Toronto foodie gift guide 2017

By Jennifer D’Agostino 
Buying gifts for foodies can be a little intimidating – are you buying the “good” vanilla or the right artisanal cheese? Luckily, Toronto is home to many restaurants and shops that have made the shopping process easy for you. This holiday season they are offering unique and premium items that will delight any foodie on your list. [Photo courtesy of Nadege]

Soma
Soma’s Box of Plenty is aptly named. The box is filled with all of Soma’s holiday treats, like Ruby Red Bar, ginger tumbled in dark chocolate, Seville orange slice dipped in dark chocolate, gingerbread toffee, dark side of the mug hot chocolate, and more. They come in three sizes and are available in the café and the online store.

• Price: $100 to $300
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Sweet Flour Bakeshop
Sweet Flour Bakeshop is selling their popular cookie boxes this holiday season. The boxes include brownies, walnut butter tart bars, toffee crunch cookie bars, shortbread cookies, chocolate chip cookies, gingersnaps and more. They come in various sizes depending on the appetite of the foodie on your list.

• Price: $40 to $142
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Saks Food Hall
Saks Food Hall is packed with things for your favourite foodie! From Middle Eastern treats from Daits to delicious cakes and cookies from Sorelle & Co., this place is the ultimate foodie destination. There is also a huge assortment of gourmet ingredients and high quality pantry items for a DIY foodie gift basket.

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Mary McLeod
Giving shortbread is a longstanding tradition among many come Christmas time. At Mary McLeod’s you can count on quality shortbread cookies that come in various flavours and shapes. Along with the popular round containers of shortbread, you can gift the festive ornament tin or the sophisticated red and gold tins.

• Price: $9.75 to $130
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Steam Whistle
Steam Whistle Brewing offers a retro lunch box this holiday season. The lunch box is a fan favourite, and sells out quick! It’s portable, and is designed to be reminiscent of a 1950s lunch box. The pilsners don’t come with this box, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put some in there for a gift they won’t forget.

• Price: $16.95
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Nadege
Nadege is home to many gorgeous gifts for the foodie on your list. The delectable bonbons are on offer in a gift box of 9, 18 and 27. For the mini-foodie, you can pick up a milk or dark chocolate Santa puzzle! As always, Nadege is selling its decorative holiday macaron boxes filled with classic and holiday flavours. Holiday flavours include caramel/gingerbread, eggnog, candy cane, whisky chocolate, champagne and more. You can order online or stop by one of the patisseries.

• Price: $18 to $62
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Bobbette & Belle
Whether you’re a fan of the peppermint bark, or the shortbread, Bobbette & Belle has everything you need for the perfect food gift. If you can’t decide, this year you can buy A Taste of Bobbette & Belle gift basket filled with delicious treats!  The basket includes ginger spice cookies, handmade caramel corn, chocolate almonds, decorative snow globe cookies and more!

• Price: $87.50
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Veloute
Bistro and catering company Veloute offers gourmet gift baskets this holiday season. Any foodie would love to receive this on Christmas Day! The package includes Veloute’s Portofino aged balsamic reduction, Aurum extra virgin olive oil and black lava salt. You can find the gift basket at the Queen East restaurant.

• Price: $58
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Drake General Store
This holiday season The Drake General Store is packed with loads of food and drink ideas. From Maple shortbread to artisanal jam, there is something for every kind of foodie. They also offer a selection of Brandon Olsen’s chocolate bars for the sweet tooth on your list.

• Price: $6 to $29
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McEwan’s
McEwan’s is known for its attention to detail, making it a favourite among Toronto’s foodies. The festive gift basket is packed with premium products that have made McEwan’s renowned. It includes tartufo truffles, shortbread house, Moroco chocolate dipped snowballs, Christmas pudding, candy canes and Kirriemuir gingerbread.

• Price: $85
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