It’s never easy picking a gift for dad. Some kind of fancy razor? One handmade car-washing ticket good for a year? Well, we’ve got a few suggestions for the food-loving fathers. Ante up their cooking toolboxes with these classic, cool, and very useful accoutrements and gadgets.
In Victoria, Muffet & Louisa’s has a very sharp (both literally and aesthetically) cream-handled Wusthof carving knife set at $365. And just in time for summer, their cast iron mussel pots made in France are in for $154. A good gift for the old-fashioned father is the wooden Peugot coffee mill, the kind that has the little drawer in it for catching the grinds for $130. To go with the grinder, Haute Cuisine (at 1210 Broad Street) sells Bodum french presses in all shapes and sizes including a single cup size for dads on-the-go from $26. A set of two mini bamboo steamers for $5.95 expands dad’s Asian cooking techniques —and puts nary a dent in the pocket. Their Peugot pepper grinder collection boasts a variety of colours and designs, but one particular beauty is the tall, blue lacquer version ($65). It’s practically a work of art. Design House on Yates carries the artistically designed Marimekko coffee cups. Hetkia Moments is a sophisticated cup with a cityscape etched onto its smooth white exterior for $19. Also at Design House, iittala highballs and tumblers ($32) that make any whiskey sour or gin on the rocks gleam. Dean and DeLuca Spice Rubs (Cajun, Asian, Poutry, Rib, and Cipotle Bayou) are at a special promo price of $10.95 for Father’s Day at the Tuscan Kitchen.
A wide array of cool tools can be found online. Collapsible Chopsticks made from recycled baseball bats from local teams in Japan make eating sushi on the go a lot more stylish. For other dishes-to-go there’s the Titanium Spork —super strong, corrosion-resistant, and lightweight which makes it perfect for tucking into a briefcase or backpack. Whiskey stones are the solution to the watered down drink that ensues after pa’s whiskey on the rocks becomes whiskey mixed with melted ice. These wonders created by soapstone workers in Vermont get cold in the freezer, but never melt. Once they’ve been used, you simple rinse them off and pop them back in the freezer. Very cool. Check them out at thinkgeek.com. A self-timer allows dad to program in his coffee and tea break times on the elegantly-designed kettle VERA by Bugatti. Take a look at livingtools. Handpresso makes an outdoor espresso set for pops on the move. A stylish bag comes equipped with four unbreakable cups, a 300ml thermos, the Handpresso Wild espresso machine and more. Click here to view the Handpresso boutique online.
