Birthdays. Holidays. Anniversaries. Baby showers: all occasions where gifting is not only customary but expected. Living abroad, the already laborious task becomes even more unenviable. Not being able to spend much time with my friends and family means that I’ve lost some sense of what appeals to them now and, consequently, what they’d most like to receive as gifts. Fortunately, online shopping has largely unburdened gift-giving and has drastically transformed my habits. I almost exclusively order from U.S-based boutiques when I want to send a little something home and one of my favorites is Eat Boutique.
An online magazine and artisanal online shop launched in 2007 by Maggie Battista, Eat Boutique is geared toward food enthusiasts (me) who appreciate and seek out local, handmade comestibles. With the help of a team of contributors, Maggie shares inspired stories, reviews, recipes and brilliant photography that complement an impeccably curated series of themed, seasonal gift boxes available for purchase. I’ve ordered from EB a handful of times and the enthusiastic response I receive from my recipients is reason enough to keep supporting their small business (now if only someone would offer me one of their gift boxes!).
But that’s not all. As Managing Director of Haven…
