Cup-of-Jo Gift Guide Part #6: Your Genius Epicurean Stepdad Who Made Fun of You the Third-Year-in-a-Row That You Gave Him Balsamic Vinegar.

Alphabet Bookends, $39.95 each. (Click here to look at the amazing close-up images.)

Onion action goggles, $20. (They protect your eyes when you're chopping onions--genius!)

Shot glasses from Scandinavia, $61.

Foreskin's Lament, $16.50. (Awkward title, great book.)

Silver Cookbook Holder, $34.

Wobbly cognac glasses, $55.

Murray's cheese class, two hours in NYC, $50.