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The AIR SUPPLY Experts’ Guide to the Holidays
In the Kitchen with Gaz Herbert
The Mexican-born chef grew up between Colombia and the U.K., where he cooked at the River Café and Ikoyi. Earlier this year, he opened Comal, a Mexican-inflected restaurant on N.Y.C.’s Lower East Side. Herbert’s secrets to a successful holiday menu include warm plates, Mexican chilies, and love
Gaz Herbert
Come On In
Baby, It’s Warm Inside
Home for the Holidays
Chicken Roasting on an Open Fire
“When I was six, I was gifted Simon Hopkinson’s Roast Chicken and Other Stories, published the year of my birth. I read it front to back. The namesake recipe is a mainstay, wherever I am calling home.”
Bottomless Good Cheer
Drink and be Merry
“Sourcing a large-format red wine is something I have always ritualized at Christmas. I have had some enormous bottles grace the dining table over the years. On my mantle I have a Methuselah of 1987 Chateau Gruaud Larose covered in signatures of those who enjoyed it several Christmases ago.”
Knives Out
Never a Dull Moment
“A very sharp carving knife is an essential tool when working with large cuts of meat. I use a Japanese Sujihiki, which slices right through anything.”
Cracking Up
Holiday Bangers
“No Christmas table setting is complete without the U.K. tradition of Christmas crackers, a wrapped up collection of toys, jokes, or poems. Everyone around the table pulls theirs apart and they open with a small explosion.”
To Give and to Get
Shop Gaz’s Holiday Picks
Casa Bosques Chocolates
Chocolate Domino Set - Pure Dark
$40
“Delicious chocolates that are the perfect gift around the holidays.”
Boy Smells
Starry Spice Candle
$44
“These candles smell amazing and are slow burning. They last forever.”
Drake’s
Navy Cashmere Shawl Collar Cardigan
$1,495
“It’s not the holidays without a cozy sweater. This one is perfect for a chilly walk.”
Perla Valtierra
Hand-Glazed Ceramic Small Serving Bowl
$168
“Valtierra makes amazing ceramics, ideal for serving. Abask has great packaging and a great selection.”
Aesop
Reverence Aromatique Hand Wash
$46
“No other soap smells as good, or is as good at eliminating cooking smells from your hands.”
Holiday 2025 Gift Guides
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