The San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas contains an extraordinary collection of artisans and creators who bring vibrancy to the region. This holiday season, we encourage you to support local businesses as much as possible. Click the links below to find offerings at some of our favorites.
Creative Fire Kiln and Kitchen
Creative Fire Kiln and Kitchen specializes in producing small batch artisanal hot sauces and handmade ceramic kitchen food prep items. Whether from soil or clay, the garden, the studio or the kitchen, “All good things come from Earth, Fire and Water.”
Cost: $6-$18
CreativeFireKilnandKitchen.com
@creativefirekilnandkitchen
Random Acts of Breadness
Handcrafted artisan sourdough breads and chef-curated accoutrements make memorable gifts for any occasion. Breadness loaves are organic, gluten-neutral, 3-day process, vegan and made with super clean ingredients. Ranked #1 on Yelp for “Best Bread in Burbank!”
Visit the bakery in Burbank or shop online at Breadness.com
Prices range from $10-$200.
A Taste of Ojai Cookbook/Flavors of the Valley
Created by spectacular Ojai chef Robin Goldstein, each cookbook contains dozens of diverse, mouthwatering, beautifully crafted and photographed recipes with a focus on nourishing local ingredients.
Choose one, two or all four books to delight the foodie in your life with a gift that will last all year!
PrivateChefRobin.com/cookbooks/
Paradise Pantry
Known for pairing foods and experiences Paradise Pantry offers unique gifts for everyone on your list. Choose from more than 400 cheeses, an expansive wine selection, specialty vendors of jams, nut butters, and chocolates. Not sure? Pair a Gift Certificate and let them choose their own!
Cost: Varies
Epicurean Olive Oils
Try Epicurean Ultra-Premium Extra Virgin Olive oil pure or fused/infused. Pair it with a traditionally aged Balsamic Vinegar for the health-conscious food lover in your life. Ready-made gift sets make shopping easy.
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Humble Bees Bakery and Café (This should be on a separate page from the other hot sauce)
Humble Bee Hots wants to put the buzz in your day with its deliciously hot Habanero and Fresno’s Ghost hot sauces. Their hots provide a robust, full-bodied flavor with the kick that you crave. Lovingly crafted in small batches with the best, local ingredients. Available online or in-store at Humble Bee Cafe.
Cost: $9
Ten Thousand Villages Pasadena
All products are handcrafted in developing countries all around the globe. Each item is Fair Trade, insuring no child labor and use of ethically sourced materials. There are unique one-of-a-kind items great for all kinds of gift giving this holiday season. Stop by the store in Pasadena or shop online.
Cost: $16–$40
TenThousandVillages.com/Pasadena
Don Francisco’s Coffee
Give the gift of Don Francisco’s Coffee Club to everyone on your list. Their coffee subscription program is convenient, hassle and worry-free, and keeps family and friends well-stocked of their favorite single origin coffee all season and all year long! Receive 20% off first order and 10% for subsequent orders.
Subscribe now and give the gift that keeps on giving!
Cost: Starting at $9
Bennett’s Honey
Since Bennett Honey Farm harvested their first batch of Topanga Quality Honey, the priority has been the bees. Like a fine wine, natural honey gets its distinctive flavor from the flowers, and Bennett’s is produced in Ventura County, home of the best sage, orange blossom and wildflower fields in California.
Prices start at $7.
Edible SFV Subscription (Use Images of previous 4 covers stacked)
And of course, saving our top pick for last, we think that a subscription to Edible San Fernando Valley magazine makes an excellent gift at any time of the year! We produce four print issues per year, full of seasonal recipes, helpful how-to tips, inspiring local stories and useful farm, food and drink resources. Each subscription helps us to continue to support and celebrate the local chefs, artisans and growers who make the Valley and surrounding areas an extraordinary place to live and eat.
Send us an email and we’ll even make sure you have the latest issue to accompany your gift.
Cost: $29
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Before becoming a publisher/editor, Tami Chu used her first masters degree in special education to teach middle school and her second masters degree in holistic nutrition to teach nutrition classes in her community. She finds that her current job utilizes every skill she has ever acquired.
