Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List
Cookbooks, kitchen tools, and giftable treats for all the food people in your life.Still, nothing feels better than finding the perfect cooking gift for the home chef on your list. (Play your cards right and they might even invite you over for dinner.) And we here at Bon Appétit want to help. All year long, our editors work hard to find the best cooking gear, specialty ingredients, and tasty treats on the market, literally giving our stamp of approval to the ones we like best. And to make things even easier, we’ve gathered the goodies we couldn’t stop thinking about into a whole slate of deliciously curated gift guides.
In the game of Modern Dating, the passage between "seeing someone" and "dating someone" is rocky and ill-defined. It's possible that you'll live in situationship limbo for months — or that you'll get married at City Hall tomorrow. Maybe you'll move in together to offset inflation costs. Maybe you'll break up the very next day.
The point is: Right now, you'll hardly find folks adhering to traditional milestones on their romantic trajectories (you know, first you "go steady," then you get married, then you lose your virginity, buy a house, pop out three kids, and eventually die). Once you factor in the trappings of app dating, ethical non-monogamy, polycules, and so many of the other potential romantic possibilities available to us, it’s hard to discern which classic relationship stages still actually matter... and in what order they’re meant to occur.
10 Under-$30 Beauty Gifts From Target You’ll Want For Yourself
You’re reading an On-Site Shopping story — meaning you can browse, add to cart, and actually purchase the product recommendations featured below without leaving Refinery29. To learn more about our new native checkout feature, click here. Gifting someone a beauty product is a sign of having a strong personal relationship with them: It shows you, at least somewhat, know their interests, their go-to color, what kind of smells they like — and even their skin care needs. But, since all this is very personal, picking out something that checks all the boxes can be a tricky endeavor.
Come holiday season, this can be unusually tricky territory. On the one hand, a sense of relationship ambiguity might be freeing... but on the other, how are you to know what feels "appropriate"? How do you know if you're overstepping? Understepping?! And if you don't go ahead and DTR right now, are you sentenced to spending your Thanksgiving wondering if they’re in their hometown sleeping with their marching band ex?
Well, we certainly can’t speak to the skeletons in your person’s (or almost-person’s) closet, but for what it’s worth, we can help you with the gifting conundrum. Ahead, we’ve pulled together the most low-stakes, high-brow gifts to give your partner-adjacent person while you’re still finding your footing as a "couple." They’re not gag gifts, but they’re not diamonds either. They’ll build intrigue without overpromising. And surely, they’ll help cement that third, fourth, fifth, twenty-seventh date.
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Dirty Martini Hat The dad hat, which continues to sit unexpectedly at the heart of modern fashion, is both a novelty gift and anything but. It says, “I can be silly,” but also, “I have great taste.” And this particular embroidered martini option from Instagram purveyor Wear Your Snacks will surely check both boxes. Wear Your Snacks Dirty Martini Hat, $, available at Wear Your Snacks
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Katie Kimmel Dog Vase In the realm of ceramics, it can be hard to find one-off pieces worth gifting (rather than, say, a full set of tea cups). But these are early days , so we’re not replacing our partners' tableware just yet. Instead, start off with something small and full of personality like this absurd, yet stunning dog-thing flower vase from Katie Kimmel. Katie Kimmel Confetti Puppy Vase, $, available at Katie Kimmel
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Kola Goodies Sri Lankan Milk Tea Whether or not your person is a tea person , this powdered latte mix from independent brand Kola Goodies is milky, comforting, and crazy easy to make. In fact, this might just be a little morning gift for you , should you spend the night. Kola Goodies Sri Lankan Milk Tea, $, available at Kola Goodies
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Dipped Taperware Candles Let's say your apartment is a seven. Adding tapered candles into the mix will surely make it a 10. So give your romantic prospect the gift of +3 points on the home decor approval spectrum. This Etsy set is classic enough to suit any room, but sculptural enough to provide flavor, too. Parachute Dipped Taper Candles Set, $, available at Parachute
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Maison Balzac Bedside Carafe Among the many complicated hurdles that accompany sharing a space — specifically, a bed — is perfecting a shared nighttime water routine. Are you both leave-12-half-finished-glasses-by-the-bed people? Are there twin nightstands or do you use the floor? Do you share one glass because it’s a corner bed and thus there's nowhere to put a second glass? Regardless, this very sexy carafe-and-glass combo will elevate the hell out of your communal evening hydration situation. Maison Balzac Maison Balzac Bedside Carafe, $, available at Coming Soon
