Gift Guide: For Chocolate Lovers
Everyone has a chocolate-lover on their list, but what to get them besides the same old See's or Godiva? (Not that there's anything wrong with See's or Godiva.) Here's a few ideas: some for the chocolate maker, some for the casual cook, and some for the friend who wants to eat straight from the box. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: Kitchen Gear For The Cook Who Has Everything
Here's the problem: your wife, husband, sister, significant other, brother, physician, special lady friend—whoever's on your gift list this year—loves to cook, but they've already got pretty much everything a cook could ever want. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For The Ice Cream Maker
Giving an ice cream-related gift to a friend or loved one is really a good investment—you just know you're going to get thanked with a homemade frozen treat. Here are our favorite ice cream gifts for any ice cream-making enthusiast, whether they're beginners or they already have a few gallons under their belt. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: Food-Related Art Prints
Since you can't decorate your walls with real food (well, technically you can, but we don't recommend it), decorate your walls with food-related art. Here are some of our favorite prints. Continue reading »
6 of Our Favorite Sweets Cookbooks of 2011
Whether you've got a confectionary whiz, amateur ice cream maker, aspiring pastry chef, or pal with a serious sweet tooth on your gift list, we hope this list of 6 of our favorite sweets cookbooks of 2011 will help you find the perfect present. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Burger Lover
Since Kenji already gave you gift suggestions for burger-making lovers, I'm here to give you over 25 useless (but fun) gift ideas for burgers lovers who are more into eating than making. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Pizza Lover
Here at Slice headquarters we lounge around in pizza sleeping bags admiring our pizza knick-knackery adorned shelves, and bask in the glory of our well-appointed pizza making kitchen. In short, we know our way around the pizza-themed market. Check out some of our favorite gift ideas for the pizza lover on your list. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Condiments and Sauces Lover
Condiments are awesome! Enthusiasm for this all-important accessory for food doesn't stop at the plate. There are plenty of sauce freaks out there creating an array of gifts to squeeze some joy into the hearts of friends and condiments-obsessed loved ones. In this gift guide you'll find hot sauce stationary, stylish sauce dishes, personalized Heinz bottles, and more. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Soda (or Pop) Fan
For such an everyday item, soda lends itself to creative gift-giving. Those little metal tabs make such great jewelry! Those century-old companies sell so much schwag! You can even make your own soda these days! What will they think of next. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Modernist Home Cook (and Those Aspiring to Be One)
Do you have an aspiring modernist cook on your shopping list this year? Here are some items that will pay themselves off in spades if you think about all of the exciting food they'll (hopefully) feed you as a result. Starter kits, books, grown-up Pop Rocks, and more. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Griller
This array of gifts spans the small (bear paws) to large (custom grates); all the gifts are sure to ignite a fire in the heart of any griller. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Beer Lovers and Homebrewers
Beer drinkers love their brew-themed gadgets, and homebrewers often take that passion to the limit. While there are no shortage of beer-inspired gifts out there, I've put together a list of some of best—a few recommended gifts for zymurgists and casual quaffers alike. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Pickler, Jammer, Canner
Over the last few years, this home canning trend has blossomed into a full-on renaissance. Everywhere you turn, you're being handed homemade jam and jars of refrigerator pickles. The best way to encourage more gifts of delicious treats is to offer up a few tools to these canners and jammers to make their work even easier. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: Kitchen Starter Kit For Recent College Grads
Your kids, relatives, friends, or good acquaintances have just finished up college and are about to move into their first real place of their own with a completely understocked kitchen. Here are a few of the most basic, inexpensive pieces of kitchen gear that any recent college grad should be outfitted with to help wean them off the dining hall buffet habit. Continue reading »
10 Nutty Nutcrackers
