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24 Philadelphia-area chefs show us their masks

Two dozen chefs from the Philadelphia show us how they are facing life in the coronavirus era.

Chefs behind their masks (clockwise from left): Michael Schulson, Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau, Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon, Barbie Marshall, and Josh Kim.
Chefs behind their masks (clockwise from left): Michael Schulson, Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau, Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon, Barbie Marshall, and Josh Kim.Read moreMICHAEL KLEIN / Staff; PROVIDED

Homemade masks, bright scarfs and bandanas, and regulation N95s — if you can wear it over your nose and mouth, it becomes your look at work or on the street in these troubled times.

Masks have become the 2020 version of the toque. You have Michael Schulson, who has three open restaurants at the moment, wearing a black N95, the elegant epitome of covered-face style. On the flip side, you have Tod Wentz in a vegetable-theme mask and Joncarl Lachman wearing a paisley bandana — their safety features may be questionable but they look darn fine.

We asked two dozen chefs in the Philadelphia area to show us what they’re rocking.