Cookbook and Chef Hat Rochard Porcelain Limoges Box

Pull up a stool in the kitchen: a well-loved cookbook sits beside a tall chef's toque, ready for tonight's menu. Rochard turned the pair into porcelain, a Limoges box hand-painted in Limoges, France.

Recipe for a Good Shelf

The book and the chef's hat are sculpted together in porcelain, not paper and cotton. Together they speak of family recipes passed down, cooking classes, and the joy of feeding people you love. Rochard's kitchen line offers teapots, desserts and produce, and this cookbook ties the whole collection together.

From the Test Kitchen

• A Rochard kitchen piece, painted in Limoges
• Fits a cooking, chef or kitchen collection
• Pairs with rolling pin, teapot and cupcake pieces

Bon Appetit Occasions

Give it to a culinary school graduate, a restaurant owner on opening night, a home cook who hosts every holiday, or a grandmother whose recipe cards are family treasures. Set it on a kitchen windowsill, an open shelf beside real cookbooks, or a hutch with serving dishes. It also makes a warm thank you for a friend who always shows up with a casserole when life gets hard.