Show your favorite foodie traveler (and the hard-working restaurant folks!) a little love this holiday season with the delicious gift of eating local. Some of the USA’s hottest restaurants have flipped the script and are now shipping their coveted eats nationwide. So, while your loved ones might not have been able to travel to their favorite Chicago pizza joint this year, you (being the thoughtful gift-giver you are), can bring the delicious good eats to them.
You shop online (no wrapping or shipping!), they eat local and a restaurant owner does a little happy dance. The feel-good holiday trifecta. Read on for our Holiday Gift Guide and check off the foodie on your shopping list. Happy Holidays and bon appétit!
Delicious Holiday Gifts for Foodies
Real Oyster Cult
Treat your favorite maritime mate, or be the hero who sends an oyster appetizer to a loved one’s holiday table, with a delivery from Real Oyster Cult. Choose between a variety of raw oysters, like the Wellfleet from Cape Cod, MA or La Saint Simon from New Brunswick, Canada. Or give the gift that keeps on giving with a Cult Monthly Membership, which delivers a 20-count curated oyster selection for $46/month.
Sugar & Scribe
Chef Maeve, winner of Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship and chef of La Jolla, California’s Sugar & Scribe, now ships her coveted goodies nationwide. Which means you can gift Insta-worthy sugary confections like homemade Funfetti Glitter Vanilla Marshmallows or decked out Rice Krispie Treats. Priced from $39 and shipping is currently free.
Sugar Plum Chocolates
Leave the homemade treats to the mother and son duo of Sugar Plum Chocolates. This Pennsylvania-based family run business has been sending out high-quality chocolate gifts for 25 years and has a tasty selection for the sweets lover on your list like their signature Chocolate-Covered Sandwich Cookie Sampler $26.95
Key Lime Pie Co.
Grandma and grandpa weren’t the only ones who couldn’t make it to Florida this year. Send them or your favorite sun worshiper a sweet and tart treat that will surely brighten-up those winter blues. The Key Lime Pie Co. in Key West, Florida ships their famous goodies nationwide.
Opt for their award-winning Key Lime Pie Traditional for $24.99 or go big with the Sunset Key Deal with 2 Key Lime Pies and 6 Key Lime Bars, on sale for $55.99.
San Diablo Churros
Award-winning churro dough made from scratch with drool-worthy toppings delivered to their door? Yes, please! San Diablo Churros has been racking up major accolades in Utah and can now rack you up some serious gift-giving points.
Send your favorite amigo a Take & Bake Anytime-at-Home Churro Kit that includes one devil’s dozen (13) pre-made, chilled mini churros and a reusable filling bottle with your choice of dulce de leche, nutella or sweet cream for $23.99.
Lou Malnati's
If you’ve ever been to Chicago, you know the coveted pie that has pizza lovers waiting to snag a slice, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria.
Be a dinnertime hero to your favorite pizza connoisseur and send them Lou’s legendary Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, which ships nationwide through Taste of Chicago. These cheesy winners arrive on dry ice and taste miraculously fresh-made. Score two Deep Dish Pizzas for $66.99, shipping included.
