PrintWhat do you give a chef for his birthday?
He is a pastry chef with a culinary degree, pretty quiet and reserved at first, but then loosens up when he gets to know you. I thought a very nice bottle of wine, but then thought any sort of food related item might not fly - especially from me, a person who loves to eat, but certainly a foodie in training...Any ideas? We have only recently become friends.
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10 Comments:
How about a gift card for a book store? I know that all cooks, regardless of skill level, can always find one more cookbook they need to buy.
DaveFaris at 4:45PM on 09/29/07
Williams-Sonoma gift card
JEP at 5:02PM on 09/29/07
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with a nice bottle of wine. Just go to a wine store and ask someone for help, I know nothing about wine other than red, white, and rose and thats what I've done in the past and it has always worked out well.
When I graduated from high school I also got a very touching gift from a family friend, she gave me this antique box and inside she included some family recipes that were "secret" and special to her. It was very sweet.
lola27 at 5:40PM on 09/29/07
Wine is always good. But what if you were to find some ingredients for pastry that are hard to find, and make a gift basket. Or maybe an unusual pan, or some antique pastry implement, or even a very old, rare baking cookbook. I'm sure he will appreciate whatever you decide upon.
Mich23 at 7:08PM on 09/29/07
Vanilla good good good Vanilla or vanilla beans. It is like gold. Gift cert to penzeys.
JerzeeTomato at 9:00PM on 09/29/07
restaurant gift certificate! even chefs get tired of cooking
michichan at 9:31PM on 09/29/07
Minus 8 Icewine vinegar - it is delicious and has both savory and sweet applications.
zapatista at 11:00PM on 09/29/07
Thanks for the ideas everyone, excellent. I think I could do basket with all - wine, cookbook, pastry implements, etc. Awesome, yay!
erinlovestoeat at 5:03AM on 09/30/07
Gift certificate to Sur la Table or Williams-Sonoma.
hereandthe at 1:28PM on 10/01/07
I second the cert to penzey's.
barbigirl8 at 12:08AM on 10/02/07