Gift guide for the food-lover on your list

Make your presentation playful with these Sketch Palette cheese boards from Anthropologie. (Courtesy Anthropologie/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Anthropologie/Screen Shot

This Dec. 17, 2013 photo shows Executive Chef Chad Johnson cooking a steak during a tour of the new Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Fla. Tampas newest hotel, which opened this week, is focused on food, with a restaurant, bakery, culinary theater, wine store and cooking classes onsite. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Whether you’re gifting to a novice or a pro, cooking classes are a great option for those who want to sharpen their skills in the kitchen. And the best part is, you get to eat (and often times drink) after you learn. Gaithersburg, Maryland-based L’Academie de Cuisine has several classes from which to choose, or find more than 180 options in the Washington Post’s guide to local cooking classes. (AP Photo)

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This whisk necklace from Provisions is a great gift for bakers, proud to show off their passions. (Courtesy Provisions/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Provisions/Screen Shot

A tipsy wine decanter will aerate your wine and impress guests. (Courtesy Sempli/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Sempli/Screen Shot

Workers harvest fresh greens for Good Eats CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Craftsbury, Vt. Local food is big in Vermont, which ranks as the top state in a new Locavore Index, based on the number of farmers markets and community supported agriculture farms where customers pay ahead for produce and other foods throughout the season. Vermont had 99 farmers markets, 164 CSAs, based on USDA data, and a population of 621,760, according to 2010 census. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Support local farmers and give the gift that keeps on giving all winter long with a winter CSA program. FRESHFARM Markets will run its new multi-farm CSA program at the Dupont market, starting Jan. 11. The program is available for 12 weeks for $45 a share, and it includes seasonal produce and pantry staple items such as pickles, preserves, eggs, oats and cheese. (AP Photo)

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Have a wine/cocktail lover on your list who is cramped for space? This innovative wall-bar is perfect for storing bottles, glasses, napkins, shakers and more. (Courtesy Anthropologie/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Anthropologie/Screen Shot

Modern food magazines are breaking barriers with their photos, features and recipes. Many, such as Edible DC, Cherry Bombe, Lucky Peach and Sweet Paul, read more like journals than magazines. Give a subscription, or a few issues, to the food-lover on your list. (Screen Shot)

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This gold-rimmed lace platter stuns on any table. (Courtesy Provisions/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Provisions/Screen Shot

Perfect for the beer lover: Next time you fill up a growler of local brew, keep it fresher longer with a growl tap. The CO2 cartridge ensures the beer in your growler remains carbonated.

Everyday eating is much more fun with these colorful clothespin chopsticks. (Courtesy CB2/Screen Shot)

Courtesy CB2/Screen Shot

Love cooking with fresh herbs, but can’t spare the room in the kitchen? Keep your herbs off the counter with this hanging herb garden. (Courtesy Wind and Weather/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Wind and Weather/Screen Shot

Whether you’re cooking on the grill or serving cheese and veggies, a Himalayan salt plate will season your food as it cooks, chills or rests at room temperature. (Courtesy Sur La Table/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Sur La Table/Screen Shot

The Homemade Gin Kit makes the perfect gift for the lover of craft cocktails — and it’s a local, Arlington-based business. (Courtesy The Homemade Gin Kit/Screen Shot)

Courtesy The Homemade Gin Kit/Screen Shot

The perfect mug for anyone who likes to make a statement — and eat cake. (Courtesy Bloomingdale’s/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Bloomingdale’s/Screen Shot

Both vegetarians and meat-eaters, alike, will adore Aglaia Kremezi’s approach to healthy and easy-to-make Greek recipes. (Screen Shot)

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Make a brick-oven pizza outside — without building a brick oven. This portable, propane-fueled pizza oven cooks a pie in just five minutes. (Screen Shot)

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D.C.-based preserving expert Cathy Barrow recently released her beautiful, photo-heavy book. It dives into preserving techniques for year-round canning. (Courtesy Cathy Barrow/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Cathy Barrow/Screen Shot

No one is ever disappointed with a gift made of chocolate. Local company Potomac Chocolate has a variety of different hand-crafted chocolates, all of which are sure to please. (Courtesy Potomac Chocolate/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Potomac Chocolate/Screen Shot

Local butchery Red Apron has meat-centric gifts — from salami stocking stuffers to lard candles and gift baskets. You can find the details of what’s available on Red Apron’s website. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

The book’s photos, alone, are excuse enough to make the purchase, but it’s the accompanying stories and recipes that set “Heritage” apart from its peers. Rather than reading like a traditional cookbook, “Heritage” reads more like a memoir — a tale of chef Sean Brock’s culinary experiences. You can read more about the book on wtop.com. (Courtesy Sean Brock/Artisan Books)

Courtesy Sean Brock/Artisan Books

Spiralizers are all the rage. These small — sometimes even hand-held — devices turn vegetables into noodles, perfect for stir fry, pasta dishes, salads and more. A variety of kitchen stores sell them, including Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma, Bed, Bath and Beyond and more. (Screen Shot)

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Dupont Circle-based Glen’s Garden Market hosts regular chef’s tasting tables, inspired by what’s in season at local farms. The market offers two seatings for 10 people each month. You can find more information on the store’s website. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Sayles)

ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Sayles

These Turkish hand towels from D.C.-based Salt & Sundry can be used as kitchen towels, large dinner napkins or even a table runner. (Courtesy Salt & Sundry/Screen Shot)

Courtesy Salt & Sundry/Screen Shot

Barboursville Vineyards in Barboursville, Va., is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Wines from vintners in Virginia are drawing favorable attention and holding their own against products from more established regions, which has led the state to focus on growing wine tourism. (AP Photo/Michael Felberbaum)

A membership to the Virginia Wine Club includes a monthly bottle of red, white and sweet wine from some of Virginia’s best vineyards, shipped to your door. (AP Photo)

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