The 9th Annual Edible Gift Guide
Searching for the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list can be a daunting task, we know. Consider this our gift to you—an A to Z collection of sure to please and full of good taste (literally) items gathered from local retailers, farmers’ markets and restaurants. Less time spent shopping means more time to savor the real reason for the season—spending special time with friends and loved ones. Happy holidays!
IF THE KITCHEN IS THEIR FAVORITE ROOM IN THE HOUSE
For those who love to cook, especially with locally sourced ingredients, these gifts are sure to delight!
The Napa Valley Cooking School offers a variety of cooking classes to enhance any skill level. NapaValleyCookingSchool.com
Photo 1: Cibo’s house-baked holiday cookies take stocking stuffers up a notch (or three), and are the ideal accompaniment to their house-roasted coffee, brewed up at home and served in bed. CiboSausalito.com
Photo 2: For your favorite carnivore, the Best Seller Combo from Stemple Creek Ranch includes 25 pounds of premium 100% grass-fed steaks, roasts and ground beef. All orders shipped with two free packages of Smoked Maple Bacon! StempleCreek.com
Photo 3: Local, raw, pure organic honey from Marshall’s Farm—a delicious taste of Bay Area terroir. MarshallsHoney.com
Photo 4: The Taste of Point Reyes collection by Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese offers a big wedge of the magic that is West Marin, delivered to their door! PointReyesCheese.com
Photo 1: For the chocolate lover on everyone’s list! Clif Family’s bean-to-bar chocolate is crafted using the highest quality and sustainably farmed cacao beans from around the world. Shop.ClifFamily.com
Photo 2: The Holiday Box from Rancho Llano Seco is the perfect recipe for chilly evenings—smoked ham hock, heirloom beans and delicious pork loin. LlanoSeco.com
Photo 1: Treat them to a cooking class at Ramekins Culinary School in Sonoma, and they may very well thank you with a home-cooked meal! Ramekins.com
Photo 2: For the farm-to-table devotee, a farmers’ market gift basket is the perfect present! Choose from sweet or savory options offered by Agricultural Community Events Farmers’ Markets. CommunityFarmersMarkets.com
Photo 3: The not-so-amateur chef will delight in this international art show award-winning knife set in a custom-made block by New West Knifeworks. Visit them on Main Street in St. Helena, or online at NewWestKnifeworks.com
Photo 4: Flour Craft Bakery’s Original Maple Pecan Granola has a cult worthy, sweet-salty crunch that makes a perfect anytime snack. FlourCraftBakery.com
Photo 1: Can’t swing a ticket to Spain? Go for the next best thing: a fully loaded Paella Kit from The Spanish Table. SpanishTable.com
Photo 2: Sign them up for a baking class (half, full and two-day classes available) at the Artisan Baking Center in Petaluma, designed for the home baker who wants to take it to the next level. CentralMilling.com
EDIBLE EXCURSIONS
What do you get that someone on your list who seems to have everything? An experience to remember is always a welcome gift!
Photo 1: Calistoga’s Winter in the Wineries Passport is the ultimate invitation for the oenophiles on your list. VisitCalistoga.com
Photo 2: The Equator Coffees & Teas’ MiiR Tumbler takes its shape from the timeless paper cup, and when paired with a bag of Holiday Blend it makes the perfect gift for the coffee guru on-the-go. EquatorCoffees.com
Photo 3: Give them the gift of truly experiencing where their food comes from with a gift certificate for one of Food & Farm Tours’ behind-the-scenes tours and exclusive tasting opportunities. Choose from their Cheese or Oyster Lover’s tours, Flavors of West Marin Tour or the newly added Sonoma County Distillery tour. Or create your own custom adventure! FoodAndFarmTours.com
Photo 1: A short hop over the Golden Gate Bridge lands you in one of our favorite spots on earth—the quintessential NorCal beach town of Stinson Beach. Let the experts at Seadrift Realty find the perfect spot for a staycation; oceanside or on the lagoon. SeadriftRealty.com
Photo 2: Dine Around Healdsburg is just the ticket for the perfect night out on the town. A progressive three-course dinner party, served at select locations on the sparkling Healdsburg Plaza. Offered December 5, 6, 12 and 13. Healdsburg.com
Photo 3: For the oyster lover, a ticket to nirvana is Healdsburg SHED’s oyster workshop, happening January 19 in SHED’s Modern Grange, with shucking lessons and tastings of an array of oysters and bubbly. Also included is a professional-grade rosewood and tempered steel shucking knife, natural leather hand protector and a copy of Rowan Jacobsen’s The Essential Oyster. HealdsburgShed.com
Photo 4: Mill Valley’s newest shopping and dining destination should be on everyone’s “must do” list this holiday season! The Mill Valley Lumber Yard’s array of unique shops offering flowers, sustainable textiles, housewares, clothing and artisan-crafted gifts will have you checking things off your list left and right. Fuel up with one of Flour Craft Bakery’s divine gluten-free treats, or a freshly made salad or smoked trout tartine, or supercharge your outing at BŌL super food cafe. MillValleyLumberYard.com
Photo 1: River’s End Inn & Restaurant in Jenner offers a true unplugged getaway. Just a short drive up the Sonoma Coast ushers you into what feels like another world—far from the madding crowd. ILoveSunsets.com
Photo 2: Tomales Farmstead Creamery farm tours and cheese tastings deliver the beauty of West Marin, accompanied by delicious artisan crafted cheese. TolumaFarms.com
Photo 3: A romantic getaway at Nick’s Cove & Cottages is the perfect way to cozy up to your beloved this holiday season. NicksCove.com
SPOTLIGHT ON THE BARLOW
When heading up to Wine Country, one of our favorite destinations is The Barlow in Sebastopol. From unique boutiques to spirit and wine tasting rooms and other tasty treats, The Barlow pretty much has you covered. TheBarlow.net
Photo 1: For the wine enthusiast who likes to step outside the box: Paxmahle Wines. Handcrafted with
minimal intervention.
