Buy Local, Give Artisan

If you're looking for a meaningful gift, check out the new e-commerce food site, regionalbest.com, which offers hundreds of items that are handcrafted and handmade. All of the foods are raised, caught or produced by local artisans, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, beekeepers and other small specialty food companies. Just some of the specialties include Utah handcrafted salami and sausages, North Carolina roasted peanuts, Maryland blue crab cakes, Maine lobster, Alaskan wild salmon and Idaho grass-fed lamb.

Though the products are artisan, the prices won't break the bank. The site offers more than 80 foods for less than $20, such as California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a blend of freshly harvested mandarin oranges and late harvest Mission extra virgin oil; Beehive Barely Buzzed Cheese, an award-winning artisan cheese hand-rubbed with a blend of lavender and espresso; and Venus Blossom Flowering Teas.