Gift a Feast Review and Giveaway

When you picture the holiday season, what do you think of? I envision spending lots of time with family and friends, wonderful food and sweet treats, as well as warm conversation.  A major component of the holidays is food, as we all know.  It's essential to serve crowd-pleasing appetizers, dishes, and desserts to satisfy your guests.  If you're thinking of what appetizers to serve for Thanksgiving, why not let Gift a Feast help?

Gift a Feast carefully curates handcrafted tasty treats from the San Francisco bay area's thriving food scene into gift sets.  These gift sets are beautifully wrapped and accompanied by a handwritten note.  You can choose from several collections such as sweets, savories, and holidays.  The sweets is a must for any chocolate or toffee lover.  The savories features delicious appetizers that will make your taste buds sing. How does various tapenades, cheeses, and breads sound? That's just the beginning!  The holidays collection include lots of gift options such as jams and teas for friends, family, and clients.  Don't worry about taking a trip to San Francisco this year, let San Francisco come to you. 

I'm a foodie at heart and love to try new things, especially from local areas.  I was fortunate enough to receive A Feast of Appetizers. This package is chock full of so many fantastic treats, I didn't know where to start first.  At the time of receiving this, I was not having any company over who would be helping me sample the treats.  I was so glad because I did not want to share!

The contents feature:

Fra'Mani Salame Piemontese

Fra'Mani Salame Calabrese

Central Coast Creamery Seascape

Good Faith Farm Raw Lucques Olives - Lemon and Rosemary

Rustic Bakery Olive Oil and Sel Gris Flat Bread

Rustic Bakery Savory Cheese Coins

Toffee Talk Crumble Mumble

June Taylor Candied Meyer Lemon Peel

As you can see, I certainly hit the food jackpot! I'm a lover of cheese and bread, so it's only natural that I chose to sample the olive oil flatbread paired with the savory cheese coins first.  Cheese and bread are a classic combination and should never be separated.  The coins are savory cookies made with aged gruyere, artisan cheddar, and reggiano parmesan.  They are made with enough butter and flour to keep them fabulously crumbly.  You can't use these coins as real currency, but they fare as currency to pay the toll to enter my stomach!

I toasted the flatbread to start as I feel that the heat really brings out the flavor of the bread.  I took a bite of the wonderfully warm bread and was hit with a tidal wave of flavor.  I could taste the hint of olive oil along with other herbs.  The rustic element was certainly on par and my taste buds loved every minute of it.  I tried the cheese coins next and fell in love.  I had no idea how I was living life without knowing that these lovelies existed.  These perfectly cheesy round pieces of heaven were beyond delicious.  They are crumbly, soft, and just everything you could want.  The cheese flavor was very prominent and I liked how each note of the various cheeses were recognizable.  This is a wonderful snack that would pair marvelously with a glass of wine.

Since I just received the goodies recently, I haven't had a chance to try everything.  The last item that I've tried so far was the toffee.  This delicious homemade toffee was awesome.  It was sweet and rich and had a crunch that was irresistible.  I found myself enjoying more than I should.  When it comes to my love of sweets, it seems to know no bounds. 

I look forward to trying the rest of the items very soon.  I plan on using the Calabrese and Piemontese on the rest of the flatbread.  That could even be my snack later today.  I'm sure it will be beyond tasty.

If you're looking to wow your guests this Thanksgiving, why not delight them with appetizers from Gift a Feast? Their stomachs will thank you in return.

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