Hostess Gifts
Show someone how much you appreciate their hospitality by bringing or sending a lovely hostess gift.
- Charles Viancin Sea Collection Silicone Lids - CV23Why It's Cool: Use instead of plastic wrap for a better seal and greener kitchen...and it's a universal lid on the stove or in the oven or microwave.We do love the creativity that Charles Viancin exhibits in his new designs every year. (And, yes, unlike Betty Crocker, Charles Viancin is a real person... a very handsome tall...Rösle Smoker Box - R11Why It's Cool: Give your food the flavor of smoke, easily and elegantly.We love smoked food, starting with pork barbeque (there is no other kind, you know!) and evolving to include chipotles of a variety of chilies, and smoked tomatoes for homemade...Franmara Cork Retriever - F40Why It's Cool: It just works, and pulls that cork right out of the bottle.There is an all-too common problem that arises when you drink a lot of wine: when you are trying to pull the cork, you push it - some or all of it - into the bottle. We find...Lékué Cheese MakerWhy It's Cool: Make your own cheese quickly and easily with ingredients you can trustDo you have an inner cheesemaker? I didn’t know I did … until I found out how easy it could be to make my own queso fresco (Mexican), fromage frais (French), ricotta...Tovolo Yolk Out (Egg Separator)Why It's Cool: The coolest, easiest, quickiest and most fun way to separate eggs!I’ve separated eggs for years the old-fashioned way: crack an egg, move the yolk back and forth between egg shell halves, letting the white drip into a bowl, then finally...govino WIne "Glasses"Why It's Cool: The convenience of a non-breakable wine glass with the taste and clarity qualities of fine stemware--now available in dishwasher safe!There are some products that are so much a part of your life that you take them for granted. That’s the case for us with the fabulous govino wine “glasses”. In Napa Valley...Cooks Innovations Butter Mill - C81Why It's Cool: Solves the "cold butter on bread" problem.Don’t you just hate trying to spread cold butter onto wonderful fresh bread? There are basically 3 choices for addressing this issue: 1) Leave your butter outside the...Riedel/Nachtman Vases and Plates - R20 - R21 - R22Why It's Cool: Beautiful design at a very reasonable price!Once in awhile, we encounter items that are simply beautiful - great pieces of design that also are highly functional - and there isn’t much more to say than “we really like...Charles Viancin Dahlia Silicone LidsWhy It's Cool: Use instead of plastic wrap for a better seal and greener kitchen...and it's a universal lid on the stove or in the oven or microwave.Charles Viancin's launched another new and innovative design: this new Dahlia design has mavelous detail on the petals.blomus Basic Large Butter dishWhy It's Cool: Simple, elegant design that goes beautifully from refrigerator to tableThere are “basics” in every kitchen: those tools that you always need, and use constantly. But often these are so simply utilitarian that they also are boring to look at: they...