There are oodles of early gift giving suggestions milling about already but this morning the Mother of ultimate gift items for Holiday 2014 presented itself in my email. Ready? (dah-dah-dah dah-here it is….Valentino as in THE Valentino Garavani has penned a cookbook just in time for the  holidays. It is a glorious collection of simple and healthy recipes (Mr. Valentino only likes fresh ingredients, (no sugar, no processed anything -maybe that’s how he keeps that tan?!) and pages and pages of perfectly photographed table setting fit for a King or in this case an Emperor.  Take a moment and check out this gorgeous collection of recipes and stylish table setting available at Assouline for $150.00  http://www.assouline.com/valentino-at-the-emperor-s-table.html.

You can also purchase the book at  Amazon.com for a bit of a discount $97.28  http://www.amazon.com/Valentino-At-Emperors-Table-Garavani/dp/1614282935