Eric Ripert's New Knife Carrier

[Holly Moore]

From The New Yorker, Eric Ripert's Knife Carrier

[Jeffery C]

Are they planning on mass marketing?

[larrylee]

Too bad there's not a picture of it.

[OliverB]

that's beyond silly, the carrier most likely costs more than the entire set of knives! Unless they are hand forged or extremely expensive super specialty knives, this has a bit too much of a "I'm a celebrity, look at me" taste to me. Seems like chefs all over the world are perfectly able to transport their knives somehow....

What's next, designer spoons? Oh - wait - we have those already

[AaronM]

This strikes me as, "Nice for Mr. Ripert."

Why was an article written about it?

[paulraphael]

Why was an article written about it?

To make me and my Christian Dior spatula caddy feel inadequate?

[jongchen]

I'd totally do it if I had the cash. You have to say it is less stupid than buying a Ferrari and then only driving 60MPH in it.

[Holly Moore]

I admire Eric Ripert and Louis Vuitton - a dedication to craftsmanship from a long forgotten era.

[OliverB]

who drives a ferrari at 60mph? You take it to the track! :-D

But yes, neither really makes sense, but bon for Monsieur Ripert :-)

[lesliec]

Nice!

If I understood the article, the chef's favourite knives went to France to be fitted into the case while 'months passed'. How did he manage without them? Or - horror! - could it be his special knives aren't that special?

[paulraphael]

Nice!

If I understood the article, the chef's favourite knives went to France to be fitted into the case while 'months passed'. How did he manage without them? Or - horror! - could it be his special knives aren't that special?

Chef Ripert doesn't do much prep at this stage in his career. My guess is that his knives mostly come out when he's doing public events.

[AaronM]

Yeah, I don't think The Ripper's doing a whole lot of hands on these days.

[AAQuesada]

He has earned his station, lord knows a the road to become a chef is a hard one, I certainly don't be-grudge him some luxuries. Especially as he does travel quite a bit and chefs and cooks can be crazy about their tools. Some might even say knife nuts, lol.

[Jeffery C]

Knife nuts is an understatement. As Eric referred in his article about not sharing, no competent chef would even ask to borrow a knife.

[Kent Wang]

Any idea how much it cost? LV didn't do it for free, did they?

I would guess at least $20K.