Dinner: A Love Story

Dinner: A Love Story

⭐️ A Food Lover's Gift Guide ⭐️

Experts weigh in on 50-plus ideas for special treats, gear, tableware and more

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Jenny Rosenstrach
Dec 05, 2025
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Greetings, friends! I’m pleased to present your DALS 2025 Holiday Gift Guide, wherein more than two dozen of my favorite food and lifestyle newsletter writers share the culinary gifts they love to give this time of year — from olive oils to chocolates to panettones to tea towels to teapots to cookbooks to bake-and-give cookies and cakes, to beribboned, bespoke cocktails and beyond. I gotta say, the line-up is excellent, and I was reminded yet again that food gifts are pretty much always the right call, no matter who is on Ye Olde List. Also! You’ll see the guide is organized not by gift but by Writer because I’m not exaggerating when I say I consider every single one of these creators to be a gift in their own right. Please consider supporting their work by subscribing…or gifting subscriptions to your people.

Just a warning before you begin — you might want to make yourself a cup of tea and settle in: This is a very comprehensive dispatch and you’ll have to click through to my website to read the entire thing. ENJOY!

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