TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Valentine’s Gifts That Aren’t Chocolate

Last week our Top Pick was artisan chocolates from four gifted chocolatiers. But not everyone wants a box of chocolate for Valentine’s Day. In this week’s Top Pick, we feature: Gourmet caramels Bewitching brownies and cookies A fresh fruit “bouquet” (a very healthy gift) Savory gifts, including heart-shaped cheese, ravioli and rib steak Rose-colored spiritsIf…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Gourmet Valentine Chocolate

Dazzle your Valentine with edible works of art from Julie Hinton Chocolatier. Photo by Evan Dempsey | THE NIBBLE. Valentine’s Day is creeping up. That means search for the right chocolate gift. To NIBBLE readers, it may mean tracking down what’s new and exciting in American artisan chocolate. Even in this cloudy economy, it seems…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Regifting Food Gifts

If you aren’t going to eat it, regift it! Photo courtesy SXC. If you received a food gift for Christmas that wasn’t to your particular liking—spicy cocoa, lavender-flavored vinegar, whatever—don’t stick it in the back of the cabinet and forget about it. Regift it, sooner rather than later. Food products should be used within 12…
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GIFTS: For The Chocolate Connoisseur (Or Chocoholic)

Still shopping for the right gift? Almost anyone would welcome a box of artisan chocolates. They’d be thrilled to get something fabulous from a chocolatier they’ve never heard of, whom you’ve hunted down. So hunt down something on our list of favorite chocolatiers of the year: Antoine Amrani Chocolates, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gadget Gifts

We’re stuck on these magnetized, nesting cups and measuring spoons from Pyrex. Photo by Evan Dempsey | THE NIBBLE. If you have a favorite kitchen gadget, give it as a gift. It may seem small, but if it does a big job, the recipient will be grateful to have it (our friends were thrilled to…
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