Helpfully arranged by season with recipes, Rebekah Peppler's Apéritif is the informative guide I'm constantly turning to for authentic, lighter (in ABV) drinks and bites. This book is part Parisian eye candy, part delightful BFF who comes over before the party starts to hang (and stays late to help clean up).

You're going to want a versatile coupe for all of those drinks. This set of four is affordable and stylish -- and no one has to feel too precious about using them.

Add instant ambience with this ceramic candle stick set (from $7 to $13 each) that would play well on any holiday spread, makeshift help-yourself cocktail bar or last-minute pizza and wine gathering.

The World's Smallest Vacuum is exactly what you didn't realize you needed for discreet crumb-catching during your holiday get-togethers. So cute, so silly (but also, so well-reviewed).

There is no greater joy than finding the perfect little utensil to spread just-right room temperature butter. I'd file this handmade olive wood spreader under "Spark Joy."

If you can't gift a piece of vintage copper cookware, this highly-rated measuring cup and spoon set is the next best option -- and still just as useful!

Is there anything more satisfying than neat, Instagram-worthy lunches? Your giftee will be ready to hit their New Year's resolutions with Bentgo's minimalist lunch box set, complete with a set of utensils.

Japanese tenugui are beautiful, do-everything cloths that can perform hand towel, napkin, bandana, burp cloth, placemat and bento box-wrapping duties. The ends are often not sewn, giving them more character with prolonged use.

Can one have too many reusable totes? Totes not.

A nifty water-resistant notebook is the ultimate thoughtful gift for jotting down all those great recipes in development. Wicks off errant tomato sauce and pasta water like no other.

This little guy will come in handy when that sudden late-night craving for a hot waffle with vanilla ice cream hits.

Meet my new favorite salt. Saltverk's high quality Icelandic finishing salt comes in a variety of flavors (including plain flaky salt) and would make the perfect gift for any food lover in your life. This Arctic Thyme Salt levels up roast chicken or turkey skin like no other. Saltverk's Seaweed Salt would be an excellent finish to homemade onigiri rice balls.

Guittard's grand cacao drinking chocolate includes actual finely ground chocolate, along with cocoa powder, to ensure a rich, dark chocolate taste each time. Super for any fan of a warm chocolat chaud during cold winter months.

It's still impossible to get into the Rancho Gordo Bean Club, but you can still purchase bags a la carte. These dreamy beans are large and creamy; enjoy them in winter soups, hearty salads and solo with a drizzle of good quality olive oil with a hit of lemon juice.

I'm still obsessed with this perfect product. (Also makes a great topping for a warm bowl of aforementioned beans.)

A bonus for you: Yes, it's $1 more than our limit, but look how stinkin' cute this steamed dumpling light is! If this doesn't bring a smile to the bao lover in your life, I'm not sure what will.