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This year's Ultimate Gift Guide has a new item: the Judges' Favorite Award. The judges were unanimous in their enthusiasm of the inaugural distinction.
Without further ado...
JUDGES' FAVORITE AWARD
Chocolate for the Spirit
What: Gourmet hand-crafted chocolates
Who: Chocolate lovers, hostess gift, monthly club, stocking stuffer
What: Rum-infused maple syrup, pure maple syrup
Who: Foodies, gourmet cooks, pancake and waffle lovers
Where: BurtonsMaplewoodFarms
Christy Beaver and Morgan Greenseth
What: Mini pies cookbook
Who: Stocking stuffer, Children, gift exchange, baker
Where: MiniPies/UlyssesPress
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Cooking Greek Indy
What: Baklava cheesecake
Who: Hostess gift, family, individual, cheesecake lovers
Where: CookingGreekIndy
Winnie the Pooh
What: Disney's tale of everyone's lovable bear Cd/Blu-Ray set
Who: Hostess gift, family, individual, cheesecake lovers
Where: CookingGreekIndy
Winnie the Pooh
What: Disney's tale of everyone's lovable bear Cd/Blu-Ray set
Who: Movie buffs, Children
Where: WinniethePooh/Disney |
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240 Sweet
What: Gourmet marshmallows
Who: Sweet lovers, stocking stuffer, monthly club
Where: 240Sweet
iRenew
What: Well-being waterproof bracelet
Who: Elderly, athletes, stocking stuffer
Where: iRenew
Lucid
What: Absinthe louching gift set with authentic wormwood
Who: Discerning drinker, Absinthe lover,
mixologist
Where: DrinkLucid
Sweet Tooth Bakery Indy
What: Cake bites/pops
Who: Hostess gift, family, college
students
Where: SweeetToothBakery
Cooking Greek Indy
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iRenew
What: Well-being waterproof bracelet
Who: Elderly, athletes, stocking stuffer
Where: iRenew
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Lucid
What: Absinthe louching gift set with authentic wormwood
Who: Discerning drinker, Absinthe lover,
mixologist
Where: DrinkLucid
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Sweet Tooth Bakery Indy
What: Cake bites/pops
Who: Hostess gift, family, college
students
Where: SweeetToothBakery
CAMUS Cognac
What: Cognac gift set
Who: Discerning drinker, Cognac lover, mixologist
Where: Camus.fr
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Cooking Greek Indy
What: Gift basket of gluten-free brownies and cookies
Who: Gluten-allergy sufferers, hostess gift
Where: CookingGreekIndy
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
What: Disney tale of Captain Jack Sparrow Cd/Blu-Ray set
Who: Movie buffs, Johnny Depp fans, Children
Where: PiratesoftheCaribbean/Disney
Flying Wish Paper
What: Flying wish paper
Who: Group, family
Where: FlyingWishPaper
Molly Bakes
What: Crazy for Cake Pops cookbook
Where: FlyingWishPaper
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Molly Bakes
What: Crazy for Cake Pops cookbook
Who: Kids, stocking stuffer, hostess gift, bakers
Where: CakePops/UlyssesPress
Where: CakePops/UlyssesPress
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Jill Silverman Hough
What: 100 Perfect Pairings Main Dishes; 100 Perfect Pairings Small plates
Who: Novice and expert wine drinkers, foodies, office gift exchanges
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Bauducco Panettone
What: Italian traditional holiday cake with
Hershey's chocolate chips
Who: Hostess gift, family
Where: BauduccoFoods
Holiday World
What: Holiday World public figure Mrs. Koch bobble head
Who: Stocking stuffer, Holiday World lovers
Where: HolidayWorld/PatKoch
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Valerie Lum, Jenise Addison
Who: 20-somethings, gourmet cooks, hostess gift, stocking stuffer
Where: HappyHour/UlyssesPress
Elizabeth J. Musgrave is a syndicated columnist, syndicated blogger, travel writer, performing arts and restaurant critic. Catch her as Indy’s Entertainment Adviser on 93 WIBC, and follow her on Twitter @GottaGo and Facebook. Gotta Go is published in the following newspapers: South Sider Voice, Indiana Weekender, New Palestine Reporter, Pendleton Times Reporter and Fortville-McCordsville Reporter.
