
Thanksgiving Thank You's - A Gift Guide
Your parents
- Patterned dinner napkins from Maison d’Hermine via Amazon
- Pie “bake-and-take” box from Anthropologie
- Escape coffee table book by Gray Malin via Amazon – who says we can’t at least dream of traveling during quarantine?
Your neighbors
- Extra long grazing board from Uncommon Goods
- Subscription to Winc – monthly wine delivery
- Every Day is Saturday cookbook by Sarah Copeland via Amazon
Your close friends
- Rose gold bluetooth karaoke microphone from Bonoak via Amazon
- Art or Music oracle cards from Amazon
- Jingle bell bottle opener from Anthropologie
Your in-laws
- CBD oil from Equilibria (order an extra bottle for yourself, if needed!)
- Decadent pears from Harry & David
- Leavitt mini jug vase from Crate & Barrel filled with local flowers
The Chef
- The Always Pan from Our Place (the Insta-famous brand with a fan following on our team)
- Jubilee cookbook by Toni Tipton-Martin via Amazon
- Reindeer measuring spoons from Half Baked Harvest x Etsy
Yourself
- Shower “bath bomb” steamers from Uncommon Goods
- 3-pack of wood-fired pizza favorites from Brooklyn’s Speedy
- Romeo – why stress over cooking when you can have your very favorite pizzas from New York delivered to your doorstep?
- Smells Like the Joy of Missing Out candle from Anecdote via Amazon
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