Those walnuts, almonds, and pecans better watch out. They're about to get cracked by a bevy of newfangled and retro nutcrackers. (Anyone else love nutcrackers?) They're a fun, practical gift. Everyone loves nuts (well, the nut-allergic excluded) and everyone's got to crack 'em (only weenies buy them shelled, right?). Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Your Host or Hostess
If you simply don't know what to bring your host, or you've been giving the same present for the last ten years (your sister-in-law still appreciates your homemade ornaments, I'm sure) then check out this guide. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For The Spice Lover
Whether it's a secret homemade spice blend, a bottle of specially infused liquor, or a gorgeous nutmeg grinder, spices and spice accessories make great gifts for curious cooks. Here are some suggestions for the spice-lover in your life. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Out-of-Town New York Food Lovers
For every food-lover in the five boroughs, there's an "I Heart NY"-r somewhere else in the States—a former Brooklynite, a Queens native, an occasional Manhattan visitor—who can't get enough New York eats. So here's our guide to classic NYC foodstuffs that can be shipped around the country. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Home Pizza-Maker
Whether the pizza freaks in your life are old pros in the kitchen or budding amateurs, there's sure to be something on this list they'll like. From typographic "pizza" plates to dough-rising buckets to an awesomely wacky whisk for mixing dough, these gifts will show your pizza-maker that you did your homework. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Wine Lovers
If your favorite oenophile already has a decanter (and the quick-aerating Vinturi), here are a few more ideas for wine-related gifts they actually want. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Coffee Lovers
Didn't you buy your mother a new French press last Hanukkah? Aren't you tired of giving your brother-in-law a novelty mug every Christmas? Don't your coworkers deserve something better than a gift bag of beans and a lousy electric "milk frother?" Step up your game this year with some out-of-the-box (and out-of-the-coffee-cliche) gifts for the caffeinated loved ones in your life. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Burger-Making Lovers
It's hard to get your burger game on without the right tools and raw materials for the job. We already gave you some of the basics in last year's guide, like a meat grinder, a slicer for your onions, and a custom steaming towel, but here are eight more gifts for the burger lover in your life. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Spirits and Cocktail Lovers
'Tis the season for holiday shopping, and we want to make it a bit easier on you. If you're having trouble thinking of great presents for your family and friends—and if your loved ones happen to be spirits aficionados—we're here to help. Here are ten great gift ideas that will be a hit with cocktailians, home mixologists, and fanciers of booze in general. Continue reading »
10 of Our Favorite Cookbooks in 2011
This gift guide has a book for each of the unique cooks on your holiday shopping list. Everyone from the solo eater to the CSA junkie to the science-minded inquisitive cook to the time-pressed weeknight chef to the hardcore griller—they're all covered on this list of our favorite cookbooks of 2011. Continue reading »
Last Year's Gift Guides
Gift Guide: For the Spice Enthusiast
Well-spiced food is the gift that keeps on giving. Whether you're shopping for a well-seasoned spice hound or someone just embarking down the road of exotic flavors and ethnic cuisine, this guide has all the gear and ideas you need. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Beer Lovers
The best way to a beer lover's heart might be through a rare, delicious brew, but here are a few other gift ideas for lager lovers and ale aficionados. Be sure to watch shipping dates and order any online gifts soon! Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Coffee Lovers
Nobody can survive the holidays on egg nog alone. Here are 10 ways to keep your caffeinated loved ones perky in the New Year. From coffee subscriptions to hand grinders, t-shirts to coffee beer—these gifts will make joe drinkers smile. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Wine Lovers
You can always buy the wine lover on your list a fantastic bottle of wine (or three). Wrap up a bottle of Lopez de Heredia and you're sure to please. Better yet, do a little detective work and find a magnum bottle from your loved one's favorite producer. But if you want to give your favorite oenophile a gift that will last a little longer, check out this roundup of seven suggestions. Cheers! Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For New Yorkers (Expat and Otherwise)
Whether you live in the city and you're sending a loved one New York's best, or you're bringing an expat New Yorker memories of home, there are all sorts of quintessential NYC eats. Here are our recommendations. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: The Ten Best Cookbooks of 2010
