birth and death years are known, use {{Death year and age}}. When the date of death is only known approximately, preface the entry with c. or {{circa}}	Template	optional
Death place	death_place	Insert the person's place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: DO NOT add flag icons to the deathplace. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags). If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank.	Unknown	optional
Death cause	death_cause	no description	Unknown	optional
Education	education	Insert the person's education if known. If unknown leave blank.	Page name	optional
Spouse	spouse	Insert the name of any current or former spouse(s). If unknown, leave blank.	Page name	optional
Children	children	List the names of children, if any	Unknown	optional
Known for	known_for	List the things that make this chef notable	Unknown	optional
Cookings style	style	Insert the person's style of cooking if known. Such as Asian, Southern, Mexican, East Indian, etc. If unknown leave blank. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space.	Unknown	optional
Ratings	ratings	Insert the ratings given this person. Consider using {{Rating|X|Y}}, where X is the number of stars given and Y are the out of possible stars. The four major guides are listed below. Michelin rates on a scale of 1 to 3, where 3 is the highest rating. AAA motor club and Mobil rate on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest rating. The Good Food Guide rates on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest rating. Enclose list entries with {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}. Example {{plainlist| [[Michelin star]]s {{Rating|2|3}} [[American Automobile Association|AAA Motor Club]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [[Mobil]] {{Rating|3|5}} [[Good Food Guide]] {{Rating|8|10}} }}	Template	optional
Restaurants	restaurants	Insert the person's current restaurants or current affiliations if known. If unknown leave blank. Please include years. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}. Example {{plainlist| Big Brown Nut, [[Washington D.C.]] (1994–present) Taco Loco, [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] (1986–present) }}	Unknown	optional
Previous restaurants	prevrests	Insert the person's previous restaurants or previous affiliations if known. If unknown leave blank. Please include years. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}. Example {{plainlist|| Cheese and Quackers Room, [[San Francisco, California]] (1994–1996) Mama's Steaks, [[Newark, New Jersey]] (1996–1997) }}	Unknown	optional
Television shows	television	Insert the person's television shows if known. These would be television series. Not appearances on shows. Include year dates if known. If unknown leave blank. Enclose list entries using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}. Example {{plainlist| Hot Off the Grill with Kevin (1999) [[Dining with Diana]] (2004) [[Making Lemonade]] (2006–2007) [[Pete's Place]] (2006–2008) }}	Unknown	optional
Awards	awards	Insert any notable awards the person has won. Example Consider using the template: {{awards|award|year|title|role|name}}	Template	suggested
Website	website	If the person has an official website enter it here. Do not enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one official website is allowed. If the writer has more than one official website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==. Example {{URL|example.com}}	Unknown	suggested
Module	module	The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox Example {{Infobox chef | name = | <!-- etc. --> | module = {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | <!-- etc. --> }} }}	Unknown	optional
Child	child	Use to embed this template within another, like {{Infobox person}} Suggested values yes Example {{Infobox person | name = | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | <!-- etc. --> | module = {{Infobox chef | child=yes | parameter-1 = | parameter-2 = | parameter-3 = | parameter-4 = | <!-- etc. --> }} }}	Unknown	optional
nocat_wdimage	nocat_wdimage	no description	Unknown	optional

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