Here is Shelley's list of food and wine gifts for under $100: 1) Bambu cork bowl, $90. At CRMR At Home. Various sizes available. 2) Spice blends from Bite; prices start at $4 per package. At Bite Groceteria. 3) Bite package of 17 tea samples from Calgary's own Tnik; $40 per set. At Bite Groceteria or go to Individual portions of tiramisu from Teatro, $7.75 apiece. At Bite Groceteria.
5) Legendary in Paris, Fauchon gourmet products are now in the Alberta market; prices range from $12.99 to around $39.99. At L'Epicerie, Fresh Kitchen and Mountain Mercato. Call to confirm selection.6) Holiday Pancake Molds, $29.95, at Williams-Sonoma.7) Penguin flexible spatula, $17, at Williams-Sonoma.
8) Gingerbread Chef plates, $59.95 at Williams-Sonoma. (Spoons, mugs and platter also available.) 9) Brie baker, $19.99 and goat cheese baker, $25.99 at Chapters-Indigo. 10) Snowflake pancake pan from Nordicware, $29.99 at Home Outfitters.
11) Culinary store gift certificates. Consider: Flavours of the World, Valta Bison Farms, Fresh Kitchen, L'Epicerie, Bite Groceteria, The Cookbook Co. Cooks, Kulinary Kids, Forage, Savour Fine Foods & Kitchenware. 12)A cookbook by a local author: Cinda Chavich, Pierre Lamielle and Julie Van Rosendaal, to name a few.
13) A restaurant gift certificate: Rouge, Sky 360, Rush, Mercato, Parkerhouse Grill and Wine Bar, Vin Room, Vintage Chophouse, Raw Bar, St. Germain, Mango Shiva, Alloy. 14) Coffee beans from Kawa Espresso Bar, Caffe Artigiano, Phil & Sebastian Coffee Company, Caffe Rosso, Vendome Cafe and Starbucks. Prices start at about $12.95.
15) A red Chambord Bodum eight-cup press, $44.95, at Starbucks. 16) Field Stone Winery's new Black Currant dessert wine, $22.95, at the Calgary Farmers' Market and Field Stone Winery
17) Fine chocolate: Epiphanie ChocolateChocolaterie Bernard Callebaut Choklat and Amadei (at Springbank Cheese). 18) Stacking melamine bowls from Trudeau, $24.99. Go to trudeau.ca or call 1-800-878-3328 for locations and information.
19) The Ravi instant wine chiller, $39.95 and Ravi decanter, $79.95. At Wine Kitz and Metro Elements; call to confirm availability. or more information. 20) A Microplane classic grater, $22.50. or 1-866-968-6665 ext. 4999 for locations.