Lodge Mini–Servers $11.95–$14.95 These oven-to-table mini cast iron dishes can be used to serve up appetizers, sauces, or a Sunday morning frittata

Sing Sing Dinner Tray $15 Eat just like the prisoners do! But better. This is fashioned after the cafeteria trays used in New York's Sing Sing prison. Bound to be a conversation piece during any TV dinner.

Mustache Pint Glass $15 each Can't decide if you can commit to growing a handlebar mustache? Use these glasses to try out the look, and hydrate at the same time.

Parkhaus Berlin Felt Coasters and Josh Jakus Felt Coasters $3.25–$15.99 A few reasons these felt coasters rule: They're superabsorbent, won't skid, and are made from postindustrial waste. Also, they look cool.

Orla Kiely Flip Book and Notebook $6–$17 Party planning, grocery lists, and recipe ideas can be hard to keep in order, but using retro-inspired notebooks from popular textile designer Orla Kiely makes it a little easier.

PT's Coffee $10.99–$17.99 per pound The beans are carefully sourced and then carefully roasted and carefully shipped fresh. So much care goes into these beans! PT's Coffee Roasting Company's beans consistently place high in competitions. Like those judges, we find this coffee delicious.

Ferm Tea Towels $19 each Ferm Living's tea towels are made from 100 percent organic cotton. Good for the planet, good for you, good for dishes. The vibrant colors and bold prints will liven up even the drabbest of kitchens.

Napkin Catch Placemat $19 each These reclaimed-rubber placemats from Josh Jakus come with a built-in napkin holder. Easy to clean; easy to use.

Baked: New Frontiers in Baking and Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen $19.77–$23.10 The pastry chef at Babbo, Gina DePalma, shares her recipes for Italian treats like citrus-glazed polenta cake and fig and ricotta gelato; while unconventional recipes from Baked include malt ball cake with milk chocolate frosting and butterscotch pudding tarts.

Tiny Egg Pot with Spoon $24 Lola Goldstein's ceramic pots are dainty and cute—a charming way to house salts and spices on the table.

The River Cottage Family Cookbook $24.86 The latest addition to the popular River Cottage cookbook series focuses on getting the entire family into the kitchen. Full of projects like curing bacon and making butter.

Italian Ravioli Makers $26 each It's never been faster or easier to make fresh ravioli. Just lay dough over the molds, put in the filling, add another layer of dough on top, and roll over the whole thing with the included pin. And there you have fresh ravioli, ready to be cooked.

Tea Code $27 The button on the cup is cute, but it serves a purpose too: Wrap the string of your tea bag around it so the string doesn't get lost in the cup. The Tea Code is also double-walled, to keep tea hot and hands safe.

Fiscalini American Blue Ribbon Basket $29 Fiscalini cheese is handmade in small batches using all-natural products. This collection features three cheeses that all took top honors at the 2008 American Cheese Society competition: Extra Mature Bandaged Cheddar, San Joaquin Gold, and Horsefeathers Spread.

Moose Munch Gift Collection $29.95 It's hard to keep hands out of these Moose Munch salty and sweet snacks. But if you're giving the collection as a gift, best not to dip in early.

Black Bull Shot Glass $30 Grab the bull by the horns with this clever take on a shot glass.

Three Potato Four Milk Bottle Carafe $32 The store Three Potato Four will donate $1 to Action Against Hunger for every carafe sold.

A Day at elBulli and Alinea $31.50–$32.97 If your giftee has any interest in cooking as a very advanced science experiment, either of these books by Ferran Adrià and Grant Achatz would provide hours of fascination.

Low Bowls $34 each These colorful bowls are handmade using 100 percent organically grown bamboo, nontoxic water-based adhesive, and natural lacquer.

Whale Chalkboard $40 This supercute whale is a blank slate for your recipe ideas, notes, and to-dos.

Flower Measuring Spoons $48 Give something utilitarian yet beautiful. These measuring spoons should never be shoved to the back of a drawer.

Domestic Aesthetic Spice Block $48 Made from mahogany wood scraps, this spice block is an elegant way to display salt and pepper or herbs.

Menu Carafe 1L $51 This carafe is slim enough to fit on the refrigerator door for water, and would be a lovely way to serve juice at brunch.

Acacia Cutting Boards $59 each Beautiful wood cutting boards with flair—each has a laser-engraved illustration. Choose from a Vespa rider, an astronaut landing on the moon, or a person lounging on the beach.

Christmasberry Smoked Sockeye Salmon $59.99 for a two-pound fillet Made in limited quantities during the holiday season, this wild salmon is brined in a mixture of Hawaiian sea salt and cane sugar, then smoked. It comes with Christmasberry honey from Big Island Bees that can be brushed on the fillet before serving, making for a sweet and savory treat.

Wine Ratchet Magnum $60 This wine opener was designed to ensure a perfect pull and pop every time.

Lisa's Cookie Shop Gift Tower $60 We really can't say enough good things about the amazing baked goods that come out of Lisa's Cookie Shop, like the kitchen sink cookies or pecan coconut bars. The 45-piece gift tower has a range of everything you might want.

Rolling Slicer/Tenderizer $60 Sleek and functional, this stainless steel gadget has different blades for chopping herbs or tenderizing meat.

Stainless-Steel Compost Pail with Compost: The Natural Way to Make Food for Your Garden $62.19 for both We know that composting is a good thing, but it can get smelly. This pail has a charcoal filter to keep odors to a minimum until food scraps can be moved to an outdoor system. Paired with this how-to book, it'll make the perfect composting starter kit.

