A Foodie Gift Guide to the East End

Things that make you go yum!

Looking for something fresh, exciting, and new for the foodie in your life? With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to start that seasonal shopping. We’ve curated bright new ideas for the people who love to eat, cook, and be surrounded by the best and most delicious things that life has to offer. Take a journey through the East End’s most exciting shops with us as we explore what’s tasty this year. From custom gingerbread houses to fresh-pulled mozzarella, we’ve uncovered the gems that are sure to make your friends and family go: yum. 

Bridgehampton’s L’Epicuriste offers something for discerning palates of all stripes. From curated gift baskets to hard-to-find culinary items to bespoke home goods, this is the place to go if you’re looking for a special gift this holiday season. Flower-pressed shortbread cookies, for example, individually decorated with real and edible flowers, make a lovely gift for the aesthetic-appreciative foodie with the sweet tooth. Or opt for a set of four linen rooster napkins, a pretty and cheeky reminder of food and the holidays in the form of a thoughtful gift. 

Create a customized baked good delivery basket with items from Round Swamp Farm (the family-owned farm has multiple outposts, including the original, in Springs, and two offshoots, located in Bridgehampton and Montauk). Lisa Niggles is responsible for the farm’s baked goods, including no-nut chocolate chip cookies, regular chocolate chip cookies, raspberry almond cookies, campfire cookies, and lemon drop mini cookies. You can also purchase other sweet delights for a homemade basket, like almond butter granola and peanut butter granola. Top your basket off with some brownie bites and your holiday gift to your favorite foodie is ready to go. 

This year, consider a perishable — but highly irreplaceable — holiday gift for the cook in your life. At Red Horse Market, in East Hampton, mozzarella is made fresh daily. The market also sells pastas, sauces, and pizza dough, all ideal for a creative and highly customizable Italian dinner kit that you can put together for the home cook who just needs the best ingredients around — and a little inspiration. The market also has its own top-tier butcher, where you can round-out your holiday meal kit with fresh Italian sausages, chicken, veal, or steak. 

Around the corner, also within Red Horse Plaza, Wines by Morrell offers a wide selection of fine wines for connoisseurs and novices alike. Add a wine onto your meal kit — the store carries Super Tuscans, as well as wines from smaller Italian producers — or pick up a special sparkler for the oenophile you happen to be shopping for. The gift of a memorable bottle of wine is one that no recipient will soon forget. 

What about an edible gift for the holiday-obsessed? At Montauk’s Candied Anchor, you can order a custom gingerbread house build for the friend who cannot stop thinking about the holidays. Color, style, and level of detail are all up to you; homes can even be modeled after real-life homes. It’s a gift that can be summarized in one word: unequaled.