Egg head. Take a break from leftover turkey dinners and rekindle the love you had for the Slanted Door — delivered right to your door — by Good Eggs. While Chef Charles Phan’s iconic Vietnamese restaurant isn’t set to reopen its doors in San Francisco’s Ferry Building until next year, he’s teamed up with the online marketplace and food delivery platform to bring you some of Slanted Door’s most popular dishes. Pick from a selection of meal kits like the pasture-raised chicken pho ($18) or any number of other ready-to-heat dishes, including pork belly cooked with young coconut and Thai chile ($25) and vegan mapo tofu ($25), for deliciously convenient meals this fall. goodeggs.com
Crystal clear. Holiday looks should be nothing less than glamorous this year, so deck a seasonal soirée with a colorful outfit from Carolina Herrera, like this Crystal Embellished Long-Sleeve Mini Dress ($3,490), available at Neiman Marcus. With its A-line silhouette and inverted box pleat skirt, this ’60s-inspired cocktail dress is a real attention-grabber. Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon is a favored designer of Bay Area fashionistas, including Lisa Zabelle, Komal Shah, Bronwyn Newport-Bradley and Pam Preston. Neiman Marcus, 150 Stockton Street, San Francisco; Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto; neimanmarcus.com
Eye spy. Handwritten thank-you notes are always in style — and a pleasant surprise in the age of email and text messages. Invitations to holiday parties, festive dinners and other gatherings will soon start piling up, so reach for this eye-catching set of Lito Stationery ($110) from L’Objet when it’s time to thank your hosts for their hospitality. The foil-stamped, embossed surrealist eye motif brings to mind the work of Salvador Dalí and Elsa Schiaparelli, making the note cards — and their porcelain-accented gift box — especially chic. Postage stamps not included. l-objet.com
Slow burn. When those with a nose for fashion get a whiff of Trudon’s Balmain Red Edition Classic “Ernesto” Candle ($180) — with notes of leather, cedarwood, tobacco and musk — the desire to have one will surely take hold. Developed by Paris-based perfumer Emilie Bouge as the would-be signature scent of Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing’s world, the fragrant candle takes inspiration from the masculinity and elegance “imaginarily embodied” by the Argentine revolutionary figure Ernesto “Che” Guevara, as Trudon puts forth. So, strike a match and start an olfactory revolution in your favorite space. Gump’s, 250 Post Street, San Francisco; gumps.com
Sweater weather. Enjoy a warm, fuzzy feeling well into winter with one or two of J.Crew’s Brushed Wool Crewneck Men’s Sweaters ($148). Shown here in Thistle (with Olive stripes), the 100 percent wool Shetland sweater — with its “hairy” texture and appearance — is available in a variety of striped and solid colorways, including Camel, Clover, Silver and Coffee. Stock up on your favorites and maybe snag a few more for gifts — the best colors tend to go fast. J.Crew, 845 Market Street, San Francisco; Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto; jcrew.com
