Season's Eatings: Georgetown Gift Guide

From festive cookie tins to Hanukkah cupcake assortments, a coffee mug for a cause, chocolate penguins, and gift cards, it’s oh what yum.

If you’d like to shop small this holiday season, all of our small businesses have an asterisk (*) next to their name!

Baked With Love Holiday Treats Gift Box, Dog Tag Bakery*

Celebrate the season with two brownies, two blondies, one box of peppermint bark, one box of caramel coconut fudge, three brown sugar spice cookies, and three classic chocolate chip cookies. All of these goodies are lovingly packed into a limited-edition holiday box, and can be shipped directly to loved ones and friends.

Price: $60

Bon Croissant Socks, maman

Handmade with love, these playful and cozy croissant-shaped socks will transport you to your favorite French bakery. It’s the perfect gift for the pastry chef or Francophile in your life. The socks are unisex, over the calf, and one size fits most.

Price: $17

Happy Hanukkah Dozen, Georgetown Cupcake

Georgetown Cupcake’s Happy Hanukkah Dozen includes three Valrhona Chocolate & Madagascar Vanilla Buttercream cupcakes with Star of David fondant, three Red Velvet cupcakes with “Happy Hanukkah” fondant, three Chocolate Squared cupcakes (Valrhona chocolate cupcakes with whipped Callebaut chocolate ganache frosting) with menorah fondant, and three Madagascar Vanilla & Vanilla Buttercream cupcakes with dreidel fondant.  Available December 15 – January 2.

Price: $42

Black Coffee Mug, Bitty & Beau's

A human rights movement disguised as a coffee shop, Bitty & Beau’s has a mission that will make you feel good this holiday season. Enjoy this black coffee mug with a single brew bag inside.

Price: $22

Box of Bonbons, Arcay Chocolates*

Dessert doesn’t get prettier than this. Nine colorful chocolate bonbons filled with exotic flavors like passion fruit, lemon basil, and blackberry cardamom.

Price: $32 for a box of 9

Single Beverage Soft Cooler, SCOUT Bags

The Spirit Chillah – an insulated wine bag with velcro closure – is available in six patterns. It makes a great gift and also comes in a non-insulated version, the Beverage Bag. Keep your drinks cold, with a loop handle for easy carrying.

Price: $18.50

The Zest of Times, Shop Made in DC*

The box includes Pratt Standard’s Orange Cranberry Syrup, a spiced nut bag and orange peel box from YOCO Confections, chocolate bar from Babylon Chocolates, rocks glass from Right Place Studio, and cherry round DC coaster from The Nimble Barber.

Price: $75-90

Joy Dozen, Sprinkles

This limited-edition JOY Dozen includes 3 chocolate peppermint, 3 red velvet, 3 Christmas cookie, and 3 gingerbread cupcakes and a choice of holiday gift wrap.

Price: $73.55

Hippie Crack, Baked&Wired*

This 16-oz. bag of homegrown granola is cooked fresh right in Baked&Wired’s kitchen. A mixture of toasted rolled oats and sliced almonds, dried cranberries, apricots, cherries, and currants, and sweetened with a dash of honey and coconut.

Price: $17.50

Chocolate Penguins, L.A. Burdick

Combining whimsical charm with full flavor, these tuxedoed birds of Antarctica have a whipped dark chocolate ganache with a hint of fresh lemon and are finished with toasted almond wings. Lift open the lid of our signature wooden box to discover 9 of these creatures.

Price: $42

Charcuterie Platter, Tatte

The platter serves 8-10 people and includes sliced rosemary porchetta, pistachio mortadella, salame, coppa & hot soppresata. Served with vegetables, olives, mustard, a baguette, and lavash.

Price: $130

Holiday Tin Cookie Bundle, Levain Bakery

Upgrade your gifting with a festive, limited-edition cookie tin. Designed to hold eight of the bakery’s iconic 6-ounce cookies, the Levain holiday tin can double as a home for holiday baubles once the cookies are gone.

Price: $64

Gift Card, Manny & Olga's

Treat your friends and family to a slice of happiness with a Manny & Olga’s gift card. Whether they’re craving pizza, wings, or subs, this gift card delivers delicious options for every taste. Give the gift of Manny and make their day a little (or a lot) tastier! Purchase inside any of our Manny & Olga’s Pizza locations.

Price: Varies

Signature Gift Box, Tatte

An assortment of Tatte’s favorite treats, including: housemade granola, candied maple pecans, 3 varieties of signature cookies, and Valrhona chocolate-covered almonds.

Price: Varies

Christmas Tree Dozen, Georgetown Cupcake

A festive assortment of 12 different holiday-inspired flavors are packaged in a pink keepsake tree-shaped gift box. Cupcake flavors include Rudolph Red Velvet, Butterscotch Cheesecake, Chocolate Peppermint, White Chocolate Peppermint. Holiday Lava Fudge, Chocolate Eggnog, Santa’s Chocolate Chip, Snowy Vanilla & Buttercream, Christmas Caramel, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Cheesecake, and Sticky Toffee Pudding – all decorated with an assortment of handmade Christmas fondant decorations. Available December 1 – December 31.

Price: $48 / dozen

Holiday Blend, Compass Coffee

Coffee is about a lot more than just caffeine. It’s about people and community, and it’s about the special moments that you share over the perfect cup with friends and loved ones. This holiday season, enjoy Compass Coffee’s annual dark roast Holiday Blend around the fire, with breakfast on a Sunday morning, or as a cozy accompaniment to a magical frosty sunrise. Save up to 30% when you buy in bulk!

Price: $17.99 for 12-oz. tin

Italian Panettone, Il Canale*

It wouldn’t be the holiday season without one of these authentic imported Italian Panettones, on sale all season.

Price: $30

Tomato Soup Mix, Say Cheese!*

Purchase a complete kit to make Say Cheese!’s tomato soup at home. The spice mix is also available on its own. Both kits will make approximately five cups of soup.

Price: $8 for spice mix; $15 for complete kit

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