The Any Occasion Add to Cart Gift Guide

Famed Brooklyn pizza spot Lucali has partnered with Joya on a slew of scented candles. Erbe E Aromi has notes of basil, heirloom tomato, oregano, rosemary, and thyme; Al Forno aims to mimic the scent of a brick oven; Caffè Corretto is modeled after the caffeinated alcoholic drink for which it’s named. There’s also a limited edition Aglio candle, designed to smell like garlic sizzling in olive oil.

Indie entertainment company A24 partnered with Maruhiro, a brand of Hasami pottery, on some cute cups and saucers, seemingly just because. In bright colors — there’s pink, yellow, red, and white — the sets are unlike the more subdued traditional Hasami porcelain line.

Victoria James, sommelier and author of Wine Girl, partnered with Lenox on a line of wine glasses. Unlike most other wine glasses, these are designed according to terroir, rather than grape. On Instagram, James explained: “One glass is for warm regions where ripeness, richness, and elevated levels of alcohol and body call for a little wiggle room. The other glass is for cooler regions where more delicate aromas, leaner body and lower levels of alcohol and oftentimes racier acidity, means you need something a bit more focused and honed.”

Spatula brand GIR has created a brand-new kitchen tool. The silicone quad chopper is designed for mashing and chopping foods directly in the pan (or on any other surface you don’t want scratched up).

Elazar Sontag wrote about the elaborate glass goblets, both vintage and not, that are more art objects than drinking vessels — and potentially worth the splurge for the right person. Rosemary Home sells vintage Venetian blown-glass goblets individually, or you can get a similar look with these sets of two designed by Milan-based Serena Confalonieri.

Fly By Jing has added actual hot pot tools to its repertoire, which already included hot pot bases. The complete hot pot starter set comes with an electric hot pot, slotted spoons, chopsticks, and two of the brand’s fiery hot pot bases.

This tweet from New Yorker writer Rachel Syme inspired at least one Eater staffer to buy a Dash egg cooker.  

If you have yet to receive the perfect pair of salad servers, good! Because you can buy these Selena Liu-designed servers from Areaware. There are three styles, all made of beechwood: flowers, hands, or wavy forks. 

As someone who often wonders if I should invest in a decanter, I enjoyed this Punch article from earlier this month all about a new school of decanters that leans into contemporary wine culture. Bay Area winery Broc Cellars designed this decanter for casual, everyday use.

You can no longer buy the Turkey and the Wolf tee that commemorated Mason Hereford’s cookbook falling into the sea (it, like many things this week, sold out in days) but let this be a reminder that the New Orleans sandwich shop has some fun merch. These grinders were recently restocked.

For the natural wine fan: A T-shirt from Love & Victory that declares their allegiance to the genre. The brand can also print custom messages on tees.  

Spice company Diaspora Co. has partnered with clothing brand Abacaxi on sets of cotton sweatshirts and sweatpants, tie-dyed by hand, they’re calling the Gulabi Jalebi sweatsuit. 

If you’re already all in on the tinned fish trend, you might also be interested in buying this “Tinned Fish” tee from Wear Your Snacks. 

Champion has teamed up with Oreo to mark the iconic cookie’s 110th year of existence. There are sweatshirts and sweatpants, slides, and slippers. Like Oreos themselves, the merch is probably best had in multiples.

Food jewelry company Delicacies is partnering with Joy the Baker, née Joy Wilson, on a strawberry charm necklace, in silver, gold, or rose gold. It comes with Wilson’s recipe for grilled strawberry shortcake, and $10 from every purchase goes to Second Harvest New Orleans. 

Magic Spoon, the direct-to-consumer cereal brand that’s popular with podcast advertising spots, now has cereal bars. Like the cereals, the bar flavors call to mind sugary childhood favorites. In this case, cocoa peanut butter and cookies & cream.

Fly By Jing’s latest is a set of two chile oils for cooking or drizzling after the fact. The Chili Pepper Oil is described as “hot and fragrant,” while the Tribute Pepper Oil is “bright and tingly.” You could pair them with the brand’s recently restocked frozen dumplings.

Years after the beginning of the pandemic kicked off the trend in full force, Copenhagen’s Noma is the latest restaurant to start selling pantry products. The first in a line of upcoming Noma pantry products is a vegan and gluten-free smoked mushroom garum. Chef René Redzepi’s version is available to pre-order on the Noma Projects website starting March 1.

Amy McCarthy argues that there’s absolutely no need to wait around for a special occasion to buy yourself an ice cream cake. If you’d like to try one beyond the usual Carvel fare, note that Morgenstern’s ships theirs nationwide.

Madre Mezcal teamed up with DeVonn Francis’s Yardy World on a trio of salts designed to pair well with the mezcal but just as good on food.

Boonville Barn Collective specializes in growing Basque Espelette chile peppers in California, and sells them dried whole or in jars of Piment d’Ville, the farm’s local take on the AOC-designated Basque Piment d’Espelette. 

For those looking to inject some new life into the snack section of their pantry, Popcorn brand Poppy has collaborated with Spicewalla on a bundle of four fancy popcorn flavors: chai masala, white cheddar, piri piri, and garlic and herb.

There’s a new DTC olive oil brand FYC. Graza launched with one finishing oil and one meant for cooking, designed to be affordable enough for liberal use in the kitchen. Both versions come in fun squeeze bottles too, and after receiving a sample, I’m ready to make the Sizzle bottle a go-to. 

Here’s another new tinned fish brand for your pantry. Tiny Fish Co. comes from former Top Chef contestant Sara Hauman and launches with smoked mussels in escabeche sourced from the Pacific Northwest, as well as branded merch, with more conservas to come. 

The newest offering from bottled cocktail and aperitif brand St. Agrestis is the Phony Negroni. It’s the brand’s first nonalcoholic beverage.

The Art of Tea is selling a new matcha cocoa.

Avec, a Brooklyn-based line of cocktail mixers, has a new collection of sparkling mixers with Williams-Sonoma. The ginger, yuzu lime, and grapefruit pomelo sodas can be imbibed alone, or mixed with spirits (either alcoholic or non). 

Every month, Eater Wine Club ships out boxes of two or four wines, selected by the Eater team’s favorite sommeliers across the country. Eater Wine Club membership also comes with a newsletter and invitations to virtual hangs where that month’s expert will go deeper on the box’s theme.