Art of cooking cutting board

This is the board for the person who actually cooks — the one whose kitchen is the center of the house and whose cutting board never gets put away. It's a full 1.5 inches thick, cut from silky Missouri black walnut, with a weight and a feel that tells you the moment you pick it up that this isn't a board you replace next year. It's the one you keep.

At $189 it is a true luxury piece, and it's priced like one because it's built like one: thick Missouri black walnut, shaped and finished by hand in Bourg, Louisiana. It works as a daily cutting board, a charcuterie board when company comes over, or simply as the good-looking piece that lives on the counter. It makes a serious gift for a chef, a new homeowner, a wedding, or an anniversary — the kind of gift that gets used every day instead of put in a closet.

Only one is in stock. It can be customized on request — ask before ordering if you want it personalized.