Bread of the Month Club, Organic Gift Baskets: This Year's Newest Holiday Gifts From Eli Zabar

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Guaranteed to impress the most discerning gourmets, Eli Zabar's newest artisanal, organic delicacies arrive straight from his ovens to your door.  Each gift is made to order at Eli's Marketplace and shipped nationally, in time for holiday cheer.

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Bread of the Month Club - The gift that keeps on giving: a year's supply of freshly baked artisanal bread, sent in monthly duos. Few things equal the elusive power of the perfect handmade loaf with crackling crust. Ranging from Tuscan Rounds to Manor House Loaves, Jewish Ryes, Brioche, Challah, Whole Wheat, Paris and Health Loaves, and San Francisco Sourdough; all baked in Eli's New York bakery. From richly dense to light-as-air varieties, each satisfies the soul as well as the breakfast table. Available in 4, 6, or 12 month subscriptions, priced at $150, $220 and $400.

Organic Basket – Celebrating fresh, organic foods, this gift basket is committed to harvesting the best of what's on the market. It's one-stop shopping for those who love the greener side of life. From small-farm seasonal fruits and vegetables, to fair-trade teas, ripe triple-creme cheeses and even hillside candies, finished with delectable packaged treasures like fruit spread, tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar – it's chock full of sun-blessed goodness.  Contains only certified organic items, fresh items vary from day to day.  Priced at $150, $250 and $350.

Caviar Classic – Nothing whispers luxury like a tin of lush, radiant caviar, ideal for cocktail parties and ringing in the New Year. Eli Zabar sends it with a loaf of freshly baked, buttery brioche along with a caviar spoon. Dive into the dark salty pearls and spread on brioche toast points. The finest California, French and Israeli caviar impresses and is a must for New Year's Eve.  This is the simplest Eli Zabar basket and the most elegant. Available in 2, 4, or 9 oz. tins. From $225.

Christmas Classic - Unwrap the season with this Christmas basket for everyone naughty and nice, guaranteed to keep any snowed-in family contentedly munching for days. It's overflowing with freshly baked gingerbread, Swiss cocoa, handmade marshmallows, holiday chocolates, pecan sables, butter cookies, peppermints and honey toasted cashews. Eli's fruitcake is known to convert the grouchiest disbeliever, fragrant with spice and citrus, it has just a bit of cake to hold it together. Festive 'popper' toys and surprises complete the holiday cheer.  $100-$250.

Happy Chanukah - This basket has everything a family needs for a beautiful holiday celebration. The Challah menorah is flanked by kosher crisps, chocolate bars, gold–wrapped chocolate coins, candies, nuts and Israeli black olive tapenade.  Even a driedel is included. $100-$150.

Menorah Bread – Eli Zabar's exclusive Challah menorah is a delicious new way to celebrate the Festival of Lights.  Golden Challah bread is braided and sculpted into the nine-branched candelabra, ready to be set on the table and shared among family and friends.  (Not kosher, contains butter and eggs). $45.            

Bar Bonanza and Brownie Bonanza - This box invites indulgence with 18 individually wrapped bars. Moist, dense and fudgy, with a parchment-thin crust, each one is richly satisfying, a perfect foil for a cold glass of milk. The Bar Bonanza contains a variety from a classic chocolate brownie to a pale blondie, crumbly apricot and raspberry bars topped with streusel, sweet pecan bars, striped zebra brownies with cheesecake swirled in, to coconut crunch brownies. Brownie Bonanza has 18 chocolate brownies. Either way, there is enough for any crowd of hungry snackers. $65.

New York Deli Experience – A taste of New York designed for nostalgic expats, this basket delivers all the comforts of a classic New York deli. Piled high with the authentic fresh, chewy bagels that New Yorkers crave, chocolate-swirled babka, soft onion rolls, traditional black and white cookies and a "Metrocard" cookie. U-Bet Syrup for egg creams is included, and Eli's exclusive smoked salmon and pastrami are the finishing touches to the quintessential platter. From $100.

ELI ZABAR is a family-run business founded by Eli Zabar on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Inspired by the food halls and markets of Paris and London, Eli's has become a culinary institution. Carefully sourced and beautifully presented, each item from Eli's is sure to deliver excellent quality and good taste.

The gift baskets offered by Eli include many more than the selection shown here. Other examples include: Kosher Basket, Teatime Basket, La Dolce Vita, Breakfast Basket, Chocolate Lover's Basket and more.

ELI'S MANHATTAN is located at 1411 Third Avenue, at East 80^th Street, New York, NY 10021.  (212) 717-8100. For more information and to order gift baskets and more, please visit www.elizabar.com.

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