The countdown is on to present your friends and families with the best gifts of the season — and the clock is ticking. If you still need to snag a gift for the food and booze lover in your life, we’ve got a few suggestions.
While this list is far from comprehensive — there are dozens and dozens of ways to shop local and gift cool stuff this year — we hope these fun foodie items get your wheels turning.
Head to Lowcountry Local First for a full list of local stores from which to buy your holiday gifts.
The sherry shelf at Estadio
Did you know local tapas restaurant Estadio has a small but mighty retail selection of sherry? Shop from types like Manzanilla, Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso and Palo Cortado and gift the foodie lover in your life with some fortified wine.
J. Stark x Indaco’s travel knife roll kit
Jess Nichols, co-founder of J. Stark and Mark Bolchoz, culinary director of Italian concepts for Indigo Road created a getaway knife roll travel kit, available for purchase at J. Stark. The weekend kit is made with four 2-inch slots and four 1-inch slots, while the extended stay has one 3-inch slot, six 2-inch and five 1-inch slots for more versatility. The extended kit also has a small zipper pocket for the things that are just too small to fit in the slots like business cards, peelers, thermometers and more.
Honeysuckle Rose Luxury Experiences
New downtown tasting menu restaurant Honeysuckle Rose recently released a collection of several gift-able “experiences,” including the guest chef experience, which allows guests the opportunity to go behind the scenes of a full-day staging at Honeysuckle. Wannabe chefs can help prepare an eight-course dinner alongside chef and owner Ryan Jones and/or culinary director Tito Marino. In addition to the immersive guest chef experience, folks can also buy packages that include less cooking, more eating. Learn more about each package online at honeysucklerose.com.
Sorelle Gift Baskets
Shop from three holiday baskets from Sorelle, Broad Street’s swanky Italian restaurant, perfect for the hostess who has everything. Baskets start at $140 and include an array of oils, pastas, tapenades and Champagne.
Graft’s Extra Sauce
Local wine shop Graft has a monthly wine club that includes more than just wine. While the wine — selected by Graft’s sommeliers “with a commitment to sustainable, organic or biodynamic farming” — is great, the extras are nice too, from recipes for pairings, discounts on retail purchases and a custom tote bag. Learn more and sign up online.
Bonus gift idea from the editor
While Le Creuset is not a local brand, you can find it on King Street (in Williams Sonoma) so we’re throwing it on here with your local cuisine editor’s favorite kitchen tool to date: the 3.5-quart enameled cast iron braiser.
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