2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Dads

A cozy sweater that comes in three colors, $45, for handsome professor vibes. (This red one is cool, too.)

Maldon Smoked Sea Salt Flakes, $6.50, which my cookbook-writing friend Odette says is “off-the-charts” on fish, chicken, salads, burrata, or the rim of a cocktail glass. Plus, churned French butter to slather on his morning toast, $12.

The New York Times bestselling book about the American Olympic rowing team in Nazi Germany, $12. And two tickets to the George Clooney movie, coming out December 25th.

A framed snapshot for his desk/bedside table/mantlepiece, from $65, or fun framed ornaments.

Hand-ripped noodles meal kit, serves four, with lamb, beef, pork, or vegan. From $44.

The labyrinth game he loved playing with you when you were growing up, and now it’s the grandkids turn! $40. Or the classics: Connect Four, Guess Who, and Battleship.

A temporary tattoo because it would be so funny to see him tatted up. $5.50.

Your favorite everyday sunscreen, $22, since he doesn’t apply it enough and you fret over him! (Plus, one for yourself.)

An incredible after-dinner drink. “Sisters Cristina, Antonella and Elisabetta Nonino and sixth generation Francesca Nonino, proudly continue their family’s legacy, walking in the footsteps of their grandmother Silvia — the first female distiller in Italy — and their mother, Giannola — developer of the world’s first single varietal grappa.” YES! $46.

A donation in his name to Transportation Alternatives, which expands bike lanes and adds school safety cameras and helps make NYC streets safe.

A note saying how much you cherish him, because that’s all he really wants anyway. $5.50.

P.S. The 2022 gift guide for dads, the 2021 gift guide for dads and the 2020 gift guide for dads. Plus, the 2023 gift guide so far.

(Hand-ripped noodles via Kottke.)

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