There’s a beloved and oft-replicated needlepoint pillow design that reads, “You never know how many friends you have until you have a country house.” Well, the sun’s out, summer Fridays have commenced, and it’s high time to reunite with friends and family, preferably in a balmy, waterfront location belonging to someone you love. So what is the to bring your weekend host or hostess? Of course, there are some one-size-fits-all options—olive oil soap in the shape of grapes, a Murano glass nut bowl—but the best hostess gifts are the most thoughtful ones, targeted to the recipient and his or her interests.
’s Guide to the Best Hostess Gifts: Herewith, a curated gift selection by type of host from the Southampton doyenne who considers tablescaping the eighth art to the on-the-couch Olympian who loves sports since watching and is practicing her pickleball as she waits to see if Nadal ends up in the Olympics after all, to some high end gays who put Tom Hollander’s character to shame. For the Southampton Doyenne..
. For Some High-End Gays..
. It might not be a palazzo in Sicily but everything in this couple’s home is chicer than yours so gifting them is daunting. Arrive with an elegant comestible: designer chocolate or Via Carota Old Fashioned mix and you guarantee not to end up overboard like Jennifer Coolidge in Challenged Her.
.. Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor confirmed her as a .
From pickle to Padel, she can’t get enough. She’s also a world class on-the-couch.