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Outdoor Voices Rugby Shirt Let it be known that you need not know the rules of rugby in order to effectively sport a rugby shirt. This vintage-inspired pullover is all about collegiate charm. So gift it, borrow it from your giftee, and revel in the joy of watching them look good in the thing you picked out. Outdoor Voices Rugby Longsleeve, $, available at Outdoor Voices
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Baggu Fanny Pack It’s fashion, it’s utility, and it’s delightfully impersonal. Which is to say, surely your giftee will get great use of it without reading too much into it. Plus, this particular Baggu model comes in countless fun colors — as well as floral and checker prints — so there must be something in there for everybody. Baggu Fanny Pack, $, available at Baggu
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Bezel A. Lange & Söhne Watch Au contraire, if you’re not in the market to play it cool, you’d best go for glamour and prestige: a luxury classic watch. Metaphorically speaking, it says, “time is sticking, let’s make moves.” Or, on a slightly less heavy handed note: "I’d willingly pay $5,000 to make you happy." Shop the selection at Bezel, a fully authenticated secondhand marketplace for vintage watches, and keep your fingers crossed that it’s, umm, a worthwhile investment. A. Lange & Söhne A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Yellow Gold 101.021, $, available at Bezel
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Ghia Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Whether you’re big drinkers, sober-ish, or just…sober, Ghia is still something you’ll want to keep around the house. It’s rooty and negroni-adjacent, making it the perfect alc-replacement beverage — or an A+ mixer for a gin cocktail. Plus, the bottle is reminiscent of a vintage perfume bottle or an otherworldly potion, so it’s worth its while as kitchen decor alone. Ghia Ghia Aperitif, $, available at Ghia
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Bilboquet Glass Set Okay, these handblown glasses are undeniably sexy — though not nearly as suggestive as, say, lingerie. And they're the perfect size for wine, whiskey, amaro, whatever floats your boat (or wets your whistle, rather). Plus, they come in a set of two colors that are not matching but complementary . Think of the metaphorical implications... Sophie Lou Jacobson Bilboquet Wine Set, $, available at Coming Soon
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Fruit Face Tray Name one person who doesn't need this fruit face plate. Bobo Choses Fruit Face Tray, $, available at Lisa Says Gah
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CouCou French Class Gift Card French, it's the language of love! Small-scale New York-based French language school CouCou offers IRL and digital courses for all levels of French — so, perhaps a worthwhile journey for you and your person to embark on together . Comprenez vous? CouCou CouCou French Class Gift Card, $, available at CouCou
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Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whiskey Is there anything so elegant as glass of scotch, served neat? This particular blend of Scottish single malt and grain whiskeys has been aged at least 12 years, so it has that "good things take time" vibe going on. It's a "pinky's out" kind of gift — which is a good look for you. Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker 12 Year Black Label Blended Scotch Whisky, $, available at Wine
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Coffee gifts for anyone who needs a daily cup of joe .
From espresso machines to specialty coffee beans, here are our favorite gift ideas for anyone who needs their daily cup of joe.One of the many things Select’s staff has in common is our love of coffee. We frequently compare notes about the best at-home brewing techniques and break up the work day by visiting our favorite cafe for a latte. So, as coffee lovers ourselves, we’re constantly shopping for coffee-related products. And if you know someone who takes their java seriously, you may be shopping for coffee-minded gifts, especially with the holiday season quickly approaching.
Cookbooks, kitchen tools, and giftable treats for all the food people in your life.Still, nothing feels better than finding the perfect cooking gift for the home chef on your list. (Play your cards right and they might even invite you over for dinner.) And we here at Bon Appétit want to help. All year long, our editors work hard to find the best cooking gear, specialty ingredients, and tasty treats on the market, literally giving our stamp of approval to the ones we like best. And to make things even easier, we’ve gathered the goodies we couldn’t stop thinking about into a whole slate of deliciously curated gift guides. 
You’re reading an On-Site Shopping story — meaning you can browse, add to cart, and actually purchase the product recommendations featured below without leaving Refinery29. To learn more about our new native checkout feature, click here. Gifting someone a beauty product is a sign of having a strong personal relationship with them: It shows you, at least somewhat, know their interests, their go-to color, what kind of smells they like — and even their skin care needs. But, since all this is very personal, picking out something that checks all the boxes can be a tricky endeavor. 
