Talk:CHEF/@comment-2600:1700:91B0:4390:8DDA:969A:2906:2707-20180905173112/@comment-24559495-20190415202008

No. You need to have all items simultaneously to unlock CHEF. Having it and then dropping it in favor of something else will not unlock CHEF, if you do not already have all other required items when you swap it.

Source: my latest playthrough.