Holiday shopping dilemmas are inevitable so before resorting to annual fail-safe gifts ideas like the scarf for mom and the sweater for dad, take a look at the Kambolis Restaurant Group’s holiday gift guide:

• C Food: For the art connoisseur and the foodie all-in-one, pick up a copy of C Restaurant’s debut cook book, C Food ($40). Full of beautiful photographs and gourmet recipes, this book doubles as a coffee table masterpiece and a go-to resource for all chefs-to-be.

• Gift Certificate: Say “I love you” with the gift of fine dining. Available in any denomination and valid at all three Kambolis Restaurants, this is the best gift when the way to your loved ones heart is through their stomach. For every $100 gift certificate purchased, C Restaurant will add a complimentary $25 on the house.

• Contemporary Ocean Products: Visiting family out of town? Give the best that B.C. has to offer with C Restaurant’s ocean-wise products like the all-time favourite Smoked Sockeye from the Nass & Skeena Rivers. Available at various retailers, see online (http://www.cproducts.ca/) for locations.

• Chef at Home: If she shines her brightest as the hostess with the mostess, invite Executive Chef Peter Burt or Chef Quang Dang into your home and let him be your private chef for a night. Prices vary depending on the number of guests and the menu selected. To book your own private chef, please email Curtis Wong, Director Sales and Marketing for C Restaurant at curtis@crestaurant.com.

Stock-ing Stuffer: Dreaming of a “Green” Christmas? Consider investing in a stock from Greenscape Capital Group (www.greenscapecapital.com). Greenscape (TSX: GRN) helps you invest towards a greener future by working with companies like Contemporary Ocean Products. So go ahead, ask Santa to help you and the environment out.