2021 Gourmet holiday gifts thread - post favorites here

[Anonymous]

Olive oils, nuts, baked goods, tamales, fruit, candy, steaks, cheese, etc. Post recommendations here. Bonus points for local businesses.

[Anonymous]

My family enjoyed the monthly cheese club from Each Peach. I think they are in Petworth.

[Anonymous]

Smoked salmon — from Made in Seattle.
Honey Baked Ham.
Lemon curd.
Caramels and toffee from Velatis. (Local)

I would love a pound of Turkish pistachios. No gift box needed!
Apricot fruit leather would be nice too.

[Anonymous]

Cheese from Murray’s Cheeses in NYC
Beef jerky from Woody’s in Centerville TX
Neuhaus chocolates from Belgium

[Anonymous]

Brightland Olive Oil and vinegars
G&M crabcakes from Baltimore (shipped frozen)
Beecher’s Macaroni and Cheese
Greenberg’s smoked turkey
For fun, Fischer’s caramel corn from DE beaches

[Anonymous]

Eli's cheesecake

Stone crabs from Joe's Stone Crab

[Anonymous]

Pretzels from Eastern Standard Provisions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretzels from Eastern Standard Provisions

Careful with this one. They were extremely overwhelmed last year and an order I placed to arrive early December arrived mid-January.

[Anonymous]

Caroline’s Cakes

And I don’t care—troll me—a Harry & David box always goes over well with my direct reports and anyone else I’ve sent them to.

[Anonymous]

They ship Levain bakery cookies nowadays - I like those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretzels from Eastern Standard Provisions

Careful with this one. They were extremely overwhelmed last year and an order I placed to arrive early December arrived mid-January.

Did you otherwise like how they tasted?

[Anonymous]

Jo’s Candies online - milk chocolate covered Graham’s are incredible!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smoked salmon — from Made in Seattle.
Honey Baked Ham.
Lemon curd.
Caramels and toffee from Velatis. (Local)

I would love a pound of Turkish pistachios. No gift box needed!
Apricot fruit leather would be nice too.

Double check that shipping address. 😉

Read the “misdelivered ham” thread if you haven’t already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eli's cheesecake

Stone crabs from Joe's Stone Crab

Something to keep in mind before you pay Joes prices for stone crab claws. Stone crab claws are pulled off and immediately boiled on the boats that harvest them don’t spoil (they throw the crabs back to regrow new claws, although not all survive the process). When the boats dock, buyers select the now-cooked and frozen claws, which they thaw and serve. https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Buy-Fresh-From-Florida/Seafood-Products/Stone-Crab

Joes has somehow convinced people that they “make” the best claws but the truth is you can order from a lot of the boats themselves for a fraction of the price and the product is identical. Plus, you support a small business with your purchase. I’ve used https://www.keylargofisheries.com/product/large-stone-crabs-2/ but if you google around you’ll find more options.

[Anonymous]

I adore Godiva truffles and buy these for my colleagues as a “small” but nice present. We do a simple gift exchange and have to keep it under $30.