Hostess Gifts
Show someone how much you appreciate their hospitality by bringing or sending a lovely hostess gift.
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Franmara Dynamo Rechargeable Electric Corkscrew (Wine Opener)Why It's Cool: Take the stress out of opening a bottle of wine--and look very cool doing it!Love wine? So do we, but opening a bottle of wine, can sometimes be challenging. Whether it’s centering the corkscrew on the cork or a result of repetitive stress injuries - or...
Lékué Microwave Grill/Panini MakerWhy It's Cool: Crispy grilled foods in minutes without heating up your kitchenWe’ve been waiting for this for some time! Imagine a single tool, that will grill - yes: “grill”! - almost anything you can think of, in the microwave! ...a Tool that...
Franmara Cheese GripWhy It's Cool: Keep your fingers off the cheese with this convenient handleOne of the first pieces of entertaining “equipment” that I received as a gift from my mother when I had my first apartment was a cheese button: a Lucite disk (yes, I’m...
Charles Viancin Value Set of LidsWhy It's Cool: Use instead of plastic wrap for a better seal and greener kitchen...and it's oven safe...and now at an outstanding price!We all love Charles Viancin silicone lids: they’re beautiful, they’re useful, they’re effective, and they’re wonderful to own and to give as gifts. In addition, they’re...
IPAC Stainless Steel "Tirso" - the Tilting Spreader/SpatulaWhy It's Cool: A great spreader combined with the convenience of a base that let's it stand on it's bottom without getting your counter or table dirtyDon’t you just hate it when you use a knife and then have to figure out how to keep the dirty blade from making your countertops dirty as well? Do you grab an extra plate, a...
Charles Viancin Silicone Trivet / Pot HolderWhy It's Cool: Soft, flexible multi-tasker: trivet, pot holder and jar openerWhen is a pot holder not merely a pot holder? And how could a pot holder be a Cool Tool? When it’s also a trivet, a bottle opener, and a lovely silicone piece designed by...
Joseph Joseph Stretch TrivetWhy It's Cool: It expands to fit almost any pot, and then closes back up for easy storage.Trivets are essential tools for handling or serving any hot dish, to protect your countertops or your dining table. If you have ever forgotten to use one, then you’ve never...
KitchenIQ The Better ZesterWhy It's Cool: Smoother zesting, catches and measures zest, then scrapes it off backWhen something is called “The Better Zester”, your first reaction is that this must be giant sized braggadocio--at least that was my reaction … until I tried it. It is a...
Kyocera The Perfect PeelerWhy It's Cool: Amazingly sharp blade, comfortable handle, head twists to provide flexible useWe all have vegetable peelers of various types and styles … from the ones we remember as a child, or from our time on KP in the military, or more recently … but every version...
105 Architec The Recipe RockWhy It's Cool: Holds a recipe sheet or card off the counter and at a great angleWith more of us printing recipes off the internet (maybe even some from Colbrook Kitchen!), someone had to come up with an elegant solution for getting the recipe off the counter...