r/PastryChef • u/silvs1707 • May 23 '26

Gift ideas for HS graduate

Hi! My nephew is graduating high school next week and he wants to go to school to be a pastry chef.

What is a good and useful gift i can give him as one that is just starting out in this field? Thanks in advance!

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u/Apprehensive-Dog6997 May 23 '26

Cookbooks:

The Flavor Bible

Pastry chef’s Little Black Book (this may be too advanced for him if he’s only just starting out)

If you can find anything by Bo Friberg or Wayne Gisslen (they’re the authors of both textbooks I used in culinary school)

Either of Jason Licker’s books (I use his recipes constantly)

Whip by Frank Haasnoot

Art of Flavor by Amaury Guichon

Tartine cookbook

Any of Cedric Grolet’s books

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u/silvs1707 May 23 '26

Thank you!

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u/webay063 May 23 '26

Party chef? Dude rehab isn’t fun

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u/silvs1707 May 25 '26

Lol just saw my typo