Fernando writes Rice and Curry, a blog about Sri Lankan food and spicy cuisine. He posted just yesterday from Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, about Sri Lankan street food.

UPDATE: S.H. Fernando's "Rice & Curry: Sri Lankan Home Cooking" has been included among the New York Times notable cookbooks for 2011.  

Definitely have a look. Fernando's new book, "Rice & Curry: Sri Lankan Home Cooking" is a great gift for an adventurous home cook, especially if it's packaged with Skiz's Original Sri Lankan curry powders, which come in raw and roasted versions, which can be ordered through the Rice & Curry website.

Have a gift idea for Baltimore a food-lover, especially one that's made in Baltimore? Tell me about it at richard.gorelick@baltsun.com