GiGi's is delighted to include these top-quality products from these (mostly local) companies in our baskets.
Our baskets are custom made-to-order, so if you see something here you want added to your basket, please let us know!
Our baskets are custom made-to-order, so if you see something here you want added to your basket, please let us know!
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Abuelo's Corn ChipsMade in Courtenay, these thin organic corn tortilla chips with chia seeds added are uniquely delicious!
Unsalted, made with white and blue corn, and quinoa. |
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Butter Baked GoodsButter Baked Goods makes excellent gourmet shortbread (similar to the traditional Scottish style), and other treats in Vancouver.
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chocolaTasWim Tas was named Top Artisanal Chocolatier and Most Gifted Chocolatier at the recent International Chocolate Salon in San Francisco.
ChocolaTas' Salted Caramel chocolates have a soft center in a chocolate shell. Available in Dark and Milk Chocolate; both are delicious! |
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Fernwood Coffee is not only delicious, expertly and freshly roasted, it is a very community minded and hip joint!
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This is a delicious cereal-free cereal.
Celiac friendly, gluten free. No cooking required: Add a little water or milk, let it stand for a few minutes, and enjoy! No, it's not made of goats. |
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Known as the Wine Cracker, these are made with the highest quality ingredients but with no yeast, sugar, or hydrogenated oils. Gone Crackers is a gourmet cracker that complements cheese, wine, and dips. Made in Surrey.
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Handmade, kettle-cooked potato and root-vegetable chips.
Hardbite was named “the best gourmet chip in Canada” in a blind taste test conducted by the National Post. |
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Delicious and addictive!
Gluten, Grain, and Sugar free. Vegan, natural, raw, sprouted. Flavours include:
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Jules + Kent
Super delish and local too!
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Based on Cortes Island, Gary and Andrea troll for wild BC Sockeye Salmon aboard the CFV Stacy Rock in Johnstone Strait.
Hot smoked and canned - wonderful with cream cheese and bagels/bread/crackers. GiGi's is extremely fortunate to be able to offer this exclusive product direct from the fisherman. |
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Lyndie's Organic Bakery makes her crisps near Mill Bay using ancient grains and other good stuff!
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Melinda makes her biscotti in Sidney, but you can eat it anywhere.
When in Sidney, stop in to visit her super-friendly coffee and sandwich shop! |
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This Vancouver company's "Mermaid's Choice" won a 2014 Gold award in the category of Top Chocolate Bar at the International Chocolate Salon with competitors from all across North America (yep, ALL of North America!).
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Mrs. Jones makes her diverse jam products near Cowichan Bay in small batches. Excellent with cheese, crackers, and wine.
Flavours include:
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Established in 1894, this BC business is traditionally excellent!
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From the bottling, to the labeling to the waxing, every element of the Noble product line is produced by hand. Noble procures medium amber grade Maple syrup from heritage sugar shacks in the ancient maple orchards of Québec. The maple syrups get aged at their maple orchard in New Hampshire. They age their syrups in old bourbon barrels procured from Tuthilltown distillery in upstate New York, Tuthilltown makes the award winning Hudson Bourbon & they are the first distillery to make bourbon legally in NY state since the days of prohibition. Their Seattle office has a 4000 sqr foot warehouse where they age all of the Noble vinegars.
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This Victoria company creates such diverse delicacies as:
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In 1995 this business was established by a Kelowna family on their small farm. They still own and operate the company today.
"It’s a secret… But what we can tell you is that all of our drinks are a perfect blend of their Okanagan heritage: orchards, sunshine, wine-making techniques and juicy Okanagan fruit." Okanagan AppleEssence is made exactly the same way as white wine is except that it is kept from fermenting into an alcoholic beverage. While most fruit beverages are heat treated, Okanagan AppleEssence uses Okanagan premium wine making techniques to microfilter the juice to keep the taste. The result? A taste that is dramatically better than ANY regular fruit juices. You have to taste it to experience it for yourself. |
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Ooh La La Cupcakes are top-tier gourmet products, and they look as good as they taste.
