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To complement its fresh, top-quality olive oils, vinegars, and condiments, Oleaceae offers select accessories to help finish a gift set. Cute salad “hands” of carved eco-friendly bamboo, made by the company Mud Pie, toss your creations in style. Or serve your dish on a Himalayan salt block, which adds the perfect touch of seasoning to everything from salmon and carpaccio to sliced fruit.
Things Finer Home, known for its unique art and antiques, now offers colorful ceramic ware that brings the African savanna to life. These handmade zoological wonders are created by a group of artists from Zimbabwe who pioneered the 3-D technique. Imported exclusively by Artists of Africa, they are only available at select locations. Choose from all manner of tableware and decorative vases up to 30 inches tall.
Señor Murphy Candymaker, famous for their New Mexican take on classic chocolate and other candies, has now turned its ingenuity to Rocky Road. “Heavenly Hash” swaps out the usual milk chocolate for Señor Murphy’s rich dark chocolate and pours it over a delicious hash of homemade marshmallow, pecans, and almonds. Dark chocolate lovers will “go nuts” for this addictive new confection that is already a hot item, says owner Harry Doscher.