The 2013 CityScene Magazine Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide
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Do the Twist
Westerville newcomer A Twist on Olives offers a huge variety of balsamic vinegars and olive oils and encourages experimenting and mixing. You can pick up a gift pack of four miniature bottles, and either pick out four flavors or let the recipient bring the empty bottles in and choose. $25. www.atwistonolives.com
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Whiskey
You’ve heard of Christmas ale, but Christmas bourbon? That’s the newest offering from upstart Cleveland Whiskey, flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cloves, allspice and a hint of orange. It’s made in Cleveland, but available all over Columbus. $42. www.clevelandwhiskey.com
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Ohio in Small Doses
Best of Ohio Short Stories Volume 1 is the latest release from Columbus Creative Cooperative, featuring the work of 18 Ohio authors. Genres within the book range from literary fiction to science fiction, promising quite an experience for anyone who loves to read. $14.95. www.columbuscoop.org
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Heart and Bowl
You can’t pull anything down off the walls, but you can still walk out of the Columbus Museum of Art Downtown with a piece of art for a friend. This erosion bowl, found in the museum’s gift shop, is made from recycled glass by a local artist. $220. www.columbusmuseum.org
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Community Antiquity
Anyone who has enjoyed WOSU’s award-winning Columbus Neighborhoods series is sure to appreciate this book of the same name by Tom Betti, Ed Lentz and Doreen Uhas Sauer. Published by the History Press, the book covers the history of the first six neighborhoods profiled in the series. $15. www.columbuslandmarks.org
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Custom Cookies
Worthington-based Emlolly Candy is known for its Buckeye designs, but its chocolate-covered Oreos come in a variety of other designs as well, any of which is likely to appeal to a lover of sweets on your list. Emlolly can even put together custom orders. $1.50 each. www.emlollycandy.com
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A Step Above Fruitcake
Among Giant Eagle Market District’s most interesting holiday treats is this panettone, a meticulously made sweet bread loaf with raisins and candied orange rinds. The items, made by Italian baking company Alemagna, are sold wrapped or in beautiful hat boxes at Market District, with locations in Dublin and Upper Arlington. $27.99 wrapped, $37.99 boxed. www.marketdistrict.com
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Bean Scene
Soaking beans overnight will be a thing of the past for the recipient of the Quick-Cook Bean Pot from HNL Enterprises LLC. The stainless steel pot, available in multiple sizes, drastically reduces cook time and evenly cooks dry beans; it can even be used to make baby food. $49.99-$79.99. www.hnlltd.com
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Paper Capers
You can find more than just holiday cards at Paper Source, which just opened in October at Easton Town Center. Also on the menu: Christmas tree ornaments such as this paper mache dachshund, complete with sweater. $15.95. www.paper-source.com
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Rock on
Rockmill Brewery of Lancaster is making a special holiday addition to its line-up of Belgian-style brews. The Saison Super magnifies the elements of the brewery’s standard saison to add warming power in the colder months. $18.99. www.rockmillbrewery.com
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O Christmas Ski, O Christmas Ski
Snow Trails ski resort in Mansfield is offering a pair of deals just in time for gift-giving season: a 3PEAT Beginners Card, which encompasses three visits to learn to ski and snowboard, and a Five for Fun Card, which offers five two-hour snow tubing sessions. The deals are available via Snow Trails’ website by entering promo code CSD13. $99 3PEAT, $100 Five for Fun. www.snowtrails.com
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Flying High
The Sky Behind Me: A Memoir of Flying and Life details the 40-year career of retired helicopter pilot Byron Edgington. Edgington’s experiences in Vietnam, National Guard aviation service and Air Medical are just a few of the stories related by the Ohio native. $16.63. www.byronedgington.com
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Top of the Glass
The glass studio is an important part of The Works’ operation, which means there are plenty of custom glass gifts available at the Newark center’s gift shop. These hand-crafted blown glass tumblers are available in a variety of colors and patterns. $14. www.attheworks.org
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The Art of Eating
Molecular gastronomy is popular at high-end restaurants, but it can also experimented with at home thanks to the Cuisine R-evolution, available at the Wexner Center for the Arts’ store in the University District. The kit includes pre-measured food additives, specialized molecular tools and a 50-recipe DVD. $58.95. www.wexarts.org
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Fine Wining
Any of those fruit wines you read about in the November edition of CityScene would make a tasty gift, too. You might recall the line-up: Buckeye Winery of Newark, Wyandotte Winery of northeast Columbus and Brothers Drake Meadery of the Short North. www.buckeyewinery.com, www.wyandottewinery.com, www.brothersdrake.com
