The Marker a Celebrity Chef Signs Everything With

A former executive assistant to one of the most famous chefs in the world shared some of the items she bought regularly for her boss.

Itoya Doubleheader Calligraphy Marker Black, $6

➸ ACCORDING TO “CAMILLA” (not her real name), the chef had “beautiful penmanship”—an attribute he’d emphasize by using an Itoya calligraphy marker. During her time with him, she kept four or five in the office at all times; he’d use them to sign his own books (sometimes 300 in one sitting), chef ’s jackets, photos, aprons, even the Bernardaud porcelain plates he used in his restaurants.