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NewNowNext Holiday Gift Guide: Perfect Presents For Foodies And Techies

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Actually, it's been looking that way since before Halloween, but we've finally caught up with all the holiday decorations and carols.

It's time to get serious about your holiday gift list, and NewNowNext is here to help. Whether you've got a foodie friend or a gadget grandma, we have a present that even St. Nick couldn't top. Just don't be a Grinch and keep them for yourself.


Food & Drink

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Mast Chocolate Bars

Mast, 5 Bars for $50-$54 (including shipping)

Iowa's Mike and Rick Mast relocated to Brooklyn to create and proffer their high-end artisinal chocolates, which come in unique but welcoming flavors like maple pecan, serrano pepper and almond and sea salt. They're also pioneers in the bean-to-bar movement, working closely with small cacao farms in Ecuador, Madagascar, and Venezuela to ensure quality and ethical treatment. We'll admit, we're also kind of suckers for their preppy packaging. We'd love to use it as gift wrap (hint hint)

Modern Art Desserts: Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Confections, and Frozen Treats Based on Iconic Works of Art

Caitlin Freeman, $25.

Pastry chef Caitlin Freeman of Blue Bottle Coffee fame has fused modern art with modern palates to create a cookbook offering desserts inspired by Picasso, Mondrian, Robert Rauschenberg and others.

Bulleit Bourbon

Diageo, $24.99 for 750ml

Whether you pronounce it "bullet" or "boo-LAY", this Kentucky bourbon has become the potent potable of the holiday season: Thanks to a high rye content, it has a bold, spicy flavor with a clean finish and light toffee notes. Consumption has increased fivefold since 2010, and Bulleit has been winning awards and popping up in cocktails at some of America's top watering holes. Sophisticated packaging—including a cork topper—make it a classier present option than that old bottle of Wild Turkey.  (Also available: Bulleit Rye, Bulleit 10-year Bourbon)


Personal Tech

Hub 6000

myCharge, $99 

Nicknamed the “Swiss Army Knife of portable power devices,” the Hub 6000 delivers 27 additional hours of life to your smartphone, tablet and laptop—all at the same time. (The Hub 9000 offers a whopping 40 hours). It also has a built-in wall prong, Apple Lightning cable and micro-USB cable, so you can leave that mess of wires at home.

Monster DNA On-Ear Headphones

Monster,$149.95 

Why are you listening to masterful music on crummy earbuds? Available in a rainbow of colors and customizable skins, Monster DNA headphones offer amazing sound, a sharp look and pillow-soft noise isolation. You can even connect your DNA with a friend: Dual audio-input jacks let you link MusicShare headphones together and share your music.

Turtle Shell 2.0 Wireless Boombox

Outdoor Tech, $129 

Available in  black, red, white, electric blue, sea-foam green, purple, orange, green or black, this functional-yet-funky wireless BlueTooth speaker can match almost any decor. And since it's both shock- and water-resistant, this tortoise can go almost anywhere. Attach it to the "turtle claw" and you can even take it on a bike ride—provided you don't use up the nine-hour charge.

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