Good job, you navigated the circle back gift matrix…now find your perfect gift:
Food Dupes
For the friend with all the cookbooks, the one who outsources the dinner party menu, the one you ask for reservation recommendations, and especially the one who is scheming dinner while eating breakfast… FOOD DUPES. Some so real… you could almost taste them.
Indulge with the Baguette Candle or the Drumstick if protein is more your thing
The classy way to “wear your food” with Fine food charms
Make any card table a dining table with this tablescape table cloth
A subtle hint that you’d like to cook together more: Cooking Together screenprint by Nick Dahlen
Actual Food
This one needs little explanation. Since we can’t cook for you this season, we might as well make sure you’re eating good ACTUAL FOOD in our absence.
Have TLTs on hand with Take and Bake” cookie dough
Flavor blast the nights with literally any Japanese condiment from Cabi Foods.
Impress your friends, lovers, enemies with a truly extravagant cake
Subscription
When you’re too broke to give them a gift every month, but you want them to be reminded of your love on a regular basis, we think SUBSCRIPTIONS can be the sneaky best gift of them all.
For your style pal: Blackbird Spyplane & Concorde
For the stream queen: Criterion Channel Sub
For literally anyone cool: Syllabus Project plus, this one is free!
For your citrus lover: an itty bitty fruit tree— it’s this is like a subscription…but you can eat it!
For anyone with good taste: Sfoglini Pasta Club
Gatekeeping
We argued about whether or not to even share some of these with you, but we love you and we think you’re worth it… but is your gift recipient? Circle Back is GATEKEEPING no more.
Cautiously Optimistic wall hanging and other perpetually sold out textiles from Ashley Brown
Bags or goodies from this crochet master
@THINGS.PDX but specifically this plastic wall organizer.
The calendar and jam that makes me and my kitchen extremely happy.
One Night(ish) Stay
Give the essence of vacation or actually book a few nights for the person you want to lounge in seductive, ~vibey~ and all around cool spaces with. Travel is not necessarily required, but cuddling, chilling, and exploring is definitely recommended. We’ll keep an eye out for our postcard from your ONE NIGHT(ish) stay ;) .
The secret to a sexy and seductive stay-cation: Mount Sapo All Over Oil
Hotel linens minus the hotel: Shop Baina
A boutique hotel we will recommend until someone actually buys us a night: Dye House, Providence
The only robe you need c/o the Saint Vincent, New Orleans: Marbled Silk Robe
The Audo Residences in Copenhagen, or their concept store in a pinch
Bonus: A weird and wonderful guide to Florida...without actually having to go to Florida
Happy gifting!