Design Milk Taste columnist TJ Girard shares 10 gift ideas for the chef, culinary curious, or cook of the family in your life!

Our resident chef + monthly Taste columnist TJ Girard shares 10 gift ideas for the chef, culinary curious, or cook of the family in your life! From growing your own mushrooms to trivets that become art, there’s a little bit of everything no matter the skill level.

Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean Gift Set \ $178
Chef?s love a secret ingredient, and this one is it! Give a bundle of two smoked mushroom garums, a plant-based liquid seasoning full of earthy, fruity flavors made by the Noma fermentation lab team in Copenhagen by crushing organic mushrooms with salt and rice koji then brewed for 6 to 8 weeks before cold smoking and bottling. Plus, a first edition David Shrigley tote bag, and Noma’s new book Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean signed by René Redzepi, Mette Søberg, and Junichi Takahashi.
Ati Manel Sardines Gift Set + Victorian Era Sardine Fork \ $39 + Varies
Give the authentic gift of Portuguese ?Petiscos,? with the proper tool for the job, a sardine fork. These beautifully packaged cans of sardines and smoked mussels are a special treat for any chef, mainly because they?ll get the night off from cooking! All you need is a good loaf of bread and a nice cold bottle of Vinho Verde to complete this meal. Ati Manel, originally formed in 1922 by its namesake, exemplified the Portuguese tradition of freshly canned s...