Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season to excite the senses of your favorite Epicurean? New England is the home of entrepreneurial elves creating all sorts of holiday goodies, from artisanal cheeses paired with fine chocolates to savory spices, gooey babkas, and decadent cookies. Think treats worth landing on the naughty list. We curated a foodie gift guide full of Epicurean holiday gifts made in New England just for you! 

Chocolate, meet cheese!

M. Cacao

Fromage Chocolate Collection

The Fromage Chocolate Collection from M. Cacao brings a curated selection of artisanal cheeses together with fine chocolate and other flavor pairings, both surprising and classic, from Chevre & Sage to Roquefort & Port. The ultimate gift for foodies and chocolate aficionados, this bright set of molded chocolates is designed for pairing, making it a fun centerpiece for your next wine and cheese party.

The collection is available in a 16-piece or 8-piece luxury gift box, or in M. Cacao’s hyper-personalized Expressio – the first-ever chocolate video box – the only way to gift a box of chocolates with your own video message or slideshow inside the box.

Discover the M. Cacao’s Fromage Collection

Perfume the air with positivity

Future Society

Future Society Solar Canopy Scented Candle

Delightfully juicy and sun-drenched with a vibrant, sugar-coated sweetness, Future Society candles are the perfect addition to any cozy routine before or after cooking, or just while enjoying a coffee. Transform any space into a sanctuary of nature’s lost scents – infused with the luminous scent of Hawaii’s extinct Hibiscadelphus wilderianus. Each light not only invites you on a journey through time, but offers an opportunity to embrace the art of slowing down and welcoming optimism into your daily life. 59-hour burn time.

Discover Future Society’s Solar Canopy’s Scented Candle

Take the cake

Black Rose European Bakery

Holiday Collection

This holiday, Black Rose European Bakery is offering an array of limited-time holiday sweets, including its Yule Log Cakes decorated with wreaths, presents, reindeers, Christmas cabins, and more, as well as its signature Gingerbread Men Shortbread Cookies. Black Rose is also reintroducing seasonal holiday flavors, including cinnamon, mint, and chocolate. Of course some actual cake had to be included on our foodie gift guide!

Discover Black Rose Epicurean Bakery’s holiday collection.

Grab a grand goodies!

Levain Bakery

12-pack Holiday Tin Bundle

Levain Bakery’s famous cookies are the ultimate treat for anyone with a sweet tooth. This season they debut a 12-pack of Levain’s iconic 6-ounce cookies, packaged in a limited-edition holiday tin. After you enjoy the cookies,  the tin can used to house holiday baubles and more.

Discover Levain Bakery’s 12-pack tin bundle.

Simply swirl and savor

Trenchers Farmhouse

Bucatini Fresh Pasta

The folks at Trencher’s Farmhouse, purveyors of fresh pasta shared a recipe link featuring their delish Bucatini noting it’s favorite for nights when you’re too tired from cooking during the holidays.  The 2024 Good Food Award winner is a blend of Vermont-grown flours and farm eggs! The delicious hearty and hollow noodle is a fan favorite for a reason.

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Recreate Boston’s best restaurant recipes!

A Taste of Boston in Their Kitchen

A Taste of Boston Cookbook

Boston’s culinary scene has never been more exciting, and now you can bring it right into your kitchen with A Taste of Boston. Curated by food personalities Jenny Johnson and Billy Costa, this cookbook features recipes from over 60 of the city’s top chefs, making it the perfect gift for foodies who love to recreate restaurant-quality dishes at home.  The beautifully designed cookbook is also a great coffee table addition.

Discover A Taste of Boston in Their Kitchen

Something fishy and fabulous

Saltie Girl

Saltie Girl’s Feast of the 7 Tinned Fishes Gift Set

Carefully curated by the team at Saltie Girl, the buzzing Boston seafood spot, the “Feast of the Seven Tinned Fishes” gift set will include 7 of their favorites from Saltie Girl’s collection of more than 130 tinned fish varieties. Perfect for the tin-curious or tinned lover in your life, this gift set will also include black lava salt and a box of biscuits from Effie’s Homemade.

Discover Saltie Girl’s Feast of the 7 Tinned Fishes Gift Set

Grab a gooey gift

Bakey

Bakey’s Babka & Pastries

Impress your holiday hostess with the latest baked goods craze: babka! Bakey, founded by James Beard-nominated baker Uri Scheft, is Boston’s go-to for gooey babkas and festive challahs. Their babka loaves make for the perfect hostess gift or unique holiday experience.

Discover Bakey’s babka & pastries.

Bay State’s small-batch bundle

Prosperity Candle

Made in Massachusetts Gift Set

Looking for a unique gift of small-batch, artisanal products made in Massachusetts?  The Happiness Candle in your choice of scent paired with our favorite Bay State treats:  McCrea’s award-winning caramels, Stan’s pure maple syrup, Dean’s chocolate-dipped roasted coffee beans, and Carr’s exquisite cider syrup. The perfect New England gift!

Discover more about Prosperity Candle’s Made in Massachusetts Gift Set.

We hope this foodie gift guide makes holiday shopping a little easier and for some local festive getaways read about this holiday lights festival in Vermont and a staycation on Beacon Hill!