Julia asked:
The chef I have in mind is in his 60′s, has been a professional chef for over 40 years but is now retired. . I’m looking for a quirky gift for the kitchen, something he may not have already, around £30 – £50. Any ideas appreciated!
The chef I have in mind is in his 60′s, has been a professional chef for over 40 years but is now retired. . I’m looking for a quirky gift for the kitchen, something he may not have already, around £30 – £50. Any ideas appreciated!
How about a George Foreman, unless he has one already. Or get him something other than something for the kitchen. He might want something for the garden if he is retiring.
How about a gift certificate for Harrod’s?
I wouldn’t get anything to do with cooking.That’s his work.Would you buy a hairdresser a new blow dryer or a pair of scissors? Most chefs want to pick their own ‘tools of the trade’
Nothing to cook with. Chances are he has every thing he needs and if he doesn’t he knows what he wants and will get it himself (or herself). May a gift cert. but that’s not very personal.
make a photo album of him and u
its homemade and thoughtful
Is he still actively cooking?
Being a culinary student hopeful, I don’t think I would want any big gift that invovles cooking, because I would want to select those things for myself.
That would be like buying a CEO a briefcase and expecting him to use it, and it not be just what he needed.
Chances are, if he hasn’t mentioned a kitchen need, he already has what he needs or wants…
A television to try and take the poor sod’s mind off cooking.
Have you seen the measuring cups and colanders that are collapsible? They are the neatest thing. They collapse and become flat. I bought myself a set and love it! They easily store in drawers and dont take up too much room. I wonder why they were not invented earlier!
They are made of plastic. good luck
Even when he was a chef I guess he would prefer a other gift as something for his kitchen….
Make a Nice Picture of all the workers make it larger let all sign it and get a nice good looking frame
Well I would do it
As a retired cook, please, no kitchen stuff. At that age and his experience he already has everything he needs or wants in the kitchen.
A neat gift is a radio for the bathroom, or a weather station/clock to hang on the wall. Or even a gift certificate to amazon.com. You could wrap it up with a dishtowel (always appreciated!) in a nice basket. If he golfs or plays tennis, you can do the same basket with golf or tennis stuff. Go with retirement hobbies.
Well if you really wanting to give him something for the kitchen would suggest a gift certificate to on online or local gourmet or kitchen supply place, as most chefs are very particular about what type, brand of tool they use. There is also some software programs for cooks in general that alow you to make, and print recipe books, would give him a hobby if he is into that sort of thing. Try the livingcookbook software program (www,livingcookbook.com) He could store all his favorite recipes, e-mail them, make them into a recipe book ect. Good luck..
I am not a prof chef- my cousin is… he taught me all that I know re the kitchen….. damned good wine for the kitchen is a hoot – cos you’d never buy the best for yourself ‘domestically’.
My Cos told me – that ‘if you wouldn’t enjoy drinking it’ – don’t cook with it… So it’sa win win gift – he will enjoy cooking with it or quaffing it.
How about getting him some expensive kind of food, that he’s told you he enjoys eating, or he’s always fancied but never got round to eating. A superb fillet, or a dozen oysters, or some foid gras, or truffles. Then there’s the exotic stuff, like alligator eggs or kangaroo steaks.
If you’re really feeling flush, get him a Harrods food hamper.
I wonder if he might appreciate being waited on for a change.
If it’s local and not too fancy it would be within your budget.
Yes, a lunch time meal and a very nice glass of wine would go down a treat for any chef.
Whatever you decide – I hope he has a lovely Birthday – and no matter what your gift I’m sure it will be special….Have fun…xxx
If he’s really still heavy into cooking why not give him a new set of cooking knives (or a single one depending on your budget) If a chef is very careful about something it’s his tools a descent set of knives is something you can never go wrong with. One of my former girlfiends once offered me a ceramic knife (expensive stuff) for my birthday I loved the gift. It gave me a lot of fun till some one broke it.