Hello Toasties! Thanks for all the recipes the other week. This week’s picture is of a chicken Kiev with mushrooms and mashed potatoes that The Bartender did not make. But could have.

The question is, however, what’s the best gift for a host? Say you’re staying with them for 3 days to a week. In their home. And they don’t have children for whom gift bringing is obvious. Many New Yorkers say Diptyque candles or Aesop soap. Other ideas? Or just open thread like the wind!