10 Oct 2026, 06:00 PM

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Social media ‘chefluencers’ and open restaurant kitchens have made chefs more visible and inspired aspirational gadget-buyingMeghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is no ordinary home cook, but when she appeared on Instagram this week at a hob presided over by a special pot filler tap, it spoke to a shift in the everyday kitchen – the rise of “cheffy” kit.While the pot filler is now most often found in luxury residential kitchens, it was reportedly invented in the early 20th century as a functional fixture for commercial kitchens. It joins a wealth of other restaurant equipment to have infiltrated our homes, from squeezy olive oil bottles to stainless steel mixing bowl sets. Continue reading...

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