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As you start shopping for the perfect holiday gifts for everyone on your list this year, it can be stressful to think about those you might not see in person. One way you can show someone you care (especially if they're a foodie) is by sending them some delicious meals by mail. Thankfully, there are so many cool food delivery services that make this easy, and their meals are so appetizing, you'd never suspect them to be shipped.
To help someone you love get a few of their favorite snacks or indulgent meals, we shopped around to pick out the best gifts on the market from around the country. We curated our top picks that range from drool-worthy cookies to scrumptious burgers and even premade meals to give them a break from cooking.
From savory meals to sweet desserts and everything in between, we didn't skip a beat when it comes to flavor palate. Heck, there are even some fast-food favorites in here. Keep reading to shop them all, and we suggest having a snack while you do — you won't want to browse on an empty stomach.
— Additional reporting by Krista Jones
If you know someone who's missing their favorite burger joint, then no doubt they'll be thrilled to receive this Shake Shack ShackBurger Pack ($49). The burger kit allows them to make eight of their own Shake Shack burgers at home with 100 percent Angus beef, cheese, and non-GMO potato rolls. All they have to do is bring their own lettuce and tomato.
Shake Shack ShackBurger Pack
Buy NowIf they're a huge fan of Milk Bar, then get them the Sampler Set ($60) delivered right to their doorstep. The set includes birthday-cake truffles, marshmallow cookies, a slice of Milk Bar pie, and more that come packaged in a windowed tin that's perfect for gifting.
Sampler Set
$60
from milkbarstore.com
Buy NowWe're drooling over this Harry & David Lobster Dinner For Two ($180). The gift comes with two gourmet lobster pot pies alongside tantalizing sides of crab meat, tender shell pasta, and rich cheese sauce, all atop real scallop shells. And for dessert? Two molten chocolate dulce de leche soufflés.
Harry & David Lobster Dinner For Two
$180
from harryanddavid.com
Buy NowIf they love cooking and appreciate good-quality olive oil, the Brightland The Artist Capsule ($150, originally $160) is a fun little gift that merges food and art into one. The capsule includes four olive oils — Ardor, Rosette, Lucid, and Arise — with labels decorated by artists. Each olive oil is infused with different ingredients to enhance different meals. Read our Brightland Olive Oil review to learn more.
Brightland The Artist Capsule
$150 from brightland.co
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from brightland.co
Buy NowThe Georgetown Cupcake Best Seller Cupcake Dozen ($65) are the perfect celebratory treats for the cupcake connoisseur. The set comes with flavors like carrot, chocolate and vanilla, chocolate squared, coconut, cookies and cream, key lime, lava fudge, peanut-butter fudge, salted caramel, toffee crunch, red velvet, and vanilla birthday. They can share with friends or family or have the ultimate taste-testing party for themselves.
Georgetown Cupcake Best Seller Cupcake Dozen
Buy NowGet the ultimate Flavortown fan Guy's BBQ Trash Can Nachos + Caliente Margaritas ($90). It has everything they need to create their own trash-can nachos plus caliente margaritas for four to six people. Choose between black bean, pulled pork, and brisket, and prepare to watch them drool with happiness.
Guy's BBQ Trash Can Nachos + Caliente Margaritas
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Buy NowNo need to stand in long lines in Boston's North End anymore. Get the Mike's Pastry Mike's Famous Cannoli Kit ($55) for the one who can't resist a delicious cannoli. The kit has everything they need to create 10 cannolis, including confectioners' sugar, pistachios, and chocolate chips. Choose between a plain ricotta-cheese filling or a chocolate ricotta-cheese filling.
Mike's Pastry Mike's Famous Cannoli Kit
Buy NowThe Joe's KC BBQ Ribs, Brisket & Burnt Ends ($135) is perfect for the meat-lovers and BBQ enthusiasts in your life! It comes with slab pork spare ribs, a pound of sliced brisket, a pound of chopped beef burnt ends, and a bottle of Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que Sauce.
Joe's KC BBQ Ribs, Brisket & Burnt Ends
Buy NowThe Roberta's Pizza Wood Fired Pizzas ($125 for six) are a go-to for gifting the perfect dinner. You can either get six pies of Margherita, six pies of Baby Sinclair, or three of each. The margherita pizza has a yummy tomato sauce with house-made mozzarella and fresh basil. The Baby Sinclair includes nine-months-aged cheddar, parmigiano, kale, fresh garlic, and Calabrian chilies.
Roberta's Pizza Wood Fired Pizzas
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Buy NowGet the charcuterie-board fan in your life the CheeseBoarder Terza Cheese & Charcuterie Board ($130), which serves up to three to four people. It contains Wensleydale cranberry cheese, Huntsman two-layer cheese, sage Derby cheese, salami Calabrese, sausage truffa secca, and a variety of condiments, crackers, nuts, and more.
CheeseBoarder Terza Cheese & Charcuterie Board
Buy NowShopping for someone who could eat ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? The Mokbar Choose Your Own Ramen Kit ($115) is something you'll want to order ASAP. It serves four people, but if they don't like to share, they get two lunches and two dinners. Choose between four options: classic gochujang pork ramen, vegan ramen, chicken samgyetang ramen, or kimchi ramen.
Mokbar Choose Your Own Ramen Kit
Buy NowShopping for the ultimate bagel-lover? The Essa Bagel New York Bagel Brunch For 6 ($100) is breakfast (or brunch) done right. Choose between plain, poppy, sesame, whole wheat, cinnamon raisin, everything, onion, and more. You get half a pound of lox along with your choice of cream cheese as well. They can share it with others or keep it to themselves and have bagels for six days straight.
Essa Bagel New York Bagel Brunch For 6
Buy NowIf they love steakhouses, this Bone-In New York Strip ($99) will be quite the treat. It's recommended to leave the bone in place to insulate the meat from the heat. Each New York strip is cut from Gold Grade American Wagyu beef, which is incredibly sought after and has a firm but tender texture.
Bone-In New York Strip
$99
from snakeriverfarms.com
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