Photo 2: Bandolier leather goods are the perfect way to add some luxe to your loved one’s accessory collection, found among the unique selection at Tamarind.
Photo 3: Bacon lover on your list? Look no further than artisan-cured Black Pig Meat Co products by John Stewart and Duskie Estes of Zazu Kitchen & Farm.
Photo 4: Get in good spirits with Spirit Works Distillery! Pre-packed gift boxes include Spirit Works artisan-distilled vodka, gin or whiskey, cocktail glasses and mixers. Tour and tasting gift certificates also make unique gifts!
HEALTH & WELLNESS
These gifts keep giving all year long. Hello, 2019!
Photo 2: College students on your list? Give them the gift of delicious, nutritious, quick and easy to prepare food while they are away. These provisions boxes from Sausalito-based regenerative agriculture, sustainable fishing and grazing superhero Patagonia Provisions will ensure that they are always stocked up with good for you and good for the Earth real foods. Bye-bye Top Ramen! PatagoniaProvisions.com
Photo 3: Gift the gift of serenity and vibrant health with a gift from Resonance Spa. All treatments include a complimentary therapeutic dose of their exclusive topical CBD body remedies, which are also available at the spa’s extensive retail shop, or online at ResonanceMarin.com
Photo 4: Luxurious skin care products and treatments from Eva Claiborne Beauty & Wellness will add a dose of luxury to any beauty routine. TiburonSkinCare.com
Photo 1: Transform their bed into a den of coziness with an all-natural featherbed or wool topper from McRoskey Mattress Company. McRoskey.com
Photo 2: Bring a little more zen to this year’s holiday season with om-worthy yoga wear, or a gift certificate for classes, from Marin’s NOW Power Yoga. NowPower.Yoga
Photo 3: Solful is West County’s new cannabis experience, offering consciously cultivated and produced products. They offer a wide range of truly uplifting gift ideas for everyone 21 and over—and expert team members to help you choose. Solful.com
Photo 4: YogaWorks’ studios in Novato, Larkspur and Mill Valley offer yoga props, apparel and spiritually inspired gift items. What yogi, or aspiring yogi, wouldn’t love class certificates, a workshop or, better still, private yoga lessons? Get their 2019 off to an inspired start at YogaWorks.com
Photo 1: Score a food-centric print for the fine-art lover who also likes to “play with their food,” from Matthew Carden Photography. MatthewCarden.com
Photo 2: Create a new holilday tradition with friends and loved ones at Holiday Tea hosted by Hotel Healdsburg. Saturday and Sunday afternoons through the holidays, beginning on December 1. HotelHealdsburg.com
Photo 3: Yountville’s Atelier Fine Foods offers an array of giftsets to please any palate: Choose from the Mustard Set, Short & Sweet Set, Fruit Set, JCB Vinegar Assortment Set or the Morning Glory Set. AtelierFineFoods.com
Photo 4: Artisan-designed and handcrafted jewelry from Mill Valley’s Alix & Co. Jewelers is a sure-fire way to win their heart this holiday season. AlixAndCompany.com
THE FINER THINGS
You know who they are, the folks on your list with a special love for true luxury. This collection of unique gift ideas will meet even their expectations.