When we deliver to someone's workplace, these are often the most coveted thing in our baskets. Do not leave them unattended! At Christmas time, we have Ooh La La Gingerbread Men. We haven't caught them eating the cupcakes... yet. |
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Made in Victoria by the Phillips Brewing Company, Fermentorium alcohol free tonics are hand crafted without any artificial flavours or liquid sugars. Instead, real ingredients and time-honoured extraction techniques endow the tonics with full, natural flavours, and balance tart with the subtle sweetness of raw cane sugar.
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This Vancouver company creates the most delightfully soft marshmallows. No toasting required.
Flavours include:
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A delicious and vivid Dark Hot Chocolate mix with a touch of spice. Crafted with care in Sooke.
Particularly delicious with milk, or something stronger! |
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"RockCoast confections provide high quality sweets and allow people to treat themselves or others to something truly special. I use only natural ingredients that are gluten free and free of artificial flavourings and colours. I am working hard to purchase my ingredients as locally as possible to support other businesses in the community."
"RockCoast is a labour of love and passion for me. I'm so excited for you to try my mouth watering toffee bark but watch out - its addictive!" - Amber Isles, RockCoast Founder and Toffeetier |
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Charles “Candy” Rogers moved to Victoria in 1885.
Rogers' Chocolates is steeped in tradition and a rich history that has earned them a reputation as one of Canada's premiere chocolatiers. |
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Small-batch produced goodies. These are not your typical breakfast jam, try them with cheese, crackers, wine, and visit their website for other pairings.
Products include:
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Located in beautiful Otter Point BC, 5 minutes northwest of Sooke, Saltwest Naturals was founded by Jessica & Jeff Abel. Organic sustainability is at the forefront of their products.
Their sea salt is harvested from the rugged pristine waters on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. All of their sea salts are produced by hand and made in small batches to ensure quality. Extra Effort=Extra Tasty! |
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This SaltSpring company is dedicated to producing wild seafood products.
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Sea Cider opened its Saanichton farm gate for business in 2007 with a vision of producing traditional fermented artisan ciders.
Since then, they’ve grown to an annual cider production exceeding 7,000 cases, and continue to pride themselves on crafting traditionally fermented ciders from organically grown apples, |
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The excellence of this Victoria tea company is recognized nation-wide.
SILK ROAD is led by Chief Tea Ambassador and founder, Daniela Cubelic. Hailed as “Canada’s Queen of Tea” (Globe & Mail), and “Canada’s Tea Master” (Vancouver Sun), Daniela is a leading authority on tea and tea culture, and an accomplished Tea Master, trained by Chinese and Taiwanese herbalists and tea masters. |
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Intense.
A "Bean - to - bar" chocolate in the truest sense. The proprietor (with a biology and National Geographic background) personally visits cacao farms in Madagascar, Ecuador, etc. to select his sources, then imports their raw cacao beans. 100% of the processing is done in Victoria under his supervision. |
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Gourmet honey from Saskatchewan. Founded by two girls with the assistance of their mother, the family is as sweet as their honey!
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Victoria Spirits Bitters
Bitters are highly concentrated tinctures of herbs, spices, fruits and spirits. They don’t just belong at the bar but have huge potential in the kitchen to add depth and kick to food.
Named after its city of origin, Victoria Gin has transcended its roots and is now a truly national brand. Despite its success, Vic Gin is still crafted drop by drop, with wild-gathered botanicals and natural spring water, in their carbon-neutral distillery. Twisted & Bitter are handmade in small batches in their copper pot still. |
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Wade's Hazelnut Farm
Chemainus Hazelnuts.
We had some stiff competition to get these this year; the farm lost 1.5 tons of hazelnuts to the local black bears who got their order in before us. |
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We purchase alcohol from the BC Liquor Store (operated by the BC government).
The liquor laws in BC do not allow a gift basket company to resell alcohol, but they do explicitly permit us to purchase alcohol on your behalf to include in a gift basket. A modest handling charge applies. If there is a specific product you wish to include in your basket, contact us and we will purchase it for you if possible. We have been able to fulfill special requests for particular brands of Tequila, Rum, Scotch, Wine, Beer, and Champagne. Alcohol cannot be shipped to other provinces, and must be received by an adult (per BC liquor laws, government issued photo ID is required). |
