NYC Foodie Gift List!

Buying gifts is hard. Especially when your sister is a world-traveling foodie who won't hesitate to tell you the birthday gift you got her sucks ass. The pressure was on to find some awesome gifts for her that captured the essence of NYC foodie hedonism.

Wandering Manhattan aimlessly in the winter cold, I grew increasingly flustered with my options. Too many I heart New York t-shirts and Parda handbags. That night, tiny replicas of the statue of liberty chased me in my dreams.

And yet, there was hope. With the help of my wonderful Yelper buddies, I was able to compile an amazing foodie gift list: New York edition. Here's what we got for non-perishable food items that will be easy to ship to the annoyingly wonderful food snob in your life.

1. Mudtruck - coffee beans
2. Dean & Deluca - truffle salt
3. Jacques Torres - "wicked" hot chocolate
4. Dual Specialty Store - lentil rice; ask for recipes behind the counter
5. Chelsea Baskets - Food Network mug or other paraphenalia
6. Katz’s Deli – whole salami
7. Russ & Daughters – apron or Cel-Ray celery soda
8. Porto Rico – more coffee beans
9. Shopsin’s – cookbook
10. Ruthy’s – chocolate rugelach or other tasty flavor
11. Petrossian – caviar or caviar cube
12. LeVain Bakery – gift bag of cookies
13. Pearl River Mart – porcelain Greek coffee cups
14. Kalustyan’s – naga jolokia (“world’s hottest chile”), fennel pollen or other spices
15. Ess-A-Bagel (Midtown East) – chocolate babka
16. Kee’s – French macaroons
17. Mast Brothers – chocolate bar
18. Berkshire Berries – NYC rooftop honey
19. McClure’s – spicy garlic pickles
20. Zabar's – halvah
21. Faicco's Italian Specialties– homemade soppressata (website not found)
22. Nunu – sea salt caramels
23. Alice's Tea Cup -- house blend of tea
24. Bespoke Chocolates – chocolate hazelnut spread, made especially for you

And while this list is a good place to start, it's hardly comprehensive. Feel free to add your own!