JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

                                    EXHIBIT A

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


      The  undersigned  agree that this  Amendment  No. 10 to Schedule 13D filed
herewith relating to the shares of common stock of Chefs International,  Inc. is
filed  jointly on behalf of each of the  undersigned  pursuant to Rule  13d-1(k)
under the Exchange Act.

April 26, 2004                      /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                    Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                    Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, P.A.

                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President

                                     Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
                                     Defined Benefit Pension Plan
                                     Dated June 28, 1984

                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Trustee

                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                     By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                          Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                    Xxxxxxxx Restaurant Group, Inc.


                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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                                    Name:  Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
                                    Title: President