Best Gourmet Food

As a result of researching the best gourmet food on the internet, I bring you the following so you don't have to. 

  a.k.a. gourmet is proud to present a unique collection of gorgeous gift baskets from California. For over 18 years, they''ve been creating and delivering millions of thoughtful baskets and gifts for any occasion imaginable.   In December of 2003, a.k.a. gourmet merged with wine.com, the world's largest online wine retailer. With over 10,000 domestic and imported wines as well as wine clubs and upscale wine accessories, wine.com offers an incredible selection for the wine connoisseur.   It's a.k.a.'s goal to make sure each gift arrives on the doorstep in perfect condition. Every gift is carefully packaged by their professional staff, and every ribbon is hand-tied for that personal touch.  a.k.a. Gourmet is 100% dedicated to their customers. If for any reason you are dissatisified with your order for any reason, please contact them. Your satisifaction is their first priority.

 
  CoffeeAM.com is the world's largest online gourmet coffee & tea company.   They roast, blend, and flavor all their own coffees as well as blend and create their own line of gourmet teas. Additionally, they offer Tazo Teas, Bunn commercial coffee equipment, Capresso coffee makers, gourmet candies, Tortuga Rum Cakes, and many other great coffee and tea related gifts. CoffeeAM.com is the perfect choice for your home, office, or business, and guaranteed to be your favorite coffee!    CoffeeAM.com fresh roasts our coffees daily in small batches, so your coffee is roasted right before it ships.  While they are known for offering the highest quality of coffees and the largest selection anywhere, they also offer other items including gourmet teas, gourmet candies, and accessories that make life more pleasurable.

What makes them so different?  Well, we think that when you experience CoffeeAM.com coffee, you'll see the difference that hand selected coffees, roasted to perfection, and delivered promptly can make.

   Back in 1979, in imitation of the fad for fresh-baked cookie shops along the west coast, David, a New York City chef with a winning cookie recipe, decided to start a small cookie-shop business of his own.   Chef David, trained in the finest French culinary academies, began mixing and tasting; using only the finest, all natural, ingredients - pure vanilla, butter, Swiss chocolate and whole nuts, he achieved his anticipated result; a uniquely delicious cookie that looked and tasted "just like mamma made!"      When David was ready to open his very first cookie shop. Passers by quickly fell in love with the funny shaped cookies, which were always fresh from the oven and loaded with chunks (not chips!) of chocolate. Fame and fortune came David's way; he won many awards for his fabulous cookies including the NY Newsday Cookie Award for the Best Chocolate Chunk Cookie!    By the mid 1980's David's Cookies had flourished and grown at remarkable speed from a small store in Manhattan to a semi-international franchise organization with over 250 cookie shops in many different countries!   David's Cookies was purchased by Fairfield Gourmet Foods a New Jersey-based cookie manufacturing company, also known as "Cookie Cupboard".

  Like the pear trees growing in the rich, loamy soil along Northern California's Russian River, the Thomas family draws its life from the land. Deeply rooted for four generations, the Thomas family has been farming pears since 1919, when Alex Thomas, traveled west seeking new possibilities.    Once called butter fruit, the rich, honeyed sweetness of ripened pears is a family passion.  They nurture heirloom varieties, carrying on a long tradition dedicated to producing pears of superior quality. Hand-tended from blossom to box, their pears are the sweetest, freshest and most beautiful pears in the world. Over the years, they've watched other farmers continuously experiment with new crops, but the Thomas family has steadfastly pursued what they know--raising pears perfectly.

In 1999, the Thomas family created GotFruit.Com. It's a unique blending of agriculture and e-commerce, and it brings you the bounty of their land-directly, with no middlemen, and with their personal guarantee of gourmet perfection. With pride and pleasure, they promise you that every GotFruit gift will reflect both your thoughtfulness and your good taste.

All of their bounty comes from the land and, as new appreciation for its fruits has grown, small, artisan food producers have sprung up in their area. GotFruit is honored to bring you the best they could find. Homemade candies, hand-crafted cheeses and freshly baked desserts, in generous portions, accompany distinctive vintages produced in the famous wine regions in California's Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.

  You can trust HickoryFarms.com because they offer the following guarantees: 

A 100% Satisfaction guarantee:  If you’re not completely satisfied, simply return the item and tell them what you would like: a replacement, an exchange, a refund or a credit.  They will handle your request promptly and courteously.

Shipping Charges:  They  won’t charge you any hidden fees. The price you see is the price you will pay.

On Time Delivery:  They will ship your package using the best method available to ensure it arrives in a timely manner. They will upgrade at their own expense if necessary to meet your expectations, based on our Standard Delivery Guidelines and published Holiday Cut Offs.

Their History:  For over 55 years, shoppers have trusted Hickory Farms® to deliver their most important gifts. Whether it's for the Holidays, a summer barbecue, a special dinner, or just because, their customers know that they can count on them to deliver their package fresh and on-time. Hickory Farms continues that tradition of trust with the Hickory Farms web site, a pioneer e-commerce web site that I've been using since January 1, 1999. 

  igourmet.com is a unique online source for gourmet gifts, imported cheeses and specialty foods.  They have committed to hand-selecting only the very best products from around the world, like their award-winning "Dorset Drum Farmhouse Cheddar"cheese from England, pure sheep’s milk "Manchego" cheese from Spain, and "Olio Carli's extra vigin olive oils" from Liguria, Italy.

igourmet.com offers premium gourmet gift baskets, as well as other beautiful gourmet food gifts like exctic wood cheese boards, and fruits in liquer.  Their cheese of the month club is one of the  most popular gourmet gift ideas, and they recently added coffee and tea clubs as well.

