What’s Gaby Cooking founder Gaby Dalkin is obsessed with these 7 things — and they’re not just food-related

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If you follow chef, cookbook author and What’s Gaby Cooking founder Gaby Dalkin on social media, you learn very quickly that she’s honest, decisive and meticulous. Yes, about food, cooking, hosting, building an online community and running her businesses, but also about literally everything else.

Dalkin only recommends the best of the best across all categories and is in the know about everything — DM her a question and she answers personally (which I can attest to), or comment on her Monday night Instagram Live sessions and she welcomes you into the conversation immediately.

Dalkin’s one million followers not only always want to know what Gaby’s cooking, but also what she’s watching, wearing, doing while traveling, and, of course, shopping. And she shared it all with me below.

“I feel very strongly about sun protection,” says Dalkin. “It’s all I care about as I get closer to 40: tinted SPF, sunglasses and a hat are my lifeline.” Her go-to sunglasses are whatever her kids won’t break — sometimes that’s a pair from the gas station. Her favorite hat, however, is the Chord Cap.

“It’s a creator-founded company, and they make amazing hats,” says Dalkin. The cap, which comes in more than two dozen colors and patterns, is designed with 100 percent cotton fabric and gold-plated metal hardware.

Talking Shop is our series where we talk to interesting people about their most interesting buys.

If you follow chef, cookbook author and What’s Gaby Cooking founder Gaby Dalkin on social media, you learn very quickly that she’s honest, decisive and meticulous. Yes, about food, cooking, hosting, building an online community and running her businesses, but also about literally everything else.

Dalkin only recommends the best of the best across all categories and is in the know about everything — DM her a question and she answers personally (which I can attest to), or comment on her Monday night Instagram Live sessions and she welcomes you into the conversation immediately.

Dalkin’s one million followers not only always want to know what Gaby’s cooking, but also what she’s watching, wearing, doing while traveling, and, of course, shopping. And she shared it all with me below.

“I feel very strongly about sun protection,” says Dalkin. “It’s all I care about as I get closer to 40: tinted SPF, sunglasses and a hat are my lifeline.” Her go-to sunglasses are whatever her kids won’t break — sometimes that’s a pair from the gas station. Her favorite hat, however, is the Chord Cap.

“It’s a creator-founded company, and they make amazing hats,” says Dalkin. The cap, which comes in more than two dozen colors and patterns, is designed with 100 percent cotton fabric and gold-plated metal hardware.