As the holidays descend, adding thoughtful, interesting mail-order foods to your gift-giving repertoire is a delicious way to satisfy everyone on your list. This year’s picks range from little surcees for stockings to decadent desserts for your tablescape. You can also find past years’ selections here, here, and here.
Oysters
Pop the champagne and bring on the mignonette when these bivalves arrive overnight from Charleston, South Carolina’s Lowcountry Oyster Co. ($120–$165; ggfieldshop.com).
Stick Candy
Nod to nostalgia and tuck a box of these delightfully festive candies from Georgia’s Houses & Parties in every stocking ($24; housesandparties.com).
Cheese Biscuits
You’re going to need something to nosh on alongside all the Bloody Marys and bourbons this soiree season; we suggest stocking up on these savory snacks from Anne’s Charleston Cheese Biscuits ($75 for ninety; annescharlestoncheesebiscuits.com).
Box of Chocolates
Send everyone home from your party with a perfect-for-one box of handcrafted sweets from the chocolatiers at andSons ($20; and-sons.com).
Coconut Cake
Save yourself some time during this busiest-of-seasons by skipping the homemade dessert and replacing it with this truly wow-wow-wow four-layer coconut cake from Ina Garten ($100–$120; goldbelly.com).
Bacon of the Month Club
Forget Clark Griswold’s Jelly of the Month Club—this monthly delivery from foodie favorite Zingerman’s that includes such Southern stalwarts as Benton’s and Broadbent’s is truly the gift that keeps on giving ($130–$495; zingermans.com).
Botanical Bar
The kitchen gardens of Virginia’s Colonial Williamsburg inspired these beautiful chocolate bars from the Quiet Botanist, which feature marigold and calendula blossoms ($18; thequietbotanist.com).
Jam
The small-batch, big-flavor recipes—peach masala chia, spiced honey plum—from South Carolina’s Sakhar Jams are ever-changing with the seasons ($13; sakharjams.com).
Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls
Wake up a house full of family with the scent of giant homemade cinnamon buns from Nashville’s Biscuit Love ($100 for eight; goldbelly.com).
Biscuit Crackers
And while we’re on the subject, these snappy crackers from Callie’s Biscuits get made from dough remnants and serve as the perfect vehicle for dips, spreads, and cheeses ($15 for two bags; calliesbiscuits.com).
Bar Nuts
Fill one bowl with the salted and one bowl with the sweet from Virginia’s Hubs Peanuts for parties or simply snacking as the season progresses ($30 each; ggfieldshop.com).
Hot Chocolate Collection
Support French Broad Chocolates—an Asheville business hit hard by Hurricane Helene but now back up and running—by snagging this delicious trio of hot chocolates ($54; frenchbroadchocolates.com).
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