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This adorable, Scandinavian-designed measuring spoon/clip makes a perfect pair with Blueprint Coffee’s crowd-pleasing house espresso. Spoon: $10. MoMA Design Store, store.moma.org. Coffee: $15.50. Blueprint Coffee, 6225 Delmar Blvd.; 4206 Watson Road, St. Louis, 314.266.6808, blueprintcoffee.com
Show up at your next holiday party with a snack and elegant gift in one. Tray: $60. Olive prices vary. Extra Virgin an Olive Ovation, 8829 Ladue Road, Ladue, 314.727.6464, extravirginoo.com
Give recipes some style and save cookbooks or iPads from spills with this ornate book stand. $75. Plowsharing Crafts, 6271 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314.863.3723, plowsharing.org
Created by St. Louis illustrator Vidhya Nagarajan for the September 2016 issue of Sauce, this framed print belongs in every salad lover’s kitchen. $51. vidhyanagarajan.com
Make sushi night look professional with this striking table made from reclaimed wood by local artisans. $70. Newberry Furniture, 314.647.6090, newberryfurniture.com
In addition to making its own wine, Claverach works with small, niche importers and cult domestic wineries to distribute some special natural wines you won’t find elsewhere. Give a yearly subscription of 12, six or three bottles a month for $155, $82 and $45 per month, plus fees, respectively. Prices vary. Claverach Farm Wines, claverachwine.com
Available in the St. Louis area and Edwardsville, you can have four massive cupcakes delivered monthly to your favorite sweet tooth for three, six or 12 months. Three months: $127.50. Six months: $240. One year: $450. Jilly’s Cupcake & Ice Cream Bar, 8509 Delmar Blvd., University City; 222 E. Park St., Edwardsville, 314.993.5455
This is a dream gift for any coffee lover. Sump’s flexible subscriptions let you send $16 12-ounce bags of some of the best beans in the state as often as once a week. The selection of single-origin coffees rotates on a bi-weekly basis. Prices vary. Sump Coffee, sumpcoffee.com
Perfect for homebodies who love good food, Vero kits allow people to bring the Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria experience home with customizable menus and easy instructions for cooking dishes that have been featured at the sister restaurant, including eggplant Parmigiana and artichoke salad. Prices vary. Vero Meal Kits, 314.764.2220, veromealkits.com
A two-cup and pitcher set of local artist Al Westcott’s beautiful, unembellished work is perfect for couples, roommates or guest rooms. Pitcher: $62. Cups: $18 each. Union Studio, 1605 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, 314.771.5398, stlunionstudio.com
Cloth napkins never go out of style. Buy these beauties to ensure they’re not just chic and sustainable, but fair trade as well. Prices vary. Plowsharing Crafts, 6271 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314.863.3723, plowsharing.org
Form and function are equal in local artist Collin Garrity’s beautiful tools, each available for less than $25. Along with the obvious, use the herb stripper for scraping cutting boards and seeding squash. Prices vary. Urban Matter, 4704 Virginia Ave., St. Louis, 314.456.6941, urbanmatterstl.com
Give the pros at Larder & Cupboard your budget, and sit back as they create an ideal custom gift bag or basket. Start with the remarkable house-made raspberry-elderflower jam ($7.50) and Juniper’s Gift Horse buttermilk biscuit mix ($6), and you can’t go wrong. Prices vary. Larder & Cupboard, 7310 Manchester Road, Maplewood, 314.300.8995, larderandcupboard.com
The clever design of this gray marble set – with a pestle shaped to fill the entire bowl of the mortar – makes grinding spices a breeze. $20. Civil Alchemy, 8154 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.801.7577, civilalchemy.com
For the socially conscious person on your list, we present this hand-carved sheesham wood trivet made in Saharanpur, India, by fair-trade artisans. $22. Zee Bee Market, 3211 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314.932.1000; 7270 Manchester Road, Maplewood, 314.402.0940, zeebeemarket.com
Laguiole combines the French loves for cheese and elegant design. The set includes a cheese fork, knife and spreader. $40. Civil Alchemy, 8154 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.801.7577, civilalchemy.com
This soft, stylish towel can be used for everything from cleaning up to covering small tables or folding into a runner. It gets softer the more it’s washed. $36. Urban Matter, 4704 Virginia Ave., St. Louis, 314.456.6941, urbanmatterstl.com
This spice dish by Hannah Lehmann is so much cooler than salt and pepper shakers. Give it to a pizza lover to fill with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and oregano. Spice dish: $40. Lehmann Goods, lehmanngoods.com; Phillip Cinder ceramic spoon: $10. Urban Matter, 4704 Virginia Ave., St. Louis, 314.456.6941, urbanmatterstl.com
Another fair-trade favorite, this basket comes with an oven-safe terracotta disc to keep baked goods toasty. $27. Zee Bee Market, 3211 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314.932.1000; 7270 Manchester Road, Maplewood, 314.402.0940, zeebeemarket.com
Give the gift of meat knowledge (and meat to take home) with classes where students chew the fat with butcher Chris Bolyard and learn how to cut meat while snacking on house charcuterie and drinking beer. New classes open in January. $125. Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions, 2810 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, 314.647.2567, bolyardsmeat.com

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