Local Food-Related Gift Ideas?

[magpie-leah.livejournal.com]

Howdy everyone. I want to thank someone with a nice gift-basket-y food assortment from a local establishment. (Somerville or Cambridge would be awesome.)

My first thought was a dozen cupcakes from Kick Ass or some baked goods from Petsi Pies but I wonder if anyone has any healthier suggestions in case the people I'm thanking are not so much into all the sugar and flour of baked goods?

Thanks so much if you have any suggestions! I might just end up going the Harry & David route but I'd love to hear any ideas...

Comments

[magpie-leah.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I didn't realize they did this. Even though the food items probably aren't local, it would be nice to purchase this kind of thing from them. Thanks!

[narya.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't really know where everything comes from but it's probably a step up from H&D.

[ron_newman]

I'd never heard of 'Harry & David' before this, but Wrentham or Lee are a long way to go from Somerville for something like this.

[narya.livejournal.com]

I think of them primarily as a mail-order place. When I was a kid, we'd always receive a bunch of their baskets from my parents' various business associates. They're definitely a good choice if you need to get something shipped across the country but it's less than convenient if you want to deliver something in person anyway.

[magpie-leah.livejournal.com]

They are like the "cream of the crop" for fruit baskets and "fruit of the month" gifts and so forth. It's really delicious and you kinda can't go wrong with them but for this particular recipient I know they'd appreciate something very local.

Looks like they are based in OR but they get their fruit from all over the country/world.

http://www.harryanddavid.com/

[magpie-leah.livejournal.com]

I actually didn't even realize they had storefronts. I just order from the online or from their catalog. Interesting.

[turil.livejournal.com]

You could go there and pick out some local stuff. They do carry a fair amount, I believe. Taza. Dancing Deer. Stacy's Pita Chips. And you could add some plants or seeds, too. (Johnnies Seeds are from Maine.)