Lana Turner An icon of Harlem fashion—and wearer of incredible hats—who has worked in New York City real estate and art.

Bevy Smith Television personality, host of SiriusXM’s Bevelations, and author of the forthcoming book, Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie.

Dapper Dan Fashion designer and Harlem native who introduced high fashion to hip-hop.

Rakiem Walker Composer, saxophonist, pianist, and leader of the Rakiem Walker Project.

Marcus Samuelsson Chef, cookbook author, and the host for the evening.

Melba Wilson Cookbook author, president of the New York Hospitality Alliance, and founder of quintessential Harlem restaurant Melba’s.

Maya Haile Model, philanthropist, and founder of Three Goats, which supports the health and well-being of vulnerable communities in Ethiopia. She and Samuelsson have been married since 2009.

Thelma Golden Director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, where she has encouraged the exploration of race, culture, and community through art.

Gloria Ryann Lead vocalist of the Rakiem Walker Project and an artist-in-residence at the Red Rooster.

These three new entries in the apéritif scene deliver on both style—those labels!—and substance. Swap Faccia Brutto for Campari to make citrusy Americanos with just a hint of cherry cola. $35; leonandsonswine.com. Ghia’s satisfyingly bitter, nonalcoholic apéritif is delicious with tonic. $33; drinkghia.com. And Mommenpop pairs California wine with California citrus for a sunny, juicy apéritif begging to be spritzed. $34; mommenpop.com

Why, designer Rafael Prieto wondered, do Belgium and Switzerland steal the chocolate spotlight when Mexico has such ancient traditions with cacao? He launched Casa Bosques Chocolates in response, working with chefs like Elena Reygadas to pair Latin American chocolate with blue maize, hoja santa, and cardamom. $12–$22; casabosques.co

Piera Bochner learned mold making while training as a sculptor in Berlin, and after casting a candle mold from a romanesco, she knew she had found her muse. She scours the greenmarket for textural fruits and vegetables like bitter melon, sugar apple, and bumpy decorative gourds to make candles that are one part produce and one part NSFW. $35-$79; pierabochner.com

Ceramist Lalese Stamps was in a rut, so every day for 100 days, she challenged herself to make a different mug out of sleek black clay, fashioning unique handles for each. One resembles the rings of Saturn, another a tiny steering wheel, and a third sports spikes worthy of Bowser Koopa. These two suggest rainbows in monochrome. $52; lolly-lolly.com

In 2020 we stockpiled beans and babied our sourdough starters, but nothing changed us quite like this Blue Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit. We watched with fascination as tiny capped heads sprouted, sometimes doubling in size throughout the day, until the largest ones neared the diameter of Eggo waffles. Nature is weird! But also delicious sauteed in butter. $34; smallhold.com

Whether you’re prepping your mise en place or mixing up holiday cookies, this nesting set of stainless-steel bowls from Japanese mid-century industrial designer Sori Yanagi has you covered. They’re the perfect combo of form and function, and it’s no wonder pastry chef Ayako Kurokawa of Brooklyn bakery Burrow swears by them. $217; jinenstore.com

This year you may be sitting out the big, glitzy New Year’s Eve party, but there’s no reason you can’t have oysters and Champagne at home. Order a sack from Hog Island Oyster Co. and practice shucking from the comfort of your own couch. $75 for 36; hogislandoysters.com

The problem with flowers is that, like youth and Girl Scout cookie season, they don’t last forever. This is why we love artist and floral designer Tosha Stimage’s arrangements—they’re already dead! The Everlasting Mini showcases exuberant dyed pink blooms, magenta leaves, and fuchsia grasses, all dried and ready for long-term display. $28; saintflora.com

Handcrafted by master artisans in northern Ghana, these Baba Tree Pakurigo Wave baskets are woven from durable vetiver grass. Their undulating, organic forms remind us of mollusk shells or pattypan squash run amok. Store picnic blankets and linens in the larger one, which measures 17 inches across, and use the smaller, 12-inch basket for your winter clementine stash. $85-$200; babatree.com

We may not be flying much this year, but our favorite presents are. With that in mind, Marcus sent Janelle a rose gold Calpak Baye hat box filled with curated gifts he knew she’d love. $125; calpaktravel.com

Everything sounds better in vinyl—especially Songs in the Key of Life, the 1976 album from the great Stevie Wonder, one of Janelle’s all-time-favorite musicians. $43; amazon.com

One good-looking way to protect yourself these days is this denim ruffle face mask from 69 in Los Angeles. Even better: 100 percent of profits go to support the racial justice organization Color of Change. $25; sixty-nine.us

A vintage baseball hat repping Janelle’s hometown of Kansas City, Kansas—home of the National Negro League’s wildly successful team, the Monarchs. Before Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he made his home with KC.

This limited-edition design renders illustrator E. Simms Campbell’s Jazz Age map of Harlem's nightclubs in 22k gold. As Marcus says, “It’s a proud candle. It speaks to the neighborhood it’s made in.” $60; harlemcandlecompany.com

Something sweet to cap it all off: An ooey-gooey miso chocolate chip cookie straight from Ginny’s Supper Club, Marcus’s slinky cocktail lounge and restaurant under Red Rooster. Make them at home with this recipe.