2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Food and Home

Your drinking buddy deserves a stone-cold awesome gift like these Sparq Stones which give new meaning to the phrase on the rocks. Store the ice-cube shaped stones in the freezer until you're ready to use, then place them in the beverage of choice to keep it cold without diluting it – no one likes a weak drink at a holiday party! Plus, during those cold, more romantic nights he can microwave them to keep his girl's drink piping hot. Made from real soapstone, these small rocks have no taste or smell, and won’t damage your barware.

($25; www.containerstore.com)