Good enough to eat: Gifts for food and wine lovers

The holidays are here again, and CultureMap has got just the thing for every giftee on your list. We've scoured local stores and online sources for things that are interesting, fun and unique: sometimes frivolous, sometimes functional, from stocking stuffers to splurges. Check all our lists (twice!) to see what goodies abound to give... and receive.

There's a reason Julia Child transformed American tastes forever—her recipes are both ambitious and written for a novice to follow. Try the entire catalog with the new two-volume set of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. $90, at Brazos Bookstore, Borders, Barnes & Noble, amazon.com.

Not to be confused with the other rabbit, this VIP-edition Rabbit corkscrew by Metrokane is the ne plus ultra of wine openers. $100, at Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Target, Kroger, H.E.B., Sur la Table.

Monica Pope's new interactive online cookbook, Eat Where Your Food Lives, has constantly updated recipes, instructional videos, a comprehensive foodie glossary, and recipe portions you can adjust with the click of a button to make t'afia-approved treats. Best of all? There's no paper involved. $35, at chefmonicapope.com.

Maybe fashion and food don't normally mix, but these CFDA designer recipes (like Carolina Herrera’s Pommes Toupinel, Derek Lam’s Yellowtail Crudo, and John Varvatos’s Calaloo Soup) show even the most devoted glitterati appreciate a fine meal. American Fashion Cookbook, $45, at Neiman Marcus, Borders, Barnes & Noble, amazon.com.

David Chang's Momofuku (as well as his Ssäm Bar and Ko) have ruled New York's elevated Asian restaurant scene for the past few years, holding fast to traditional dishes and yet making them new. Now advanced kitchen whizes can try their hand at ginger scallion noodles, among other recipes, while novices will be happy to merely admire the 150-plus pages of glossy food porn. Momofuku, $40, at Brazos Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, Borders, amazon.com.