The igourmet.com web site is an ideal entertaining resource. If you are searching for Umbrian pasta, Tuscan tomato sauce, and Parmigiano Reggiano for an Italian dinner or rich French cheeses for a finishing cheese course, igourmet has everything you need, including entertaining tips and serving advice.

Because they are direct importers, igourmet.com offers you previously unavailable culinary treasures at prices that are surprisingly affordable. They are proud to expand the availability of products like pâté, caviar, smoked fish, imported preserves and especially fine cheeses beyond the doors of top-tier restaurants and into the homes of people who simply love good food. Their  easy-to-follow recipes, abundant serving suggestions, and informative product descriptions make gourmet food shopping at igourmet.com an approachable, enjoyable, and convenient learning experience.

So, please browse their site and make yourself at home. I am sure you will love their products as much as I do.

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  Mission Orchards has been sending gifts of orchard-fresh fruit for over 60 years. Their fruit is located in California’s fertile western coastal valley, where they patiently nurture their fruit to the peak of perfection before it’s all carefully harvested by hand. Their skilled packers patiently select the plumpest, most perfect fruit. It takes a lot of hard work, but it’s the only way to ensure that you get the best fruit nature has to offer.

At the heart of the company is the Crown Comice, a pear so sweet and flavorful that each bite drips with juicy goodness. An experience to be savored and shared! The Crown Comice has long played a part during the holidays, both because of its beauty and seasonal rarity.  We are pleased to bring the exclusive, gourmet pear to you and everyone on your gift list.     To accompany the Crown Comice pear they have wonderful gift baskets, towers and a variety of fruit arrangements that include apples, oranges, grapefruit and many others. You will find just what you are looking for at Mission Orchards.  

   omahasteaks.com, stands behind their products...

If you are not absolutely thrilled with your purchase from us for any reason at all - we'll replace your purchase or refund your money, whichever you prefer.

  Imagine the best meal you can think of, from entrée to dessert, all at one price! Now imagine that it’s convenient, each dish completely prepared and precooked, so that all you do is heat and serve for one fabulous spread.    This is the Pfaelzer brothers.  Start by clicking on a precooked entrée of choice. Next, select any four divine side dishes. Finally, select one amazing dessert... creating your ideal meal! Each Create Your Own Dinner combination serves 6-8.  

The Pfaelzer Brothers web site is one of my favorites to look at.  It is always guaranteed to make me hungry and look forward to my next meal.  

   The Popcorn Factory® has been delighting people with fun gifts for all occasions since it was founded in 1979. Whether you are shopping for family, friends or business associates, The Popcorn Factory® has gifts to express every sentiment, and the quality of your selection is always guaranteed. The Popcorn Factory specializes in fresh popped popcorn in exclusively designed tins. Only the highest quality ingredients are always used, including 100% corn oil, real butter, genuine cheddar cheese and a special private recipe of caramel corn.

In May 2002, The Popcorn Factory® was acquired by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®, the leading provider of thoughtful gifts (for more information on 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®.  The Popcorn Factory still continues to sell all their unique gifts on The Popcorn Factory website, as well as through their catalogs.   

This is truly a Yummy site!

   Do you like Salmon?  You are going to love Seabear!    In 1957, fisherman Tom Savidge and his wife Marie built a backyard smokehouse and began selling smoked wild salmon to local taverns in his home of Anacortes, Washington. With that Specialty Seafoods was born (later renamed SeaBear after Native American legend).  The tavern owners and their patrons loved Tom's smoked salmon, but asked him to find a way to preserve it longer. Being an inventive guy, Tom took their challenge and created a whole new idea in packaging? "The Gold Seal Pouch", for which he received a patent. "The Gold Seal Pounch"  preserves the salmon naturally, and no refrigeration is required until the pouch is opened. This breakthrough in packaging, since it requires no refrigeration, made it easy for tourists traveling through Anacortes on the way to Washington's San Juan Islands to take Tom's salmon back home with them, or to ship it to family and friends in different parts of the country. From this, word spread about their smoked wild salmon.

Today at SeaBear, we ship our wild salmon products to customers in all 50 states. We remain dedicated to the same principles upon which Tom and Marie Savidge founded our company decades ago: making great food people love; taking an inventive approach to all that we do; and always listening to our customers. 

The Seabear Smokehouse is proud to have a tradition of award winning quality and to have often been recognized through write-ups in various publications. They stand behind the quality of every SeaBear salmon with their unconditional Fisherman's Oath guarantee.    

  We are all familiar with Tabasco sauce, but Tabasco Country store offers so much more!   Hot spicy food has always been a personal favorite, and Tabasco sauce has always been the one I consider the best!   Now offering Gourmet foods, gift items like shirts and ties.  Don't overlook the items recommended for the men and women in the military.  Also be sure to look at the gift boxes and the recommendations for Golfers.