SALTY SWEET SUMPTUOUS GIFTS!

Food is a gift in and of itself. We’ve been searching for some extra beautiful treats to add to our holiday and celebrations gift lists. And this year, we’re fancying the idea of some gorgeous caviar to get the party started and some delightful little cakes to end it on a sweet note.

We’re sharing our picks with you. Check out 100% sustainably farmed caviar, from Royal Belgian and a few magnificent caviar service pieces that can keep the spirit going year after year.

And why settle for boring petit fours, when you can give little masterpiece cakes by Bon Vivant ! With beautiful colors, breathtaking floral icing, and perfect jewel boxes, they make the sweetest gifts.

So whether you need a host/hostess gift to bring along to a dinner party or you’ve simply got some special foodies on your list, check out the beautiful ideas we found below.

And just because it’s the holidays, we’re starting with dessert first!

BON VIVANT NEW YORK PETIT CAKES

Bon Vivant New York Petit Cakes come in a delicious assortment of flavors, from Bourbon Vanilla to Coffee Cream to Lemon Zest  to Lavender Bloom to Rose Petal (Pink).

They are made extra special with the addition of real vanilla bean caviar, fresh lavender buds and rose petals, fresh lemon zest, rich coffee buttercream.

Each cake is topped with the finest almond marzipan then dipped in a deliciously smooth liqueur-laced sugar icing.

You can compose your own symphony of assorted flavors.

Maya Hormia former a bank employee, was inspired by a speech she heard delivered by Steve Jobs. She was moved to find and pursue her true passion in pastries during an exploratory year that included enrollment and certifications in the Culinary & Pastry Arts from the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu.

Petit fours became her muse. Now Bon Vivant crafts beautiful sweets for Iconic luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton, Cartier, and Tiffany.

Bon Vivant Petits Fours are made with delicate vanilla cake laced with fine liqueur. The cake is then layered with a richly flavored buttercream infused in a choice of vanilla beans or lavender flowers.  

As with all Bon Vivant cakes, almond marzipan is layered on top of the cake next. The cake is then enrobed in a fondant glaze deliciously smoothened with complimenting liqueur.

They’re perfect with tea, coffee, or champagne! Beautiful endings to beautiful evenings….

Order Bon Vivant New York Petite Cakes here.

ROYAL BELGIAN CAVIAR

Royal Belgian Caviar farms exceptional caviar. It works with its own breeding stock of different sturgeon varieties.

By using only non-ovulated eggs, with an ultrasound RBC checks for each sturgeon, only perfect egg quality is used.

Perfect level of salt is added to the eggs to ensure the perfect balance.

Whether you eat the luscious pearls straight out of the jar with a pearly spoon or you add a dollop atop a blini or a fancy hors d’oeuvre pillow, Royal Belgian delivers the most luxurious bites. Try some RBC Osietra atop a white macaron gilded with mascarpone, sour cream and lime.

RBC Beluga has a delicate salty flavor, followed by rich creamy touches, for an incredibly refined aftertaste.

RBC White Pearl is rich, buttery and melts on your tongue. Osietra has subtle nutty and mineral notes.

Royal Belgian Caviar is farmed with 100% sustainable practices.

 

M.J. COHEN SERVICE FLATWARE

Quirky modern vintage sterling silver flatware, designed by noted silver artist Mardi-jo Cohen, is set with peridot, citrine, and amethyst stones. They would look gorgeous in caviar service.

All all pieces are signed, dated 1989, and marked sterling on the verso.

Cohen's work is featured in the Permanent Collection of MAD- (Museum Of Art & Design In New York.

Available at 1stdibs.

BRAGANTI STURGEON CENTERPIECE

Sturgeon, the fish behind the best caviar, is rendered in entirely in silver in this gorgeous caviar serving piece, designed and crafted by Braganti.

The opening at the of this opulent centerpiece is designed to hold a caviar jar. Every detail is finely rendered, with scales, fins, and teeth each a work of art.

Available at 1stdibs.

1920S MOTHER-OF-PEARL CAVIAR SPREADERS

This pair of handcrafted 1920s mother-of-pearl spreaders are perfect for serving delicate caviar pearls on toast points or blinis.

Not only do they present a pretty picture, with their opalescent shades of warm grey contrasting against darker grey osetra or beluga, but mother-of-pearl is kinder to the tender eggs than metal -- it does not impart any taste and is gentler on the fragile sacs.

Available at 1stdibs.

ALESSANDRO MANDRUZZATO GEODE GLASS CAVIAR BOWL

This rare Italian Murano diamond faceted geode glass caviar bowl, designed by Alessandro Mandruzzato, is magnificent vessel. From the blackest eggs, to paler greys, to coral, the bowl contrasts and complements, with brilliant colors of blue and violet, with shards of light shooting through.

Available at 1stdibs.

 

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: “Box of 9 Assorted Petit Cakes.” Courtesy of Bon Vivant New York.
2. Image: Petits Fours Demitasse. Courtesy of Bon Vivant New York.
3. Image: “Rose Petal Bon Vivant Petits Fours.”Courtesy of Bon Vivant New York.
4. Image: Petits Fours Demitasse. Courtesy of Bon Vivant New York.
5. Image: “Box of Lavender Bloom Petit Cakes.” Courtesy of Bon Vivant New York.
6. Image: “Watermelon marinated in dashi vinegar, pearls of mozzarella & cones of kohlrabi with Royal Belgian Caviar.” Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.
7. Image: Macarons with mascarpone, sour cream, lime, & Royal Belgian Caviar. Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.
8. Image: Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.
9. Image: “Flatware Modern Museum Sterling, Gemstone Service Flatware,” designed by M.J. Cohen. Courtesy of 1stdibs.
10. Image: Silver “Sturgeon Centerpiece.” Designed by Braganti. Courtesy of 1stdibs.
11. Image: “Handcrafted 1920s Mother-of-Pearl Caviar Spreaders.” Courtesy of 1stdibs.
12. Image: “Rare Italian Murano Diamond Faceted Geode Glass Bowl/Caviar Bowl,” designed by Alessandro Mandruzzato. Courtesy of 1stdibs.
13. Image: by THOR. “Caviar.” Salmon roe (left) and sturgeon caviar (right) served with mother of pearl caviar spoons.
14. Image: “Platinum.” Crossbreed between Russian and Siberian sturgeon. Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.
15. Image: “Squid, sorrel, buttermilk & Platinum Caviar.” Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.
16. Image: Osietra Pearl Caviar. Courtesy of Royal Belgian Caviar.