Travis Weige is a lean, thirtysomething, outdoorsy-looking gent whose real job is in media sales, working for a company based out of New York City. He lives in Sunset Valley in a comfortable older ...

A collection of the late Anthony Bourdain's belongings fetched nearly $2 million at auction in October — with his custom chef's knife selling for a whopping $231,250. The auction comes after the ...

If you've ever wanted to wrap your hands around a barrel of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, literally, now is your chance. Its handmade blade and handle make it one-of-a-kind, falling in line with the ...

Anthony Bourdain was someone who traveled a lot, with his shows about food and culture around the world, such as No Reservations and Parts Unknown, so he had to be selective about the souvenirs he ...

CAMBRIDGE — “A great knife is your best friend in the kitchen,” says Adam Simha, a Cambridge knife maker whose instruments are utilitarian and beautiful, with handles made from such exotic woods as ...

Chelsea Miller started making custom knives in 2011 and has grown her client list to include some of the top chefs in the world. Business Insider visited her Brooklyn studio to learn how she does it.

From raw steel to razor-sharp perfection, every knife I make is a blend of craftsmanship, precision, and artistry. Whether it’s a custom chef’s knife or a battle-ready blade, every piece tells a story ...

As careful as Dan Eastland is, he still tends to get cut a lot. Fileted flesh is par for the course when your life’s work is building custom knives. Eastland has sliced and diced and punctured himself ...

I bought my first Japanese chef knife about ten years ago. Before that I had always used German knives, Wusthoff Grand Prix in culinary school and Messermeister San Moritz Elites professionally. At ...

What is sharpness really? What constitutes a cutting knife’s edge? Is there such a thing as the “best knife?” Questions of metallurgical metaphysics come up easily in conversation with the knife ...