Holiday gift guide 2025: Get these 16 Bay-made gifts for your friends and family
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Holiday gift guide 2025: Get these 16 Bay-made gifts for your friends and family
"This week is full of beloved traditions - the Macy's parade, Thanksgiving dinner and NFL games. But there's one that's considerably less fun: Lining up outside big box stores in the wee hours hoping to score Black Friday deals on holiday gifts. But we can help you break away from the crowds. Here's a list of 16 gift ideas under the categories of Eat, Drink and Play, all which support Bay Area businesses."
"For the dumpling fanatic in your life, pair this adorable set of holiday ornaments with an outing to Din Tai Fung, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed Taiwanese dumpling house in Santa Clara's Westfield Valley Fair mall. The ornaments, one of a xiao long bao dumpling and the other of Bao Bao, a mascot, are available for purchase in-restaurant and will be available Nov. 6 through Dec. 31."
Holiday traditions include the Macy's parade, Thanksgiving dinner and NFL games, but lining up for Black Friday deals is less appealing. A curated list of 16 Bay Area gift ideas is organized under Eat, Drink and Play to help shoppers avoid crowds while supporting local businesses. Suggestions include a set of dumpling-themed holiday ornaments sold at Din Tai Fung in Santa Clara, paired with the restaurant's renowned xiao long bao soup dumplings, and a sea urchin foraging class from A Fork in the Path that helps address kelp forest damage by encouraging urchin harvesting.
Read at The Mercury News
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