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Holiday Gift Guide

The Best Book Gifts for Everyone on Your List

December 6, 2018

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Books are always one of my favorite gifts to give—and also to get. My friend Jenn and I have given each other so many cookbooks through the years, we could start our own store. But I still get excited everytime she sends me a new one! She recently gave me Ottolenghi’s Simple, and I’m obsessed. It’s my number one pick on this list, because it takes his extremely ambitious concepts, and makes them easy to make in 30 minutes. And if you’re not using your coffee table books as decoration, you are missing out on every designer’s favorite prop! Stack them up on shelves and tables to create interest, height, and most of all, conversation. From cocktail books to travel books to celebrity memoirs, there’s something here for everyone.

1.

Ottolenghi Simple

If you know me at all, you know that I am obsessed with Middle Eastern cuisine, especially that of famed chef, Ottolenghi. His book plenty is one that I cook from often, but it is not without effort. His amazing flavors created in 30 minutes or less. Sign. Me. Up.

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2.

All the Buildings in London

A love letter to London, told through the whimsical drawings of James Gulliver Hancock’s. This is a follow up to the hugely successful book All the Buildings in New York.

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3.

Educated A Memoir

Literally everyone is talking about this book that was on pretty much every best book of 2018 list that exists.

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4.

Chateau Du Gudanes

Because it seems the whole world is obsessed with the couple who bought the French Chateau that has been in an extensive remodel for years. This book tells the story of the 800 year old castle and the work that has gone into the restoration.

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5.

Buckingham Palace: The Interiors

Interior designer and artist Ashley Hicks presents his photographs and description of the interior design of Buckingham Palace, home of Britain’s royal family since 1837.

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6.

Be R Guest: How to Party Chic

Celebrated international party planner Rena Sindi has for years amazed society with her blend of extravagant, dazzling, graceful, and, above all, entertaining theme parties that she has orchestrated impeccably around the world. Here she returns with an entirely new compendium of uniquely creative and inspired tips, themes, menus, costumes, and much more to help make your next gathering fabulously imaginative.

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7.

Whiskey in a Tea Cup

Because I’ve always felt that Reese and I were soul sisters, both being Southern and living in LA and all.
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8.

This Will Only Hurt a Little

I’ve been a fan of Busy Phillips since the days of Dawson’s Creek. I’m also happy to report we’re neighbors, though she doesn’t know it (yet).

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9.

Experimental Cocktail Club

From the coolest cocktail kids around, comes 85 new extraordinary cocktail you can make at home—if you can’t get to one of their famous bars in London, New York or Paris, that is.
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10.

Whiskey Cocktails

My go-to drink of choice this year has definitely been a whiskey sour—but like a real whiskey sour made from scratch with an egg white. For any other whiskey lovers, this is a great book to add to their collection.

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  1. Kelsey Hertel says

    December 6, 2018 at 3:08 pm

    Such great ideas!!

  2. Roger S. Tripp says

    December 9, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    Good stuff!

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