The holidays are a time to celebrate with fine food and drink, especially when your friends and family have refined tastes. Whether you opt for caviar and Cosmos, wine and travel, unique Japanese dishes, or a special chocolate something chosen by Giada De Laurentiis, the gems on this curated list will assuredly satisfy the appetite to explore new flavors, whet culinary curiousity, and toast recipients with nothing but the best.
Silver Oak Wines x Paravel Aviator Trunk
The limited-edition Silver Oak x Paravel Collaboration Aviator Trunk is a perfect partner for wine lovers on the move. Thoughtfully crafted with sustainable materials, it’s custom-built to securely transport 6 wine bottles — like the awesome included selection of Napa Valley’s Silver Oak wines. Trunk has a durable shell, leather details, and Silver Oak’s signature. $1,650
Giadzy Double Chocolate Panettone
No holiday celebration is complete without a panettone, a traditional Christmas delicacy in Italy. Instead of the usual dried and candied fruits, superstar foodie Giada De Laurentiis and Olivieri 1882 bakery created this decadent modern version with milk and dark chocolate. The ultra-rich, eggy, moist and luxurious panettone has a tender crumb that’s never too sweet. Lucious enough to please any chocolate lover, it’s the star of her simply delicious range of Italian foods available at her Giadzy.com site. Once you try it, you’ll make it your new holiday tradition. $73
Shake up the holidays with the limited-edition Cointreau, Cosmos + Caviar kit. In collaboration with TikTok’s Caviar Queen, Danielle Zaslavsky, this pretty-in-pink kit blends tradition and trend by pairing the iconic Cosmopolitan (featuring the essential ingredient, Cointreau) with the rising popularity of caviar. The gift box includes everything needed for Cosmos and Caviar, including Cointreau, elegant cocktail shaker, jigger, four pink stemmed glasses, and a mother-of-pearl dish and matching spoons. Also included is a delivery of Kaluga Hybrid Royal Amber Caviar, Vermont Creamery Creme Fraiche, and French style blinis from Marky’s — just scan the included QR code to order. Sold exclusively on Reserve Bar. $125
Luke’s Lobster ships the very best hand-picked, flash-frozen lobster knuckle and claw meat from Maine direct to your door in a mouth-watering variety of lobster roll gift boxes. Get key lobster roll ingredients on their own or with extras like clam or corn chowder. All kits come frozen, ready assemble and eat after thawing for 24 hours.
We tried Luke’s Lobster Roll & Blueberry Pie box for four. It comes with split-top New England style buns, sage-and-celery-salt based seasoning, and a 7” Wild Main Blueberry Pie baked by Two Fat Cats, Portland, Maine’s most celebrated pie maker. $189
Using traditional techniques that have a 170-year history in Toyama prefecture, these Japanese noodles are made, stretched, and dried by hand in specific non-humid weather conditions to achieve the perfect texture. Thinner and more delicate than ramen, somen noodles and can be eaten on their own or with your favorite sauces, soups, and dressings. This rarified set of vegan somen noodles comes in various flavors, including sakura, pumpkin, purple sweet potato, paprika, matcha green tea, and plain. Each batch is colored naturally and presented in a beautiful round-fold inspired by mizuhiki, the Japanese art form of knot-tying. $66
