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Part 4 Enhancing life's adventures...some stuff -like small gadgets, socks ( never have enough ) and devour-able (inhale-able) eats...are perfect gifts-both clever, portable and/or tasty! about palm sized Press for multiple light modes-flash, red, edge-lit  &1350 mAh battery power Brooklyn (!!!) based BioLite makes the cleverest portable stove aka energy source we've written up plenty of times for its twig eating' usb charging' ways...what's new is this small lightweight BioLite/charger-"BE Seen" with a USB charge in/out=never miss sharing it on social media. Comes with integrated collapsible clipstand. USB charge in/out-clipstand pops out-hang in a shirt pocket tent etc love this-comes with attachment-bike bracket for cyclists! Tiny LED lights on side-battery charge indicator. Never miss a moment from the cheap seats (aka the only spots left for non-bot buying general public grrrr)  with   MAVEN Outdoor Equipme...

Marshmallow Peeps are classics...but guarantee these suggestions will disappear a lot faster... From La Maison du Chocolat ...beautifully packaged (as always) ---made with rich milk or dark chocolates....Easter Bunny, and the elegant Praline Egg Coffret with four kinds of Pralines... B.T. McELRATH-San Fran's own seasonal offerings  -70% dark chocolate, white chocolate, and 40% milk chocolate (left to right)- with delicious fillings...

True Luxury-A Glamorous Fashion Show by Coco Chanel Muse-Jackie Rogers  and La Nuit Du Chocolat  by French Premium Chocolatier Maison Du Chocolat  10 West 56th Street & 1018 Madison Ave. NYC True artistry and in turn, imo- the present day world of sophisticated luxury goods- is referential to the past-but not 'stuck' in idolatry- reveries for the old days...instead... acknowledging the 'present' -via embracing the finer details of craft traditions---and then fused with the what's innovative and what 'works'- with the realities of how 21st century inhabitants live and buy goods.  And  successes doesn't necessarily depend on conjuring up the most 'likes' from the latest social media platforms...but more so-fulfilling the high expectations and need of its discerning clientele...accessibly so. On the same glorious crisp autumnal evening in NYC (October 20th)...two 'brands' of luxury embraced the aforementioned MO- in their own w...

Gifts that guarantee an invite back…the no-brainer choice is ALWAYS luxury chocolates---and the best is from La Maison du Chocolat . It starts with the Holiday 2013's festive packaging ---an annual creative effort with this year's theme A Midwinter Night's Dream… Each morsel, whether a Maison truffle, creamy filled ganache, mouth watering solid chocolate or deluxe Macaron à la Ganache- is a revelation as to what quality really is. Seriously, have just once, and what goes for chocolate in the USA becomes a bad joke on tastebuds. Limited Edition Gift Box of Macarons $22 Duo of Pears, Noire de Noir, Blanc de Noir, Noir Hazelnut, Nougat Dark and Nougat Creamy -The Midwinter Night's Dream Coffrets $48, $67, $98  Elegance personified-with "a nod to the carols of yesteryear…"La Mason du Chocolat's seasonal offerings of chocolate and macarons crafted by master chocolatier Nicolas Cloiseau result from months of sourcing the exact i...