TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Mother’s Day Gifts

Looking for something special for Mother’s Day? Of the products we’ve tried recently, here’s what we’re selected for our mother, aunt and other special moms: Georgie’s English Scones. The scones arrive frozen, along with delicious lemon curd. You can also send ready-to-bake shortbread in the hard-to-find, festive petticoat tails (triangle) shape. Kimberley Artisan Vinegars. Handcrafted…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Artisan Chocolate Bars

Recchiuti Confections, one of America’s finest chocolatiers, has expanded and redesigned its line of artisan chocolate bars so handsomely that just one bar makes a nice holiday gift for lovers of fine chocolate. The eight-bar line includes: Classic chocolate bars in Bittersweet, Semisweet, Dark Milk and Fève (the French word for cacao nib). Flavored chocolate…
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GIFT: The Best Peppermint Bark

The best peppermint bark we’ve ever had. Don’t miss it! Photo courtesy Enstrom.   We’ve tried every peppermint bark we’ve come across. And the winner: Peppermint Bark from Enstrom Candies of Grand Junction, Colorado. It’s a perfect blend of top-quality dark and white chocolate with crushed peppermint candy and chocolate cookie pieces. We admit to…
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PRODUCT: Favorite Brownie Gift, Back From Hiatus

These moist, fudgy brownies are crowd- pleasers. Photo by Claire Freierman | THE NIBBLE.   All summer long, fans of Geoff & Drew’s moist, fudgy brownies lamented that the chocolaty treats were “on hiatus.” The premium bakery wants its products to arrive in peak condition—not to languish in steamy-hot delivery trucks. Now that things cooling…
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FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA: Brownies

A stack of round brownies from Sugardaddy’s. Photo by Melody Lan |THE NIBBLE.   Some people bake brownies as Father’s Day gifts. Others look for the best artisan brownies, and send them. Here are two of our favorite brownies that are sure to be a hit on Father’s Day: Geoff & Drew’s Brownies, in Chocolate…
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