The Best of Cincinnati Blog

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 The holidays are the season of the hard-to-shop-for list — the in-laws, the boss, the friend who moved to Florida, the family that “doesn’t need anything.” Good news: almost everyone has a soft spot for the flavors of home. Here’s your […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 There’s a particular kind of homesickness only a Cincinnatian understands — the craving for a three-way at midnight, the smell of Graeter’s on a summer evening, missing a Reds game with your dad. When someone you love is far from the […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 A new home is a fresh start — and a great excuse to give a gift people actually remember. Flowers wilt and candles get re-gifted, but a basket of Cincinnati favorites welcomes someone to the city, or reminds a transplant of […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 There’s something about fall in Cincinnati — sweater weather, the smell of coffee, an afternoon cookie that just hits different. As the season turns, a gift basket full of warm local favorites is the perfect way to say you’re thinking of […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 The holidays sneak up on every business. Clients to thank, employees to recognize, partners to remember — and a narrow window to get it all out the door. The companies that look most thoughtful are the ones that plan early and […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 When someone you care about is going through a hard time — recovering, grieving, or just worn down — the right gift isn’t flashy. It’s familiar. A taste of the foods they grew up on can say “I’m thinking of you” […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 A promotion. A graduation. A new job, a new license, a deal finally closed. Big moments deserve more than a card — and in Cincinnati, the best way to say “congratulations” is with a basket of the hometown flavors that make […]

By the team at The Best of Cincinnati · Cincinnati gift experts since 1990 Father’s Day is here, and if your dad is a Cincinnati guy — or a Cincinnati guy who moved away — the easiest way to his heart is the food and drink he grew up on. Skip the tie. Here are […]

Flowers wilt. A bottle of wine disappears in a night. When someone settles into a new home, the best Cincinnati gifts are the ones that actually welcome them to the city — or remind them of the one they left. Here are five reasons a Cincinnati gift basket is the housewarming present people remember. 1. […]

Ask anyone who grew up in Cincinnati to name the city’s flavors, and three brands come up before any others. They’re the ones transplants drive back for, the ones care packages are built around, and the heart of nearly every gift basket we make. Here’s why Skyline, Graeter’s and Montgomery Inn define what Cincinnati tastes […]