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holiday wish list wantful gifts I was excited when Wantful asked to collaborate on a holiday gift giveaway this week. (I’d been following their photographer Collin Hughes on Tumblr and was wondering what they were up to.) The idea behind Wantful is Gift Well so the team set out to reinvent the current state of gifting (impersonal gift cards, anxiety-ridden holiday shopping…) by giving both giver and recipient options while preserving the thoughtfulness that inspires the best presents. Pictured above are twelve of my favorite Wantful gifts for $100 or less. I picked the food-related items (cleaver, griddle, etc.) for Chris who does all the cooking at home though I’m the one who writes about it. Wantful is like a well-curated museum shop that offers enough attractive products to keep your attention for hours but organized neatly so you can make decisions quickly. At the end, you select twelve presents which are tastefully presented in a gift book that’s sent to the gift receiver. Then he or she gets to choose one among the twelve gifts. The service works like a charm, especially for people who are hard to shop for and friends who live far away. Wantful takes care of presentation, packaging and shipping, essentially relieving long distance gifters the least pleasant part of giving. To thank you for being a supporter of Amy Blogs Chow, Wantful is giving one of you guys a gift from their collection this holiday! Here’s The Deal. Simply reblog, reply, email or message me on Tumblr the thing you want most this Christmas. I will randomly pick a winner on Sunday night EST who will get to curate twelve $100 gifts in a Wantful gift book, which will be sent via mail or email. Upon receiving the book, you pick your favorite item and it gets sent to you. Have fun thinking of all the things that would make you happy, and thank you for reading this blog, a labor of love and personal project that’s introduced me to so many new friends, ideas and opportunities over the past few years.

holiday wish list wantful gifts

I was excited when Wantful asked to collaborate on a holiday gift giveaway this week. (I’d been following their photographer Collin Hughes on Tumblr and was wondering what they were up to.)

The idea behind Wantful is Gift Well so the team set out to reinvent the current state of gifting (impersonal gift cards, anxiety-ridden holiday shopping…) by giving both giver and recipient options while preserving the thoughtfulness that inspires the best presents.

Pictured above are twelve of my favorite Wantful gifts for $100 or less. I picked the food-related items (cleaver, griddle, etc.) for Chris who does all the cooking at home though I’m the one who writes about it.

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Wantful is like a well-curated museum shop that offers enough attractive products to keep your attention for hours but organized neatly so you can make decisions quickly. At the end, you select twelve presents which are tastefully presented in a gift book that’s sent to the gift receiver. Then he or she gets to choose one among the twelve gifts.

The service works like a charm, especially for people who are hard to shop for and friends who live far away. Wantful takes care of presentation, packaging and shipping, essentially relieving long distance gifters the least pleasant part of giving.

To thank you for being a supporter of Amy Blogs Chow, Wantful is giving one of you guys a gift from their collection this holiday!

Here’s The Deal. Simply reblog, reply, email or message me on Tumblr the thing you want most this Christmas. I will randomly pick a winner on Sunday night EST who will get to curate twelve $100 gifts in a Wantful gift book, which will be sent via mail or email. Upon receiving the book, you pick your favorite item and it gets sent to you.

Have fun thinking of all the things that would make you happy, and thank you for reading this blog, a labor of love and personal project that’s introduced me to so many new friends, ideas and opportunities over the past few years.

As Good As It Gets - A Peek At Per Se Given its price point, Per Se is one of those restaurants I’ve kept filed away under “Last Supper” or “Wedding Anniversary Date Place.” And seeing I’m neither married nor going away just yet, I have never entertained the thought of making a reservation. However, Christmas really did come early this year in the form of an email from my friend Cassandra. Her agency represents Spain’s Rioja wine region and they thought: What would pair better with Rioja than a view of Columbus Circle on a snowy night and an upscale ten-course meal? I’m never one to argue with food and, needless to say, it was a flawless experience from the second I burst through the sliding glass doors (how.could.I.be.late.) to the moment we wandered out past the Christmas tree, underneath which lay piles of wrapped presents for underprivileged kids. Despite these orchestrated details, it never felt pretentious and the food - those delicious purees and attention to every last leaf on the plate - was something I will not soon forget.

As Good As It Gets - A Peek At Per Se

Given its price point, Per Se is one of those restaurants I’ve kept filed away under “Last Supper” or “Wedding Anniversary Date Place.” And seeing I’m neither married nor going away just yet, I have never entertained the thought of making a reservation. However, Christmas really did come early this year in the form of an email from my friend Cassandra. Her agency represents Spain’s Rioja wine region and they thought: What would pair better with Rioja than a view of Columbus Circle on a snowy night and an upscale ten-course meal? I’m never one to argue with food and, needless to say, it was a flawless experience from the second I burst through the sliding glass doors (how.could.I.be.late.) to the moment we wandered out past the Christmas tree, underneath which lay piles of wrapped presents for underprivileged kids. Despite these orchestrated details, it never felt pretentious and the food - those delicious purees and attention to every last leaf on the plate - was something I will not soon forget.