Staring at my towering stacks of cookbooks, I realized that unlike compilers of other top-ten lists, I had the distinct advantage of testing multiple recipes from each and every book we've featured. And for me, when it comes down to judging a cookbook, it's the success (or failure) of the recipes that counts for the most points. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Baker
It's true: winter is cold. But these sweet gift ideas will warm your favorite baker's heart—and kitchen! Old-school baking twine, colorful whisks, donut-shaped donut makers, and more. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Burger Lover
Whether the burger lover in your life is into just eating burgers, making burgers, or wearing burgers, you should be able to find something worth getting in our burger lovers gift guide featuring slider-making tools, meat grinders, T-shirts, kitchen timers, 3D puzzles, and more. If you can't find the right burger-themed gift in this guide, check out our guides from 2007 and 2009. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Curd Nerds
What should you give your cheese-obsessed friends for the holidays? It's a vexing question. Cheese travels better than most perishables, but still you wouldn't want it sitting under a tree for any length of time. It might get messy and a certain aroma would almost certainly give it away. Instead, consider these seven ideas. Continue reading »
Slice Gift Guide for Pizza Lovers
If you're looking for a gift for a pizza lover, you've just hit the jackpot. Here are our top suggestions to please your favorite pizza devotees, from Slice-tested home pizzamaking tools to ingredients to books, as well as pizza experiences your loved one will never forget. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Spirits Imbibers and Cocktail Lovers
There's no guarantee you'll find the perfect gift idea here, but as a spirits writer and cocktail enthusiast, I can say from experience that introducing drinks and bar items into the gift options usually makes people pretty happy. From basic bar tools to artisan syrups to just a damn good bottle of scotch, here are seven gift for the imbibers on your list. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For The Griller
There's no shortage of grilling paraphernalia out there, but this list of eight items (condiment accessories, t-shirts, aprons, and more) represents that balance of practicality and awesomeness in a way that is sure to set any griller's heart aflame. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Healthy Eaters
Healthy eaters: historically, they're pretty tough to buy gifts for. Popular cookbooks are chancy, Omaha Steaks won't cut it, and chocolate is out of the question (unless it's the good stuff). Never fear. From delicious dips to fun apparel, this guide should make shopping for your nutritionally minded loved one a little easier. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For The Hot Dog Lover
Whether you're shopping for a full-time hot dog history buff or just someone who likes cool stuff and an occasional chili dog, there's plenty of frankfurter-related merchandise to choose from. Here are 10 interesting gifts to give this year. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For Chocolate Lovers
Sure, there are chocolate-of-the-month clubs and ready-made gift baskets, but why not get something a little different for the chocolate fiend in your life? From secret ingredients to exotic vacations, here's a selection of seven unique, chocolatey holiday gift ideas. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: For the Spicy Food Lover
This selection of gifts is geared to make any heat-obsessed fan happy throughout the year. It ranges from teeny Tabasco bottles and Sriracha peas (move over, wasabi peas) for stocking stuffers to hanging pepper plants. Check out this roundup of seven gift ideas, none of them over $35, for spicy food fiends. Continue reading »
Gift Guide: Food-Related Graphic T-Shirts
I have trouble wearing plain T-shirts. They're just so...empty. But slap on a happy doughnut or sad taco and I'm good to go. If you or someone you loves feel the same way, get them a food-related graphic T-shirt for the holidays. Here are eight of my suggestions—admittedly, suggestions that skew towards the realm of the cute, colorful, and silly. Feel free to share your suggestions below! Continue reading »
Gift Guide: Kitchen Equipment
We're kicking off our holiday gift guide series with 8 pieces of equipment that can help your loved ones (or yourself, if you're the self-gifting type) become better cooks. Whether it's something as fancy as a $96 thermometer (essential!) or an under $15 stocking-stuffer timer (also essential!), there's something here for everyone's budget. And I can almost guarantee that at least one item on this list isn't already in their kitchen collection. Continue reading »
