Love local: Boston holiday gift guide 2020

Not sure what to get the foodie in your life? Let your favorite culinary enthusiast curate their own feast by giving them the gift of a Time Out Market card. Available in any dollar amount, the card is good for any vendor or bar at Time Out Market Boston. Cards can be purchased at the Brand Ambassador stand at the Brookline Avenue entrance or from a bartender at the bar.

You can't go wrong stopping by the area's premier gourmet shop to pick up some locally-themed treats. Perhaps some Mass-made chocolate, cheese or candy? You‘ll also find condiments, charcuterie, confectionery and speciality ingredients, ranging from flowering teas and heirloom cattle beans to Hawaiian red sea salt and Piedmontese chickpea flour. 

Founded in 1924, Hilliards Chocolates is among New England’s leading makers of artisan chocolates and specialty candies. The family-owned business is now in its fifth generation, and customers across the country can order up seasonal faves such as caramel-dipped apples and pumpkin pie fudge, plus signature selections like almond toffee crunch and pecan caramel apple bark. Hilliards Chocolates can be purchased online at or at retail stores in North Easton, Norwell and Mansfield, MA.

Brix offers a hand-picked selection of wines and exceptional service—staff are happy to help pair the perfect wines with your holiday meal or gathering. Better yet, give the oenophile in your life a treat by gifting them a new or offbeat take on their favorite varietal.

This holiday season, Bully Boy Distillers is offering interactive themed cocktail classes led by the distillery’s lead bartenders. With themed options like seasonal sours, whiskey business and speakeasy classics, or a custom menu to please all the imbibers in your group, each one-hour class ($500-$700) promises to be a fun, festive and engaging way to celebrate the holidays with your crew. Companies can purchase and ship Bully Boy spirits directly to the homes of their employees. Email virtualcocktailclass@bullyboydistillers.com to schedule and confirm all details.

Give the gift of some of the finest beef New England has to offer. This family-owned farm ships its all-natural, 100% full-blood Wagyu beef direct to households throughout the U.S. The steers are descended from Japanese seed stock and prized for its superior buttery flavor, intensely marbled cuts and for being rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. The farm practices whole animal butchery, making everything from tenderloin, ribeye and strip steaks to short ribs, burger meat, chorizo and marrow bones available to customers online, farm-to-table.

Visit the one and only Eataly to pick up high-quality culinary gifts from Italy. Guests can shop safely and discover overflowing gift boxes, fluffy panettone, hard-to-find wines and more. You can also give the gift of magical Italian culinary traditions via virtual cooking classes.

The Summer Shack has just launched online delivery for their lobster pot pie, which can be shipped anywhere in the US. (It can also be picked-up in store.) Each delicious, nine-inch lobster pot pie features a creamy base filled with potatoes, carrots, dry sherry, heavy cream, green peas, shallots, garlic, thyme and one pound of lobster meat, all packed into a soft, buttery puff pastry. The pie serves four to six people, though we think you deserve an entire one for yourself for getting through 2020.

Looking for things to do in Boston over the holidays, as well as places to eat and play? We’ve got you covered.