Photo 1: Warm the heart and soul of your natural design devotee with a cozy throw handcrafted with 100% natural wool from Sausalito’s Pine Street Interiors. Eco-Terric.com
Photo 2: Fabrique Délices’ Pâté & Crackers Snack Pack is the ideal gift for any gourmand on-the-go. They make uniquely delicious stocking stuffers, too! FabriqueDelices.com
Photo 3: Cornerstone Sonoma features unique gifts and a festive holiday shopping experience in the heart of Wine Country. CornerstoneSonoma.com
Photo 4: The Vintage French Tête à Tete set from La Vie Rustic will instantly add that certain je ne sais quoi to any table. Vintage plates, forks, knives and oversize linen napkins for picnics or candlelit suppers for two, in the French style. LaVieRustic.com
Photo 1: Farmstead soaps from The Goat Farm’s Golden State Collection feature farm-fresh ingredients including nourishing goat milk, fruit purees and honey. GoatFarmSoap.com
Photo 2: Alonda O’Kane, owner of Petaluma Home & Garden, has gathered an impressive array of unique housewares and gift items in her jewel box of a shop. Especially eye-catching this season are these Swedish-crafted rugs made of non-toxic materials—as beautiful as they are super functional. @PetalumaHomeAndGarden
CELEBRATION LIBATIONS
There are so many occasions to raise a toast this season—make sure their glass is filled with one of these good spirits!
Photo 1: Let the fun be-GIN with Ginny’s Gin, small-batch gin handcrafted from a winemaker’s recipe of grapes and grain. A delight in your favorite cocktail or a pure pleasure over ice. GinnysGin.com
Photo 2: Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery, set in the heart of the Russian River, is filled with history, beauty and terroir-driven wines, including their Synthesis Estate Pinot Noir. Rich in Damascus rose, Morello cherry and red currant, it’s perfect for any table, any occasion! MartinRayWinery.com
Photo 3: Visit the knowledgeable folks at the Mill Valley Market to create a personalized holiday gift basket that reflects your good taste and the flavors of Edible Marin and Wine Country. Local wine and beer options pair perfectly with artisanal cheeses, crackers, breads, cookies, chocolates and more. Local delivery available. MillValleyMarket.com
Photo 4: For your personal mixologist: Monarch Bitters and Syrups are handcrafted in small batches using organic and wild harvested botanicals. MonarchBitters.com
Photo 1: The curated Cheese & Charcuterie Board by Good Eggs is just what you need for your next dinner party—or send it to a friend for the ultimate gift. Just add a few knives and spoons and dig in! GoodEggs.com
Photo 2: For the little ones (and Santa!): 100% Organic A2 CreamTop Dairy Products from pasture-raised cows at Alexandre Family Farm. AlexandreFamilyFarm.com
Photo 1: The Tea Lovers Collection from Santa Rosa’s newest artisan food market Miracle Plum is perfect for cozy evenings spent fireside! MiraclePlum.com
Photo 2: Wine lover on your list who is especially interested in the story behind their wine? Nicasio-based Wines That Deliver is a distinctly Marin County story, offering Marin County wines and other micro-lot curiosities from California. Gift certificates available. Goods delivered to any part of Marin County. WinesThatDeliver.com
MEET US AT THE MART
The Marin Country Mart in Larkspur is a one-stop destination for all of your holiday needs. Even Santa knows that, as he will be making an appearance at the Mart EVERY Saturday in December. Shop, dine and just soak in the festive feel of the Mart’s gorgeous outdoor courtyard this season. MarinCountryMart.com
The Mart will host Spirited Marin’s third annual Holiday Marketplace on December 9 & 10, with special opportunities to discover locally made artisan goods, from chocolates to spirits to fine art to gorgeous jewelry and textiles. SpiritedMarin.org
New to the Mart and perfect for the bookworm on your list: local favorite Copperfield’s Books! Don’t miss Santa in the bookstore every Saturday until Christmas.
Clic is a chic lifestyle boutique featuring a curated collection of clothing, accessories and decor fit for any polished aesthetic.
Photo 1: Treat out-of-town guests to something sweet in the morning with Johnny Doughnuts! New location at Marin Country Mart now open.
Photo 2: Poppy Store is the perfect spot to shop for little fashionistas—and let them play, too!
Photo 3: Miette returns to the Mart with a delightful shop packed to the brim with their famous candies! Stocking stuffer game strong!
Photo 1: Fisher’s Cheese & Wine is the perfect place to pick up everything you need for happy hour! Cheeses, wines, accoutrements and custom gift baskets galore.
Photo 2: For the art lover on your list, the newly opened Sarah Shepard Gallery is full of fine art, like this piece by Kelly Ording.
Photo 3: For bagel breakfasts or Hannukah catering, Wise Sons Bagelry has something for everyone.
Photo 4: Hudson Grace has it all: holiday decor to die for, custom arrangements and the cutest pup to pet while you shop!
ENTERTAINING ENHANCERS
Even the host or hostess with the mostest can use a little help during the holiday entertaining season.
These gifts will get the party started, and keep it going!
