If the cooler weather has you falling back into your kitchen, then we have great news! Lifestyle expert Pay Chen is always looking for the tastiest treats, pantry shortcuts, and stylish gadgets to add to our kitchens. This is her list of seasonal must-haves.

Ceramics

Price: $70.00

• Toronto artist Shayna Stevenson has been making gorgeous ceramics for over a decade
• From bowls to plates to a terrazzo spoon rest – these items are worth being displayed and also make a unique and functional gift since no two pieces are alike

Coffee Maker

Price: $249.99

• Forget clunky coffee machines that you tuck into a cupboard, a sleek silver machine deserves to stay on the counter.
• With a 12-cup capacity, it’s great for entertaining and with a timer function, you can set it for when you get up in the morning or to automatically brew while you’re hosting a brunch or gathering
• This drip machine allows you to set a timer as you wrap up dinner and it will brew when you want and has a much larger capacity compared to one-cup coffee makers.

Coffee Grinder

Price: $169.99

• High-quality stainless steel conical grinder
• This allows you to gently grind coffee beans so that the coffee retains its full flavour

Milk Frother

Price: $149.99

• With its two attachments for stirring and foaming, it ensures a particularly creamy foam
• The foam attachment keeps the milk constantly moving so that the foam develops particularly small bubbles
• The result is a stiff foam that retains its consistency for a particularly long time.

Tea Towels

Price: $20.00

• An inexpensive way to add a pop of colour in the kitchen – tea towels by Claire Manning
• Her prints are cleverly designed for animal and food lovers

Sauces

Price: $9.99

• Bring the flavours of South East Asian dishes to your home – Kopi Thyme sauces and marinades
• Created by 2 friends both from Malaysia who met during university in Saskatoon, each jar represents flavours of their childhood and families along with new flavours and experiences in Canada
• Each sauce represents a regional comfort food and the sauces are their way of introducing them to people who haven’t experienced them in a way that is easy and approachable – which means you don’t have to make sauces from scratch!
• Bright, fresh flavours of some fave Malaysian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese dishes

Chocolates

Price: $14.00