The drive to make culinary magic in the kitchen doesn't come cheap or easy. A dish is really only as good as it's ingredients and tools -- and the inspiration behind it. In other words, good cooking is often simple, but it can't really be faked. So treat the amateur chef in your life to some gourmet goodies that will help them keep their kitchen lit up through the year.
Kozlik’s Canadian Mustard ($6)
The St. Lawrence market mainstay (with the pretzel stick samples) has been making handmade mustard in small batches with the same, family-owned recipe since 1948. Said recipe uses 100 per cent Canadian mustard seed and other locally sourced ingredients, and is a perfect(ly Canadian) example of a gourmet staple every cook needs in their fridge.
