Bon Appétit Editors' Favorite Kitchen and Lifestyle Products
Elevate Your Everyday: Discover the Editors' Picks for a More Inspired Home and Kitchen
Whimsical Touches for Entertaining: Hors D'Oeuvres Cocktail Napkins
These delightful cocktail napkins, received as a housewarming gift, bring a charming and distinctive flair to any snack spread. While perhaps not strictly essential for hosting, they undeniably enhance the ambiance of gatherings, encouraging a more thoughtful and romanticized approach to entertaining. These small details can truly make an event memorable.
Innovative Knife Storage: The Quince Magnetic Knife Block
For years, chef's knives often found themselves in cluttered drawers, even in modern kitchens. Traditional knife blocks, while common, can be unhygienic and cumbersome. A sleek, double-sided magnetic knife stand offers an elegant and practical alternative, safeguarding blades and freeing up counter space. Crafted from wood, it's gentle on knife edges and provides ample storage, blending seamlessly with various kitchen aesthetics.
Culinary Versatility: Salad for President Dressing Mixes
Celebrated for her artistic culinary approach and dedication to vegetables, Julia Sherman's Salad for President brand now brings her expertise to home cooks through versatile dressing mixes. Designed to elevate salads to center stage, these vegan and gluten-free blends—Lemon Poppy, Miso Ginger, and Umami Caesar—can be easily prepared with common kitchen staples. Beyond dressings, they serve as excellent dry rubs, dip bases, or even popcorn seasonings, encouraging diverse culinary exploration.
The Refreshing Twist: Scrappy's Celery Bitters
For those seeking a sophisticated yet simple beverage after a long day, bitters and seltzer offer a perfect solution. Moving beyond traditional aromatic bitters, Seattle-based Scrappy's introduces a refreshing celery variant. This unique blend provides a vegetal, savory depth that is both invigorating and free from cloying sweetness, reminiscent of classic celery soda but with a modern, healthier twist.
A Taste of California: Gold Ridge Meyer Lemon Olive Oil
Northern California's landscape, with its sun-drenched fields and lush vineyards, is also home to abundant olive groves. Gold Ridge Organic Farms, nestled in Sebastopol, cultivates diverse Mediterranean olive varieties. Their Meyer Lemon Olive Oil stands out, offering a bright, fragrant citrus aroma and delicate flavor, achieved by co-milling olives with on-site grown Meyer lemons. Ideal as a finishing oil or in salad dressings, it preserves the fruit's subtle nuances, a quality also appreciated by acclaimed fine dining establishments.
Unexpected Self-Care: Dieux x Fishwife Glowing Skin Bundle
An intriguing collaboration between renowned tinned fish brand Fishwife and skincare innovator Dieux has resulted in a unique glowing skin bundle. Featuring reusable silicone eye masks, this partnership combines Fishwife's charming aesthetic with Dieux's skincare expertise. The concept encourages a holistic approach to wellness, pairing external skin care with the internal benefits of Omega-3-rich sardines, providing a delightful and whimsical self-care experience.
Optimizing Kitchen Space: Wall Control Kitchen Pegboard
For urban dwellers or anyone with limited kitchen real estate, efficient storage is paramount. A metal pegboard offers a robust and adaptable solution for organizing an extensive cookware collection. Easy to install, it transforms a blank wall into valuable vertical storage, making kitchen tools readily accessible and creating a more functional and organized culinary environment.
The Ultimate Flavor Enhancer: Jugaad It! Seasoning Blend
This exceptional seasoning blend, aptly named Jugaad It!, is a culinary game-changer, described as the "Swiss Army knife of seasonings." A harmonious mix of salt, sugar, and MSG, it seamlessly integrates into various dishes, from microwave popcorn and soups to dumpling sauces. Its balanced profile deepens flavors without being overly sweet or salty, imparting an addictive quality that makes every meal irresistibly delicious.
