7 Mouthwatering Gift Ideas for the Food-Lover in Your Life
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1/7’Tis the season, so feel free to indulge in gifts both naughty and nice, whether they’re for loved ones or just a little something special for yourself. Here’s a festive idea: a tin of frosted cupcakes, each topped with a sugar snowflake and stuffed with Belgian chocolate mousse. $75 for a dozen, at Dean & Deluca, 560 Bway., NYC, 212-226-6800.’Tis the season, so feel free to indulge in gifts both naughty and nice, whether they’re for loved ones or just a little something special for yourself. Here’s a festive idea: a tin of frosted cupcakes, each topped with a sugar snowflake and stuffed with Belgian chocolate mousse. $75 for a dozen, at Dean & Deluca, 560 Bway., NYC, 212-226-6800.
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2/7Talk about being abuzz with activity: Beekeeper Margot Dorn, the founder of Brooklyn Queen, has recently added three large hives to her local colony, producing raw spring and fall honey just in time for holiday gift-giving. $20 a jar, at O Live Brooklyn, 140 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, 718-783-1680.Talk about being abuzz with activity: Beekeeper Margot Dorn, the founder of Brooklyn Queen, has recently added three large hives to her local colony, producing raw spring and fall honey just in time for holiday gift-giving. $20 a jar, at O Live Brooklyn, 140 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, 718-783-1680.
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3/7Giuseppe and Laetitia Damiani, who split their time between New York and the Hamptons, recently launched Masseria Ghietta tapenades, a line of imported Mediterranean spreads that are almost too chic to eat. $14 a jar, at Marie Eiffel Market, 184 N. Ferry Rd., Shelter Island, 631-749-0003.Giuseppe and Laetitia Damiani, who split their time between New York and the Hamptons, recently launched Masseria Ghietta tapenades, a line of imported Mediterranean spreads that are almost too chic to eat. $14 a jar, at Marie Eiffel Market, 184 N. Ferry Rd., Shelter Island, 631-749-0003.
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4/7These locally handmade marshmallows—available in toasted coconut, vanilla bean, or mocha—elevate the campfire staple into an extraordinary affair. $12 a dozen, at Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, 28 Greenwich Ave., NYC, 212-498-9810.These locally handmade marshmallows—available in toasted coconut, vanilla bean, or mocha—elevate the campfire staple into an extraordinary affair. $12 a dozen, at Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, 28 Greenwich Ave., NYC, 212-498-9810.
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5/7Using primary ingredients from a family farm in the Dominican Republic, Cacao Prieto makes its bean-to-bar chocolates, available in several flavors and packaged in handsome wrappers, in the heart of Red Hook. $10 a bar, at Homecoming, 107 Franklin St., Brooklyn, 347-457-5385.Using primary ingredients from a family farm in the Dominican Republic, Cacao Prieto makes its bean-to-bar chocolates, available in several flavors and packaged in handsome wrappers, in the heart of Red Hook. $10 a bar, at Homecoming, 107 Franklin St., Brooklyn, 347-457-5385.
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6/7In his spare time, C&G contributing photographer Anastassios Mentis imports this delicious olive oil made on his family’s farm in Laconia, Greece. From $14 a bottle, at Eastern District, 1053 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, 718-349-1432.In his spare time, C&G contributing photographer Anastassios Mentis imports this delicious olive oil made on his family’s farm in Laconia, Greece. From $14 a bottle, at Eastern District, 1053 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, 718-349-1432.
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7/7Brooklyn-based Salty Road’s peppermint saltwater taffy is a fresh holiday twist on a seaside classic. $7 a box, at Bedford Cheese Shop, 265 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, 718-599-7588.Brooklyn-based Salty Road’s peppermint saltwater taffy is a fresh holiday twist on a seaside classic. $7 a box, at Bedford Cheese Shop, 265 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, 718-599-7588.
This article appears in the November 2016 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).
