Holiday Gift Baskets From The Butcher’s Block

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

It’s time to start thinking about holiday gifts!

Naturally, I think that the best gifts are always edible.

Luckily, the Butcher’s Block is offering some made-to-order holiday gift baskets for the uncreative shoppers. Each basket is tailerd specially for the recipient and can feature any non-perishable item from fruit preserves to chocolate, olive oil, vinegar, and house-made candies. Butcher’s Block manager Pamela Doherty and staff will personally assist you with selecting the perfect pairings of food, wine, and anything else. (Perfect for an office round of Secret Santa!?!)

Examples of baskets include the:

Bubbly Fun Basket with Blanc de Blanc Victoria Cuvée, a champagne stopper, wild hibiscus flowers in syrup, a wine chiller bag, cocktail napkins, Zoe’s Chocolate covered almonds and wine bottle candelabra;

Beer-Stravaganza Basket with Old Chubb Scottish ale, Pranqster Belgian golden ale, Lagunitas Censored Copper Ale, Bavik, Gouden Carolus, wine and beer chiller bag, Good Earth wasabi peanuts, Big Riggs dill pickles, beer bands, Good Earth Cajun gourmet peanuts and six can/bottle neoprene carrier;

Cheese! Marvelous Cheese! Basket with a wooden cheese board, cheese markers, cheese cleaver, cheese lyre, cheese plane, Miguel & Valentino tapenade, Miguel & Valentino Picos de Pan, Maille cornichons, assorted apple and quince jams, balsamic vinegar jelly, and Good Earth butter toasted almonds;

Chocolate Craving Basket with Cass syrah dessert wine, dark chocolate French butter cookies, chocolate covered cherries, Zoe’s chocolate covered almonds, Zoe’s fleur de sel caramels, chocolate and raspberry jam, and a Kinder Schokola chocolate bar.

Some pre-made gift baskets will be available for sale, but most will be made-to-order. Call 703-894-5253 to pre-order your basket.

You can also stop by The Butcher’s Block this Saturday, December 10, from 1-4 p.m., for a special holiday open house where you can taste a variety of beer, wine, olive oil and other gifts, including local artisanal treats. Store manager Pamela Doherty will open a variety of beer, wine and olive oil, as well as some of the shop’s local, artisanal treats, and Chef de Cuisine Chris Watson will be there from 2-3 p.m. to offer ideas and answer questions about how to use some of the various products offered at the Butcher’s Block.

-Julia Harbo

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