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These Are the 5 Host Gifts Ina Garten Brings to a Dinner Party (Hint: Wine Isn’t One of Them)

Has she ever steered you wrong?

Taryn Pire

By Taryn Pire

Updated May 8, 2025

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Quick: You’ve been invited to a dinner party and need to bring a gift for the host. Your initial impulses may include a charcuterie board, dessert, dip or bottle of wine. Your friend would likely appreciate the gesture no matter which you chose, but if you ask Ina Garten…you can do better than all of the above.

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