Why olive oil makes a better gift than wine (sometimes)
Wine is the default gift. Olive oil is the one that gets used on an ordinary Tuesday. Here is when each one wins, and how...
From Dukat
Journal
Notes from Dukat: the harvest, the village and what to cook with the oil.
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A food lover’s gift guide: building a gift around a bottle of olive oil
Start with one good bottle, add three or four things that belong next to it, and you have a food gift that gets eaten, not...
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Thank you gifts that do not end up in a drawer
Most thank you gifts are kind, small and quickly forgotten in a drawer. Here is a simple test for choosing one that gets used, plus...
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Gifts for the host: what to bring to dinner
A good host gift is easy to accept, needs no work on the night and gets enjoyed later. What to bring to a casual supper,...
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How to wrap a bottle beautifully without a box
Bottles are awkward to wrap, and paper wrapped round a bottle shape fools nobody. Four ways to wrap one with cloth, a tea towel, kraft...
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Gifts for someone who has everything: start with the kitchen
When someone already owns everything they need, stop buying objects. The kitchen is the one room where there is always space for something good, because...
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