A Wusthof Gourmet Knife Block Set means serious business in the kitchen.
(I wanted to get Japanese blades, i.e., Global–the brand used by my favorite chefs, Giada de Laurentiis and Jamie Oliver, but I thought they were not available locally, until I stumbled on them in Rustan’s. Global is very expensive, so in the end I opted to get Wusthof, which is less expensive ;p. I also looked at Henckels, but when I handled them they seemed very light, while the Wusthof knives felt just right.)