Trio of Artisan Oils and Butters of the World Assortment $66.98 for both If regular butter and oil just won't do, give these artisanal varieties a try: handcrafted roasted hazelnut, grapeseed, and roasted walnut oils by La Tourangelle, and four gourmet butters from Denmark, England, France, and Vermont.

Cuisinart 4-Slice Belgian Waffle Iron $69.95 Cuisinart's four-slice waffle maker has six settings to brown waffles however you like, plus foolproof nonstick baking plates and a signal that sounds when your waffles are ready.

Breakfast in Bed Gift Basket $70 Help your special someone stay in bed a little longer with this gift basket from Spoon. It has all the makings of a perfect breakfast in bed: buttermilk pancake mix, Vermont blueberry maple syrup, small-batch strawberry jam, organic fair trade Yirgacheffe ground coffee, and granola.

Dovetail Neighborhood Place Setting $72 for everything shown here Each piece from the Dovetail studio is handmade by married couple Josh and Margaret Smith. The dishware takes on unique shapes, and the line drawings are screen-printed onto the porcelain.

Redstr Collective Alma Fortune Cup and Saucer $75 each If you are schooled in Tasseography, or Turkish coffee fortunetelling, you may see your future in these porcelain cups—if your future is in 22-karat gold.

Glass Sugar and Creamer Set $80 Sometimes simple is best. The minimal lines of this sugar and creamer set make a big impression.

Lounge Watering Can $98 Keep your container vegetable garden quenched with this stainless steel watering can from Eva Solo.

New York Delft Plate Set $100 for five pieces Classic Dutch Delft style updated with New York street scenes.

Double Cross Vodka, Artisanal Cocktails, Luscious Liqueurs, and Jigger Cube $101.61 for everything shown here OK, here it is, the granddaddy of gifts for all imbibers. Start off with an award-winning Slovakian vodka. Add to that two new cocktail books from notables Scott Beattie and A.J. Rathbun. And finish it off with the coolest jigger we've ever seen—one cool cube that measures out six different pours.

Joseph Perrier Brut Rosé Champagne + Exotic Truffle Collection $111 Truffles and bubbles to bring in the New Year: a box of Vosges exotic truffles with flavors like ambrosia and dulce de leche, paired with a bottle of Champagne.

Duo Felt Wine Bag $118 The brown paper bag is so over. Cradle your wine bottles in this felt tote.

Umbra U+ Collection Cava Wine Rack $120 Made from bent natural oak with a midcentury feel, this Umbra wine rack holds up to eight bottles.

Teapot with a Cold $120 Your tea stays cozy in this sweet earthenware clay teapot.

Staub Enameled Cast Iron Grill Pan $129.95 Bring the grilling inside with Staub's new cast iron grill pan. There are spouts on the side to drain off any excess fat, and the raised surface leaves real grill marks.

Waring Drink Mixer $149 The professionals use it to make milk shakes and malts, froth eggs, or blend smoothies; so can you. Made of stainless steel and cast metal, it has the look of a vintage soda fountain mixer.

Mono Filio Teapot $155 This modern teapot allows the tea leaves to float freely in the water, ensuring a perfectly flavorful brew; and the inner basket can be removed, meaning you'll never overbrew.

Teak Salad Bowl and Servers $159.98 for everything shown here A salad bowl with servers is a classy gift. When it's hand-turned from sustainable teak, it's even classier.

City on a Plate Collection 2 $180 for a set of four Map out your next culinary vacation at the dinner table. Or just eat off these plates because they look beautiful.

Amenity Textiles $191 for everything shown here The nature-inspired prints of these hemp and organic cotton textiles are easy to mix and match.

Caroline Swift Bone China Spoons and Bowls $140–$250 We discovered Caroline Swift's delicate ceramics thanks to Design*Sponge, and remain smitten. The bone china bowls look paper thin but will withstand use as serving pieces. The spoons are just as darling, adding an elegant touch when paired with the bowls.

King Arthur Flour Mix ’n' Magic Baking Club $375 This is an ideal gift for people who love to bake but don't have much time. They'll get a monthly batch of high-end baking mixes for a year. That way, it'll be a lot easier to whip up some whole-grain cinnamon buns, creamy coconut cupcakes, or garlic grilling bread.

Pod 1 Tray with Butcher Block $545 This beautiful, functional, and solid butcher block is made with nonporous, mildew-resistant, nonstaining Corian—heat- and scratch-resistant, too. And it's balanced off nicely by a raised bamboo board.

Gold Aves Dinnerware $555 for everything shown here The classic Olde Avesbury pattern by Royal Crown Derby is treated in gold, and suddenly we're having visions of sharing court with Marie Antoinette.

Breville Ikon Burr Grinder and Breville BES820XL Espresso Maker $599.90 for both Great equipment makes a great cup of coffee, and one of the most important pieces is a burr grinder. Take it a step further by adding Breville's semiautomatic espresso machine with options for automatic or manual brew.

Michael Jackson's Rare Beer Club Silver Membership and Elephant Bottle Opener $48–$665.40 A selection of unique beers, chosen by the late noted beer critic Michael Jackson, is sent out once a month. Many of the brews are not distributed in the United States, while others are bottled exclusively for the club. Alert your giftee to his or her upcoming gift with this bottle opener from Jorgen Moller.

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Limited-Edition Twin 1731 4-Piece Knife Set $1,400 Do we really think you should pay $1,400 for three knives in a leather carrying case? No. But you might want to, and you might have someone who would love to see this set under the tree. Each knife has a single-piece blade constructed of Cronidur 30 steel—the same steel used in the aviation and space industry. You could probably buy an airplane instead.