This document provides gift ideas for different types of foodies and chefs. It describes gifts such as bento lunch boxes, serving spoons for amuse-bouches, onion goggles to prevent tears while cooking, a raclette grill for melting cheeses, and peanut butter cups. It also mentions cocktail shakers and martini glasses as gifts for bartenders. The gifts range in price from $10 to $54.50 and can be purchased from stores like Sur La Table or online retailers.

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Gastro-gadgetry
F
oodies come in all stripes, and so do holiday gifts
for them. Here are some presents that the many
different epicures in your circle can sink their
teeth into.
Farah Fleurima
Lunchboxes.com
The lunch geek
Inspired by the Japanese serving style, this bento lunch box
Sur La Table separates foods into five colorful containers, big and small.
Sur La Table
Pack your own chopsticks for the full effect, though — this set
The ‘Top Chef’ wannabe comes with a spoon and fork. $19.95 for the box only, $29.95
It’s always fascinating to watch the contestants on for the box, a carrying case and a drink container at
Top Chef whip up amuses-bouches, those lunchboxes.com.
The pet-lover tiny-yet-complex bites of gastronomic delight. But how
It’s about time someone let pets help out in the should a Top Chef fanatic serve up those suckers at
kitchen. These whimsical timers count down 60 home? These curvy little serving spoons do the trick
minutes and are great for an animal-loving chef. beautifully. $15.96 for a set of six at surlatable.com.
$10 at surlatable.com.
The worldly diner
This foodie’s on top of all the newest culinary
trends. Fondue? So 2006. The well-traveled
food-lover knows raclette is all the rage. Load
a slice of raclette cheese into one of the The at-home chef
nonstick dishes, stick it under the burner and Your beloved foodie may cry with joy over this
use the spatula to spread the gooey
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stocking stuffer, but at least they won’t be crying over
QuickDFW.com
goodness on crostini, or the veggies and the onions. Plastic onion goggles boast anti-fog lenses
shrimp that you’ve cooked atop the nonstick and a foam seal that protects eyes from onion vapors.
grill. $54.50 for the raclette grill at Molto $22 at surlatable.com.
Formaggio, 6025 Royal Lane, Suite 127, and
68 Highland Park Village. (Molto Formaggio
stocks both French and Swiss raclette
cheeses. But your cosmopolitan gift recipient
probably already knew that.)
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The sweet tooth
Do you know someone who’s gaga for peanut butter? They’ll delight at
Peanut Butter & Co.’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Cup Collection, which
features such specialty sweets as a white chocolate cup and an inside-out The bartender
cup, with peanut butter surrounding the chocolate. This may be a tough
Metrokane’s flip-top cocktail shaker makes pouring holiday party
gift to part with. $15 for a box at ilovepeanutbutter.com.
beverages a breeze, as the strainer is built into the top. Stainless steel
martini glasses make a sleek statement for the cocktail lover in your
life. $29.95 for the shaker, $6.96 for each glass, both at Sur La Table,
Peanut Butter & Co.
4527 Travis St., Suite A and surlatable.com.
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