"Indulge Your Holiday Guests with Local Treats!"

by Caron Blitz

Are you hosting holiday events and want to know the best places to find delicious treats to serve your guests? Check out these local places offering a cornucopia of menus. Here’s a sampling from each:

Foodstuffs

Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Lake Forest

Party trays look good and taste even better.

Choose from:

• Crudités

• Mediterranean

• Fruit and cheese

• Satay

• Shrimp

• Beef tenderloin

• Poached salmon

• Roll sandwich

• Wrap

• Lox and bagel

• Cookie

• Signature pastry

Whole Foods

Evanston, Northbrook, Deerfield

Set the stage for an epic meal with crowd pleasing appetizers:

• Shrimp trio platter

• Goat cheese-stuffed mushrooms

• Chicken cordon bleu poppers

• Butternut mac and cheese croquettes

• Spinach artichoke puffs

• Honey chipotle turkey cocktail meatballs

Sunset Foods

Northbrook, Highland Park, Lake Forest

Let Sunset do the work with an array of tasty entrées:

• Grilled beef tenderloin

• Chicken breasts or salmon

• Chicken parmigiana

• Lemon chicken cutlets

• Sunset Spa spinach stuffed salmon

• Lasagna

• Truffled macaroni and cheese

Kamehachi

Northbrook

Enhance your event with an on-site sushi chef or order:

• Teriyaki entrées or sushi trays including maki, sashimi and an assortment of rolls

Grill House

Northbrook

One-stop packages are easy and delicious:

• Roasted chicken

• Baby back ribs

• Souvlaki

• Homemade gyros

Lou Malnati’s

Glenview, Northbrook, Highland Park, Lake Forest

Not only is Lou’s a favorite, their catering is known to be accurate and on-time:

• Thick or thin pizza

• Chicken wings

• The famous Lou Malnati salad

Taco Vida

Deerfield 

From a deconstructed taco bar at your home to simply takeout, choose from tantalizing tacos, soups, guacamole, and grilled Mexican street corn (elotes!).

Dairy Queen 

Northbrook, Highland Park

It’s never too cold for DQ. Treat guests to mini Blizzards or specially decorated cakes. 

Three Tarts Bakery

Northfield

Mouth-watering desserts are a perfect finish to a perfect meal:

• Cakes of all kinds, from carrot to chocolate mousse

• Cupcakes

• Savory breads ranging from Portillo & Fontina stirato to Sicilian tomato flatbread 

Cora Lee

Glenview

No special occasion meal is complete without Cora Lee’s world-famous English toffee. A close second are chocolate treats including Grumpies and Barque.

Long Grove Confectionery Outlet

Buffalo Grove

A best kept secret for decadent candies at incredible prices is this nearby outlet.

As a 60+ Savvy Shopper living in Riverwoods, Caron Blitz gets what folks our age looks for in products and is always on the look-out for “fun finds” and the best values. For future columns, she’d love to hear what you,The Shopper, would like us to feature. If you are a retailer, let us know what special products and services you offer for older adults. Email: SavvyShopperColumn@gmail.com