What to Get for Everyone: Food & Drink

By Brooklyn Magazine

The Short Stack Cookbook
This gorgeous new book, organized by 18 ingredients, and with top-notch contributors, looks retro yet modern, and explores our current relationship with cooking. amazon.com, $23

Greenhook Ginsmith’s American Dry Gin
Brooklyn is making a lot of good spirits these days—and this one, from Greenpoint, is one of them. greenhookgin.com, $30

Maple Duo Server
Bower New York makes countless, gorgeous objects—and this one happens to be practical, too. bowernyc.com, $180

Only the very best from Brooklyn Oenology
Local artists add their flare to something that is already quite exciting: wine. brooklynoenology.com, $15–70

Cafe Grumpy Coffee subscription
From the café that put Brooklyn coffee on the map in a whole new way. Drink your morning cup with an ode to Brooklyn ca. 2005. cafegrumpy.com, $18/month

House of Juice 7 Day Cleanse
It’s so hard to stay healthy! Especially when bars and easy food beckon at every turn. Clean up with this Brooklyn juice cleanse. houseofjuicebk.com, $210

Brooklyn-made Cider 
Including notes of flowers and honey, and then—fantastically—pickled pear, this cider from Brooklyn Cider House is complex, refreshing, and will remind you how much more cider can be than just fizzy and sweet. Find two more delightful iterations of it (“Kinda Dry” and “Bone Dry”) at brooklynciderhouse.com $9.99