You know what.... My boyfriend is a chef, boy am I lucky! But it depends on what the person's tastes are. There are TONS of cookbooks that can give you lots of ideas, I recommend going to the Chelsea B&N and looking through some, or better yet The Strand where you will almost always pay half price for the same book. I was just drooling over this site a few hours ago, this will give you plenty of ideas too! http://finediningphotos.com/home.php