Wellspent Gift Ideas
Enamelware Serving Spoon Made in Mexico for over 90 years and a ubiquitous site on tables and in kitchens throughout their home country, these rustic blue enamel spoons are perfect for serving and cooking alike. Available in 3 sizes (8.5”, 12” and 14”), they’re a handsome, useful tool that we’ve found indispensable in our own homes, and they’re great for camping too. 8.5” Spoon $7, 12” Spoon $8, 14” Spoon $9
Spatula $12, Carbon Steel Pan $60, Bar Spoon $6, Whisk $12, Dutch Oven $350
Handmade Chef’s Knives Hand-forged in Portland, Oregon by a small team of bladesmiths with decades of experience, these handsome knives are a chef’s dream. Founded by the brains behind the peerless Finex Cast Iron, Steelport likewise leaves no detail unconsidered. The beautiful handles are made from contoured Oregon Big Leaf Maple Burl, and the blades are hand-polished carbon steel rubbed with coffee for their unique patina. Featuring traditional drop forged construction from blade to tip with an integral bolster, they are finely balanced and calibrated for decades of service. A truly heirloom product. Magnetic Knife Block $400, 8” Chef’s Knife $400, 10” Slicing Knife $450, 10” Bread Knife $450
Olive Oil Trio Most people don’t know that there are as many types of olives as there are grapes, and that like wine, olive oil spans a vast spectrum of flavor profiles. There are smooth, rich olive oils, perfect for poaching fish and delicate vegetables, and sharp, grassy oils that really pop when drizzled over bread or simple pastas. Our Olive Oil Trio highlights the three oils we use most often in our own kitchens. Olive Oil Trio $82
Sardines 2.5oz Tin $12, Mackerel 2.5oz Tin $12
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Gherkin Pickles $8
Pinecone Syrup $25, Okinawan Sugar $9, Capers $17, Van Van Shallots $10, Big Salt Wine $20
Hemp & Root NA Amaro A unique nonalcoholic spirit made from fermented and distilled hemp combined with sarsaparilla, sage, and saffron along with wormwood, angelica root, ginger, juniper, orange peel and wild-crafted Douglas-fir, the Pathfinder’s Hemp & Root is unlike any other nonalcoholic spirit we’ve come across. Uncommonly flavorful and intensely aromatic, this NA amaro is suitable for mixing into any number of cocktails, spritzes, or toddys. If you’ve been looking for a suitable replacement for Cynar, Fernet, and other assertive amari, you’ve found it. 700ml Bottle $40
Date Better $7, Orchid Chocolate Bar $8, Ines Rosales Tortas $7, Van Van Purple Shallots $10
La Ribota Chinato Fortified Wine $48
Quetsches Alors Plum Wine $24
Le Spritz Sumac & Chili The folks at Ghia smartly realized that a ready-to-drink version of their non-alcoholic aperitivo would be a welcomed addition to summer picnic plans, and we’re all in. Bubbly, dry, and refreshingly bitter, Le Spritz Sumac & Chili combines the titular ingredients with rhubarb, gentian, and a host of fruits and botanicals into a “social tonic” a cut above typical N/A offerings. Toss one in your beach bag, fanny pack, or boat tote and be the envy of all those stuck with a boring old water bottle 8oz Can $6
Eins Zwei Zero Brut Rose $24
Non-Alcoholic Apertivo Vibrante $23
No Meat Required Book In her first book, Alicia Kennedy makes the case for living what the Atlantic calls “a rich, enjoyable, and ethical life” that deprioritizes meat in an effort to combat the ills of climate change, agribusiness, and misguided international food policy. Highlighting the culinary philosophies of everyone from Malcom X to Superiority Burger’s Brooks Headley, Alicia’s rangy curiosity and accessible writing style make No Meat Required necessary reading for anyone with an interest in our shared foodways. Hardcover Book $26.95
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