Christmas gift ideas for your sister or bestie

Tuesday 21 December 2010, 4:07 PM
By The Team | Posted in Things

A sister may hog the bathroom and ‘borrow’ your clothes – whether you’re male or female. But like your bestie, they see you at your best and your worst, and will still love you anyway. This Christmas, show how much you care for the sisterhood!

French Brasserie

If your sister has been inspired by Masterchef and is attempting to make a giant festive cone of macaroons this Christmas, she will surely enjoy a lunch from the country that created the word ‘cuisine’. Hidden in a laneway off Flinders Lane, this sophisticated French restaurant offers cordon bleu classics such as salade nicoise, duck in orange sauce and their famed crème brulee. Best of all, this is one gift you can both share!

A three-course lunch for two with a glass of sparkling will cost around $160

Cocktails and tapas

Bluestone Downstairs provides the ideal spot for co-conspiring and plotting how you can make the move on the shy boy in the IT department. With two designer cocktails to lubricate the mind and delicious share plates to fill the belly, your sis or bestie will love the opportunity to sup in clandestine surroundings and combine your feminine wiles. Poor Francis doesn’t stand a chance.

Cocktails and tapas for two $80

Muff Clothing consignment

If your sister loves anything from your wardrobe, chances are that she’ll be happy with anything pre-loved, vintage or recycled. A voucher from Muff Clothing will extend her repertoire even more with fresh, second-hand garments delivered daily at their underground store in Campbell arcade, underneath Flinders Street station. Find designer looks such as Alannah Hill and Scanlan and Theodore, as well as unique finds that deserve another airing.

The sky’s the limit, vouchers start from $10 up.

Craft Victoria

The perfect accessory for the caffeine addicted, that will have your bestie buzzing. This beautifully designed and hand-raised porcelain cup will comfortably fit the standard takeaway coffee cup – and keep her looking stylish. Commissioned by Craft Victoria’s New Craft Project, artists Michaela and Ingrid have designed these cups to barista specs so this cup will never overfloweth.

Porcelain cup $30

Christmas gift ideas for grandparents

Thursday 16 December 2010, 4:01 PM
By The Team | Posted in Things

Grandparents are the hardest to buy for. What do you buy for someone who’s had a lifetime to accumulate all the hankies, soap and socks they would need for several generations? That’s why we’re here to help – there’s at least one present here that will be perfect for your Granny, Nan or Pop.

Koko Black Grandmaster 64 piece gift box
This is no ordinary box of chocolates; this is the Grand Daddy of all chocolates. The magnificent Grandmaster box contains every permutation of chocolate desire that you could hope for – all attractively housed in a chess set-like box. Although your grandparents might have trouble keeping the ‘chess pieces’ long enough to survive an entire game.

 $125 for the ultimate indulgence

The Plantation at Dymocks
Di Morrissey is Australia’s Barbara Cartland, although her mascara is not as thick and her outfits a more subtle pink, her stories are just as captivating as the Great Dame herself. Plantation is set in the lush, tropical island of Langkawi, Malaysia where the story’s heroine, Julie Reagan delves into a family mystery at her grandfather’s rubber plantation, and uncovers her grandmother’s shocking secret.

Could this book prompt some confessions from Nanna over Christmas lunch perhaps?
Discover the secret for only $33

Victorian Opera
With more drama and costume changes than Days of Our Lives, the Victorian Opera provides an action-packed 2011 calendar for the sophisticated senior in your life. Hear the greatest hits from Mozart, Verdi and Bach, as well as a contemporary new commission by Australia’s own Kathy Lette, How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints). Just hope it doesn’t give Gran any wild ideas…

A seniors A-reserve subscription for three operas $240

Christmas gifts for your Kris Kringle

Friday 10 December 2010, 2:38 PM
By The Team | Posted in Things

Is it really true we all spend more time with our workmates than with our loved ones? In that case, you’d better get them something good. Set an example with your thoughtful KK gift for under $20.

Black night mini golf

Hit golf balls around a cute and kitsch mini golf course with an Australiana theme, guided by glow-in-the-dark lights.

We can’t think of a single person who wouldn’t enjoy this kind of adventure.

Tickets: $13 (adult) and $10 (child)

Grill’d

Grill’d is arguably the best burger chain in town, with a huge variety of flavours and chips that have received praise from real food critics and possibly from quite a few of your colleagues. Grab your workmate a voucher and guarantee them a tasty meal close to the office.

Vouchers available – choose your value

Mrs Fields cookies

Cookies are the ultimate workplace super food. Keep your blueberries, your linseed and your goji berries for the hours outside nine and five. Think how many meetings have been made, how many teams built, how many powerpoints presented – fuelled only by the power of the cookie. Cookies as KK gifts say: ‘You can do it! I believe in you!’

Christmas-themed cookies now in store.

Eco Innovators Showcase Shop

Eco Innovators has rescued many a city worker with its brilliant stash of gifts for pretty much every kind of person in the planet. Except maybe staunch climate change deniers. And even they’d be tempted by some of the lovely wares here. Good news for KK purchasers is that if you spend $40 at this store, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win a super-cool Christmas hamper.

 Keep Cups start from $14 and you can mix and match colours.