Photo 2: Briny and delicious oysters delivered to their door (or yours!) from Hog Island Oyster Company. Select shipping dates available. HogIslandOysters.com
Photo 3: The sweetest sauce—the girl & the fig’s homemade Salted Fig Caramel. TheGirlAndTheFig.com
Photo 4: For effortless entertaining, Nugget Market offers a wide array of chef-prepared holiday meals to fit every occasion and palate! NuggetMarket.com
Photo 1: From canapes with cocktails to formal seated dinners, Mollie Stone’s Holiday Catering has all of your holiday occasions wrapped up with a bow! MollieStones.com
Photo 2: Buttery, flaky housemade biscuits from Foodniks. Enough said. Dine in or take them take them home by the frozen dozen to bake fresh just in time for your feast! FoodNiks.com
Photo 3: For the consummate entertainer, the CIA at Copia in downtown Napa has it all! Cooking and wine tasting classes, chef demonstrations, and a beautiful selection of cookbooks, artisan goods and kitchen tools. CIAatCopia.com
Photo 4: End your holiday meal on a sweet note with an organic, seasonal holiday pie (pumpkin, pecan or apple) baked from scratch at Good Earth Natural Foods. Vegan and wheat-free options available. GENatural.com
Photo 1: The Farm Trails Edition of the Sonoma County Love Box includes artisan products that are grown, harvested or crafted exclusively by members of Sonoma County Farm Trails. FarmTrails.org
Photo 2: Santa is sure to be extra generous if he finds these on the hearth—holiday cookies made with organic ingredients from Rustic Bakery! RusticBakery.com
Photo 3: Give them the gift of spending less time in the kitchen and more time celebrating with Sonoma Market’s Chef-Prepared Holiday Meals. SonomaMarket.net
Photo 4: Nothing gets a party started like a beautiful local cheese board, and Palace Market in Point Reyes Station has all of your favorites produced by their West Marin neighbors. PalaceMarket.com
Photo 1: So good you can skip the rum! A favorite holiday tradition, Straus Family Creamery’s old-fashioned Organic Eggnog is rich, creamy and spiced just right. We dream about it the other 11 months of the year… StrausFamilyCreamery.com
Photo 2: Available only at Whole Foods Market, Humphry Slocombe’s Coconut & Shoyu Caramel Ice Cream is sure to sweeten up any holiday gathering. WholeFoodsMarket.com/Service/Marin
Photo 1: Cowgirl Creamery’s Truffle Tam Home Kit contains two wheels of their famous Mt Tam, a jar of Black Truffle Pate, Cowgirl Creamery flatbread crackers and special cheese wrapping paper. CowgirlCreamery.com
Photo 2: And last, but certainly not least, we think a gift subscription to Edible Marin & Wine Country always makes the perfect gift! It’s easy to order online and we’ll include your gift note with their first issue. EdibleMarinAndWineCountry.com
BOOKS FOR COOKS
A few of our favorites from this year’s crop:
Photo 1: French Beans: Exploring the Bean Cuisine of France, by Georgeanne Brennan (Rancho Gordo Press, 2018)
Photo 2: Passion for Wine– the French Ideal and the American Dream, by Jean Charles Boisset and Marnie Old (Favorite Recipes Press, 2018) My.BoissetCollection.com/BasicProduct/Passion-Wine-Book
Photo 3: SEASON: A Year of Wine Country Food, Farming, Family & Friends, by chefs Justin Wangler and Tracey Shepos Cenami and culinary farmer Tucker Taylor of Jackson Family Wines (Cameron Books, 2018) CameronBooks.com
GIFTS THAT DO GOOD
These gifts are guaranteed to give back and pay it forward.
Photo 1: Sun First Solar is a Certified Powerwall Installer, Sonnen, LG, Sunpower Elite Dealer and trusted solar & battery storage designer/ installer throughout the Bay Area. Call to get a $500 Happy Holiday Clean Energy Discount. SunFirstSolar.com
Photo 2: Emergency preparedness kits for pets and livestock from the HALTER Project are the perfect way to look out for four-legged friends. HalterProject.org
Photo 3: Give the gift of food for a neighbor in need with a donation in your recipient’s name to the San Francisco–Marin Food Bank. SFMFoodBank.org
Photo 4: For the dog or cat lover on your list, Petaluma Pet Company has unique, high-quality provisions for our four-legged friends. PetalumaPet.com
GET ‘EM AWAY FROM THE STOVE
Dining-out gift certificates make the perfect gift for teachers, coaches, co-workers and friends—anyone who loves good food and drink. And isn’t that everyone? These are a few of our favorite places in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties, whether you are looking for a light bite, family gathering place or celebratory night on the town.
Estero Café Estero
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Shoreline Coffee Shop
Piatti
D’Angelo
Ca’Momi
Willowood
Lowell’s
Handline
Underwood
Guesthouse
Tony’s Seafood
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