Need a last-minute gift? Cleveland’s food scene offers unique options

Cooking classes
Abundance Culinary Dumpling Club
Supper Club Experiences
Wine Club Membership
Local CSA programs and farm boxes

Cooking classes, Abundance Culinary Dumpling Club , Supper Club Experiences, Wine Club Membership, Local CSA programs and farm boxes

Ohio City Farm offers a robust CSA program.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Christmas is just three days away, yet there’s still time to snag a last-minute gift for a foodie in your lift that supports a local business.

Gift certificates to local, independent restaurants are always winners. Or a bottle of local spirits or wine; maybe a gift certificate to a local farm store or a CSA membership.

If you’re scrambling at the last minute to check off that final gift off your list, check out five great last-minute gifts for food lovers.

Cooking classes

Choosing just one class is so hard. So give a gift certificate or two and let the giftee choose their experience. Cooking classes range from strawberry toaster pastries from Annie’s Signature Sweets in Berea and French macarons at Buttercream and Olive Oil in North Royalton to Italian sauces at Loretta Paganini School of cooking in Chesterland and Chinese dumplings at Abundance Culinary in Cleveland Heights. Or indulge someone in learning how to make the perfect cocktail at Western Reserve Distillers in Lakewood or enhance their wine knowledge with classes at Cru Uncorked in Moreland Hills.

A wine club membership is a great last-minute gift.

Where to buy:

Chef Kwan plating uni at Sushi Kuwahata.

Abundance Culinary, Cleveland Heights
Annie’s Signature Sweets, Berea
Buttercream and Olive Oil, North Royalton
Cru Uncorked, Moreland Hills
Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, Chesterland
Stir Studio Kitchens, Ohio City, Chagrin Falls, Hudson
Sur la Table, Crocker Park and Eton
Western Reserve Distillers, Lakewood

Abundance Culinary Dumpling Club

Abundance Culinary in Cleveland Heights has a comforting and thoughtful gift for a Chinese food lover this holiday season — its monthly dumpling club. Sign someone up for one of three size tiers with four flavor options, including variety packs, so they can get the Abundance experience at home. Pickup is the first week of every month.

Supper Club Experiences

Chef Liu Fang with three flavors of dumplings available as part of the Abundance Culinary Dumpling Club.

Suppers Clubs create thoughtful, themed dining experiences that bring together food, beverage, environment and community. Several Cleveland culinary experts have launched these “clubs” in the past few years. You don’t have to “belong” to attend. Give a gift certificate and let your giftee pick one that fits their schedule and their palate. Some of these dinners are already scheduled, others operate more like popups.

Where to look:

Kuwahata, Cleveland
Prologue Dinner Series, Cleveland
Sante Supper Club (alcohol free), varied
Secret Supper Club, varied
Spice Supper Club and Plated Landscape, varied

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Wine Club Membership

Local wineries, wine stores and some restaurants have wine clubs. For those unfamiliar these are basically subscription services organized by the winery or wine retailer. Membership is often free, but members must purchase an agreed upon number of bottles at specific intervals. They may receive two to 12 bottles as often as every month or spread out to twice a year. Keep in mind, you’d want to pay for the upcoming shipments.

Local CSA programs and farm boxes

A variety of local farms offer CSA (community shared agriculture) programs offer the option to give the gift provide fresh, local food on a regular basis. Often, groups like Fresh Fork Market and Murray Hill Farm support a variety of local farmers, resulting in seasonally diverse options. From curated boxes at the Chef’s Garden in Huron to produce, pantry and prepared meal options at Ohio City Farm, there are plenty of ways to support local farmers while checking gifts from your list. Plus, anyone who loves cooking at home will be overjoyed to received fresh ingredients that they might not regularly buy, sparking culinary creativity.

Where to buy:

Murray Hill Farm; pickups at Amherst, Avon, Elyria, Fairview Park, Lakewood, Medina, North Olmsted, Oberlin, Rocky River and Westlake
City Fresh, 16 locations including Berea, Buckeye-Shaker, Collinwood, Elyria, Euclid, Lorain, Ohio City and more
Fresh Fork Market; 20+ pickup locations in Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights, Hudson, Lakewood, Mentor, Solon, Strongsville, etc. and Ohio City Provisions, 3208 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
The Chef’s Garden; delivery
Ohio City Farm by Re:Source Cleveland, Cleveland
Plum Creek Farm, Valley City
Grace Brother’s Farm, Nursery & Supply, North Royalton
Rainbow Farms, Madison
Crown Point Ecology Center, Akron