Holiday Gifts For Gourmands
December 1, 2011 My favorite part of celebrating the holidays is sharing the gift of good food with loved ones. With that in mind, here are some favorites we're craving this season. Your friends and family will appreciate these gourmet gifts. Most of all, their taste buds will adore you.
Dragonfly Cakes creates the prettiest petit fours. Thin layers of moist vanilla cake, velvety buttercream, jam, and marzipan make up these tiny pastries. The Christmas gift box contains flavors of Chocolate, Vanilla-Orange, and Apricot. $36 (16 pieces), www.dragonflycakes.com.
Looking for a luxurious chocolate gift? Vosges Haut-Chocolat has plenty of options. The awesome Comfort Food Tower contains the 9-piece Caramel Marshmallow Collection, 1/2lb of Bapchi's Caramel Toffee and a 4-piece box of Organic Peanut Butter Bonbons. Use the discount code "VosgesFriend" for 15% off all purchases from now until December 31, 2011. $59, www.vosgeschocolate.com.
The Fennel Pollen Shortbread cookies from Botanical Bakery are out of this world. Expect notes of honey, licorice or even curry with each bite. The Peppermint Cacao Shortbread is also another favorite. $6.50 (3.5 oz.), www.botanicalbakery.com.
The new Tequila Don Julio 70 Añejo Claro will intrigue tequila aficionados. The world’s first clear añejo tequila, the new innovation filters añejo tequila through a specialty process to restore the crisp agave flavor traditionally found in a Blanco. It combines the signature flavors of a Blanco with the complex notes of wild honey, vanilla and toasted oak. $70, www.donjulio.com.
La Cocina has a tempting Half-Pint Box filled with sweet and salty snacks including Clairesquares, Kika's Treats, Neococoa Chocolate Truffles, Alfajores from Sabores Del Sur, Jamu Root Drink and delicious plaintain chips from Estrellita's Snacks. $35, www.lacocinasf.org/lacocinastor.
479 Popcorn has a limited edition Holiday Box that will make any popcorn lover swoon with delight. You get 3 bags of popcorn in Ginger Sesame, Fleur de Sel Caramel and Vietnamese Cinnamon Sugar flavors, Peppermint Bark Shortbread, Vanilla-Cinnamon Toffee Almonds and Almond Toffee + Dark Chocolate. $52, www.479popcorn.com.
Love your liquid gold? Calivirgin has a lovely Flavored Olive Oil Trio ($62) that will spice up any holiday meal. To compliment the oils, don't forget to get the Balsamic Pair ($34), a duo of Barrel-Aged Balsamic Vingar and Very Berry Ginger Balsamic from Modena. www.calivirgin.com.
Have a wine lover on your gift list? Get them the 2011 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau. For an urban interpretation, this year's label was also designed by Brooklyn graffiti artist Kaves. $10, www.duboeuf.com.
For editorial consideration, review samples were provided for this post.
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