Gift Guide 2020 - the foodie
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The kitchen has become a sacred safe space during 2020, and it’s only appropriate that we honor that womb of a room by gifting items that thank it for the selfless beatdown it’s taken this year. Whether the person on your list is a total foodie or just likes all the pretty accessories, they and their kitchen will be prepared for 2021.
Schoolhouse Handmade Fruit Bowl $129
Your Mom deserves better than to toss her fruit carelessly in a wire basket. Give her the excuse she needs to craft a fructose display that looks like a still life.
Williams-Sonoma Oxo Simple Mandoline $41.95
You know who’s food is looking better than yours? Anyone who owns a mandoline. Ensure you sister’s COVID “casual week night dinner” looks like a page out of Bon Appetit when she posts up in her stories.
Food52 Airtight Ceramic Storage Canister $49-99
This one’s for your baby brother who’s too many years out of college not to have his flour and sugars neatly tucked away in matching receptacales.
Terrain Seedlip Citrus Non-Alcoholic Spirits $44
This one’s for all my peeps who went dry this year. That ginger squirrel graphic is weird as hell, but I’m here for it.
Food52 Minna Modern Cotton Oven Mitt $40
For your husband who bravely grabs the sheet pan out of the oven with a threadbare dish towel and pretends it doesn’t hurt.
Amazon Modern Comfort Food $17.50 (or your local bookstore)
As I’ve stated in my blog introduction, my main objective with this blog is to befriend Ina Garten. Her latest cookbook offering is well suited to this complete dick of a pandemic, and I bet you could name five friends who need this right now.
Schoolhouse Walnut Cutting Board $78
This one’s for your friend who’s rocking the single holiday life. She can load up this baller slice of tree with all sorts of charcuterie and classy nuts. And then she can laugh at all her friends with kids as she slowly savours every last bite without having to share.
Anthropologie Calhoun & Co. Home Is Where The Love Is Dish Towel $24
It’s the truth, isn’t it? Gift this to the person on your list that will take one look at it and burst into tears as they try to sloppy air hug you over zoom.
Amazon Let’s Stay In $28 (or your local bookstore)
This book came out a few years ago, but it really missed its timing. Give this one to your Dad, so he’ll spend more time trying out new recipes and less time answering your Mother’s phone for her.
Farmhouse Pottery Beehive Salt Cellar + Spoon $68
I honestly don’t know how I seasoned anything before this salt cellar came into my life. Was there a shaker involved? Did I take a risk and sprinkle it right out of the box? It’s all a faded memory now. Give your best bud the same salt glow up, and honestly? Grab a second one for yourself while you’re at it.
Terrain Edible Lavender Buds $14
This gift is your opportunity to be the most pretentious asshole of your family or friend circle this holiday season. When opened and asked what it’s used for, it’s your duty to look confused and taken aback. An incredulous “I’m not sure what you mean” should give the clear message that you are a much more refined person than they are.
After you’re finished gifting pretentious lavender buds, take a moment to do a little good in the world. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment has soared and food insecurity is on the rise. In 2020 more than 50 million people may face hunger because of coronavirus. That’s not okay. Show your support and donate in honor of your SO because you know how big their heart is.
I would love to know who the foodie is on your list this year and which item would be a slam dunk for them. Happy gifting!
With love,
Steph
