Learn all the items you can get from the Culinarian Chest in Grow a Garden during the Kitchen Storm Event, including drop rates.

The Culinarian Chest is a limited-time reward container available only during the second half of the Cooking Event, known as the Kitchen Storm Event. This chest contains rare and event-exclusive items, including pets, seeds, and special cooking ingredients.
With items ranging from high-value seeds to legendary pets, it’s one of the most sought-after chests during the event.
How To Get Culinarian Chest in Grow a Garden

The Culinarian Chest can only be obtained from the Rat Connoisseur, a new NPC introduced in the Kitchen Storm Event.
- Drop Chance: 40% chance when you provide the Rat Connoisseur with a mutated food.
- Availability: Limited-time only; will not be obtainable after the event ends.
What’s Inside the Culinarian Chest
Item | Chance |
---|---|
Rhubarb | 34.5% |
Bacon Pig | 34.5% |
Hotdog Dachshund | 14.5% |
Badlands Pepper | 14.5% |
Lobster Thermidor | 1% |
King Cabbage | 1% |
The Rat Connoisseur

The Rat Connoisseur is an NPC appearing during the Kitchen Storm Event. A giant rat with a mustache, wearing a suit and top hat, fitting its refined taste for gourmet food. When you give the Rat Connoisseur a mutated food, you will be shown a menu of three different reward items from its drop pool, and you can choose one.
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Rat Connoisseur Reward Pool
Reward | Chance |
---|---|
Gourmet Egg | 50% |
Kitchen Crate | 50% |
Gourmet Seed Pack | 50% |
Culinarian Chest | 40% |
Spring Onion Seed | 30% |
Cooking Cauldron | 30% |
Kitchen Flooring | 30% |
Sunny-Side Chicken | 30% |
Kitchen Cart | 20% |
Pet Mutation Shard Aromatic | 20% |
Smoothie Fountain | 15% |
Butternut Squash Seed | 8% |
Pricklefruit Seed | 5% |
Gorilla Chef | 5% |
Bitter Melon Seed | 3% |
How to Make Mutated Food
To apply a mutation to a food item:
- Use at least one fruit that already has mutations.
- The more mutations present in the ingredients, the higher the mutation transfer chance.
- This mutation percentage will be displayed above the Cooking Pot.
Once crafted, the mutated dish can be given to the Rat Connoisseur for a chance at the Culinarian Chest or other rare rewards.
FAQs
Is the Culinarian Chest a Limited-Time Item in Grow a Garden?
Yes. It is only available during the Kitchen Storm Event and cannot be obtained after the current event ends.
Can I Choose the Reward I Get From the Rat Connoisseur?
Yes! When you give the Rat Connoisseur a mutated food, it offers you a menu of three items from its drop pool to choose from.
What’s the Fastest Way To Get a Culinarian Chest?
Focus on crafting high-mutation foods and trading them with the Rat Connoisseur for a 40% chance to get the chest.
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