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| Edition: 4 December, 2009 |
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It's not easy finding unique and authentic holiday gifts, not to mention right after Thanksgiving everyone's getting bombarded with holiday specials. Here's a list of things we would love to receive ourselves. You can find our article online here.
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- Finest and Rarest
A specialist source for rare and ancient spirits of all kinds, including Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados and Chartreuse dating back to the 19th century. Their website has a wealth of history on spirits.
- Stuffed After a Big Meal?
Do what Pete Meehan does, drink Underberg.
NEWS FEED
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Tea and Gifts from Takashimaya
Everything in the tea box section of Takashimaya is pure understated elegance. You can't go wrong selecting any gift, but we really like the authenticity of this green tea set.
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Vintage Food and Wine Books
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks is a little treasure of a store in West Soho. Everyone's selling the latest cook books, but a vintage food or wine book shows you really care. She has fascinating drink related books, cook book classics, and even some artwork.
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Smoked Fish From Russ And Daughters
Russ and Daughters has been on the Lower Side since 1914 when Joel Russ opened his first store on Orchard Street. They know their smoked fish and it won't disappoint as a gift.
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Peggy Markel's Culinary Adventures
Definitely a high end gift, but this food guide can take you on culinary adventures in Tuscany, Sicily, Elba, Amalfi, Morocco, or India. She's been conducting Slow Travel tours since 1992.
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Tohru Yamai Travel Chopsticks
Carry your own chopsticks. Sanitary, stylish and portable. Stainless-steel and brass stems that unscrew for storage in an included pouch. Nice modern design, made from recycled white ash wood from baseball bats.
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Decant Wine in Something Different
Want to give a wine lover something just a little different to decant their wines. Try a 2000ml Erlenmeyer flask for red wines and a 1000ml Volumetric flask for white wines.
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Perfectly Aged Wine
Chambers Street Wines sells cellared wines so you can give a perfectly aged wine as a gift. An Austrian riesling (Knoll 1984 Riesling Schutt), a Bordeaux (Ducru Beaucaillou 1989), a Burgundy (Arnoux 1995 Echezeaux Grand Cru), a Barolo (Cappellano 1970 Barolo), a Sauternes (Rayne Vigneau 1988 Sauternes), or a Champagne geeks dream (Jacques Selosse).
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Mastiha Shop NYC
This cool little store in the Lower East Side sells Mastiha based products. Mastiha is the natural and rare tree resin of the pistacia lentiscus var Chia tree. The store sells a range of food products from baked goods to chewing gum to jam and marmalades, as well as bath and body products.
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Molecular Gastronomy Kit
Give the budding molecular gastronomist a starter kit to get them on their way.
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