Once upon a time, it was customary to give out so-called ‘gourmet food’ gift baskets. Have you ever gotten one of those cheese logs? How about a cheese wheel, specifically the ones wrapped in red wax? Or how about even the processed sausages?Or my all-time favorite, the pre-processed sausages. These types of gift baskets used to be a lot more common during the holidays, but some people did give them out for other special occasions. They didn’t say much, but when they did talk they said “I only care about you as much as this piece of dehydrated beef jerky disguised as ‘dinner sausage’”.

Well times, they are a-changin’. Suddenly the baskets full of the same contents year-in and year-out were gone, replaced by the same idea only, fresher! Specifically, these new baskets are gourmet food gift baskets, and luckily they do come in a wide range of varieties. You can pretty much find these gift baskets with almost any food you can imagine, so now you can pick and choose the type of food you want to give a loved one in their gift basket. Gourmet coffees, available ground or whole bean. Wines, alcoholic drink mixers, and teas. The assortment is limited only by your imagination.