Holiday Gifts 2004

If You Can Make It Here

What better time than the holidays to prove to all your far-flung friends and relations that gastronomically speaking, New York’s got it all. From Red Hook biscotti to Kossar’s bialys, from Williamsburg amaranth granola to Madison Avenue wagyu, the Big Apple is the world capital of flavor. This season, spread the wealth: Put your money where their mouth is.

By Rob Patronite
Published May 21, 2005

Biscotti
Authentic biscotti baked by a nice Italian girl from Brooklyn (eight-ounce package, $7.25, fanciullafoods.com).

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Il Laboratorio del Gelato Gelati
Four pints of New York’s premier gelato, plus a dozen sugar cones and a stainless-steel scoop ($75, manhattanfruitier.com).

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Granola
Made in Williamsburg, by two Argentine vegans, from amaranth, quinoa, and hemp seeds (twelve-ounce jar, $15, dr-cow.com).

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Pickled Green Beans
A pickle that packs a punch: These beans are brined in wasabi and soy, or cayenne and dill ($10.99 each, rickspicksnyc.com).

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American Wagyu Porterhouse Steak
As densely marbled as Donald Trump’s bathtub (one 24-ounce steak, $146.98, lobels.com).

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Brownie Babies
The perfect portion of dense, fudgy, chocolatey goodness—enough to satisfy, not to stuff ($15 a dozen, fatwitch.com).

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Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Better than homemade and available in dozens of flavors Mom never dreamed of, from tirami su to passion fruit (twelve-cookie box, $25, rubyetviolette.com).

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Kippered Wild White King Salmon
Cold-smoked salmon gets all the glory. Why not convert someone with this stupendously rich baked salmon? ($24 a pound, russanddaughters.com.)

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