One possible early purpose for the chef's toque was that the biggest hat would make the chef easier to spot through a crowd of less senior cooks, which could be helpful in professional situations. Wear your passion on your lapel with our chef toque pin! Handcast in solid, lead-free pewter, each of our pins is an original three dimensional sculpture signed by the artist, Jim Clift. Individually packaged on one of our signature presentation cards, our pins arrive ready for gift giving! Handcrafted in our studio in Coventry, RI, our pins are 100% US made.