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Also inspired by family are the gadgets
and sauces of The An Family, whose ever-growing
enterprise includes restaurants Crustacean, Thanh
Long, and 536 Sutter. The An Family's delicious,
homemade sauces--like Sweet Chili Bean, Garlic Lime,
and Orange Ginger--can be purchased individually,
or as part of a gorgeous gift
basket that combines these wonderful sauces
with exquisite tableware like hand-carved
candlesticks and chopsticks
adorned with jade. The perfect gift for the sauciest
person at your table.
Everyone loves chocolate, even the grumpiest of
Scrooges. The award-winning truffles from Decadent
Tastes showcase beautifully complex combinations
of flavors, combining traditional Asian spices with
premium European and American ingredients. The Asian-Fusion
confections blend chocolate with hazelnut, praline,
or mint, along with Asian elements such as ginger
and lemongrass. In fact, the aptly-named Lemongrass-Ginger
Truffle took home the New Product Bronze Award from
the San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
in July 2007. Humbug? Bah.
Gifts from the collections of celebrity chefs like
Martin Yan, Ming Tsai, and Tommy Tang are sure to
please anyone and everyone on your holiday list.
Between Yan's
collection of signature kitchen knives, maki-su
bamboo sushi mats from Ming's
pantry, and Tang's
tangy sauces, you've got the culinary star-gazers
covered.
How about something pretty for those who appreciate
the more delicate side of the kitchen? Albertine
Press literally cranks out beautiful handmade
letterpress items, like coasters inspired by Chinese
paper cuts. And Kitch'n'Glam
offers fabulous artisan aprons that any devotee
of haute couture and haute cuisine will be proud
to tie on.
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