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Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

By Emily Landau, Rebecca Philps and Kelly Reid

| December 4, 2014

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Holiday Special: Festive Feast — Cinnamon candy apples from Apiecalypse Now

A hedonistic reverie of hand-crafted, artisanal, drop-dead-delicious holiday treats

By Emily Landau, Rebecca Philps and Kelly Reid | Photography by Vicky Lam

Holiday Special: Festive Feast — Cinnamon candy apples from Apiecalypse Now

’Tis the season for reckless over-indulgence, so why waste it on frozen turkeys and mass-market confections? We rounded up the city’s most gorge-worthy holiday foods that’ll satisfy every nostalgic craving. Here, the top 20 holiday treats in the city.

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Holiday Special: Festive Feast

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Holiday Special: Festive Feast

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

Festive Feast: the top 20 artisanal treats of the season

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