Local gift ideas for Mom
Mother's Day is almost here and the Triangle's best purveyors of local food are busy working to make it a special day.
Posted — UpdatedYou’ll find a gift for mom and solace for yourself at this gorgeous tea house in rural Chapel Hill. Almost all of the herbs featured in their unique teas are grown organically on site. Choose from blends like lemon verbena, raspberry and ginger and peppermint holy basil. They also offer a selection of flavored salts and herb-infused vinegar and honeys which you can pair with tea for a holistic gift.
Whether you need something sweet to cap off a home cooked meal or a boxed-up treat to present to mom, Miel Bon Bons in Durham has you covered. For the perfect end to your Mother’s Day meal, order their Flower Pot Cake in flavors like orange blossom doused in buttercream and topped with sugar flowers or their heart-shaped dark chocolate raspberry cake with mousse filling. Their Deluxe Chocolate Gift Box features truffle flavors like chamomile honey, fleur de sel soft caramel, and apricot rosemary while their French Macaron Gift Box includes macchiato, yuzu, chocolate hazelnut, and more. Call ahead to order cakes, or head to their charming storefront to shop confections.
You’ll find lots of locally made gift ideas for Mom at this gorgeous space in downtown Cary. You can help outfit her kitchen in style with some of our favorite items, including ceramic planters and hand-lettered garden markers for growing herbs, unique handmade pottery mugs, screen-printed flour sack napkins, and all-natural beeswax candles that smell good enough to eat.
Durham-based NC MADE curates artisanal North Carolina foods into beautifully packaged gift boxes and launched two new gift collections just in time for Mother’s Day. The Eden Town Gift Box is a perfect accompaniment to brunch or afternoon tea, featuring almond shortbread from Raleigh, eastern NC candied peanuts, whipped NC honey, and local fruit preserves. The Canning Club Gift Box celebrates a long history of food preserving in North Carolina with a selection of four fruit preserves from across the state. Order online by May 5 for delivery before Mother’s Day.
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