Cool Idea of the Day: Chester County's Gift Suggestions

Cool idea of the day: Chester County Book & Music Co., West Chester, Pa., is suggesting "quick gifts for a holiday dinner party, cocktail social, house visit or office Pollyanna." These consist of a book and specific food item "together with some ribbon and a festive bow":

A bottle of wine with:

• Andrea Robinson's 2007 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone (Broadway, $12.95)
• Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2007 (Fireside, $15)
• The Murray's Cheese Handbook by Rob Kaufelt (Broadway, $12.95)

Packets of breadsticks or crackers with:

• The Murray's Cheese Handbook by Rob Kaufelt (Broadway, $12.95)

Jars of olives, cocktail onions, or maraschino cherries with:

• Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers (Algonquin, $15.95)

Recipe cards with:

• Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days by James and Kay Salter (Knopf, $27.50)

A bottle of your favorite hot sauce with:

• Wing It! by Christopher B. O'Hara (Clarkson Potter, $16.95)

A six-pack or packaged snacks with:

• Beer by Eve Adamson (Harper Torch, $6.99)
• The Ultimate Tailgater's Handbook by the American Tailgaters Association (Rutledge Hill Press, $14.99)

Packets of raw cashews, almonds and walnuts with:

• Party Nuts! 50 Recipes by Sally Sampson (Harvard Common Press, $12.95)

Packets of dry beans, dip mixes, or breads with:

• Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes by Mark Crick (Harcourt, $14.95)