Christmas goodies to give or keep

Nothing spreads cheer faster than delectable treats. The holidays will never be complete without an endless amount of Christmas delights to share and indulge in. From gingerbread houses to Christmas fruitcakes, these holiday-themed stores will bring your Christmas spread or stocking stuffers to the next level with their offerings.

Christmas House of Goodies

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu’s Christmas House of Goodies is full of specialty goodies with which you can create your own Christmas hamper. Choose from its festive signature items such as its English fruit cake, Christmas pudding, frosty cupcakes and of course its best-selling malicious cookies.

And if you want a hassle-free Christmas preparation, pre-order for gourmet take-home treats like USDA roast beef, Christmas stuffed turkey, Christmas glazed ham and chicken relleno fresh from Marco Polo's kitchen. These succulent roasts are inclusive of roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, buttered vegetables and bread rolls.

Contact +63 32 253 1111 for inquiries.

Madeleine’s Gingerbread House

The yuletide season is sweeter at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino as its Madeleine’s Gingerbread House spreads nothing but love, joy and sweetness by offering delightful Christmas-inspired goodies such as its chocolate Santa, chocolate angels and snowman cake, French macarons, vanilla crinkles, fruit cake or log cakes that come in strawberry and chocolate flavors.

The hunt for the perfect presents for your loved ones ends here because Madeleine’s Gingerbread House also has Christmas hampers that come in four different packages: standard package, silver package and platinum package, each comprising a delicious array of holiday food items such as chocolate bars, praline box and more. The silver, gold and platinum packages come with a bottle of sparkling, red or white wine to complete your holiday bundle.

Feel free to call or message 1-800-10WFRONT8 for queries.

Lobby Lounge of bai Hotel

bai Hotel’s lobby lounge has curated festive hampers this year that will be available starting today until Dec. 31, 2019 from 6 a.m. until 12 a.m. Its Christmas hampers are filled with dark chocolate Santa, German stollen mince pie, chocolate truffles, cinnamon star, macaroons, queso de bola, fruit cake, Christmas cookies, Renmano Chairman’s selection between red and white wine.

For inquiries, contact 0917 141 5888.

Seda Ayala Center Cebu

Always craving sweets? Spoil your sweet tooth this time of the year and indulge in the flavorful desires of your heart with Seda Ayala’s ginger cookies, choco rice crispies, ensaymada, fruit cake and lava cake with three types of chocolates to choose from: sweet white chocolate, bittersweet dark chocolate and fiery cayenne chocolate. These sweet treats are available at Misto.

To order, contact 411 5800.

Hansel and Gretel’s House

Relive your childhood by visiting Hansel and Gretel’s House at Quest Hotel and Conference Center, a life-sized gingerbread house delightfully and deliciously covered using real sweets and candies, where inside, guests may choose and shop for holiday pastries including ube ensaymada, fruitcake, stollen, panettone, banana loaf, rum cake, cookies, crinkles and more. At the entrance, bibingka and puto bumbong are made fresh daily, plus there is a play area for children.

Children will particularly enjoy and love the handmade wooden toys by Seed Studio that are also available throughout the Christmas period. The toys that include cars, airplanes, cooking set, stove and blocks, among many others, are intricately crafted by Cebuano woodworkers. More than just fun and play, it is also an opportunity for guests to give back as proceeds of the toys will be donated to hotel beneficiary Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (PADS).

Landers

This membership superstore has always been convenient with its selection of premium offerings. For this holiday season, Landers Superstore has come out with three whimsical hampers that are also available for bulk orders.

Its Jolly Christmas Basket is loaded with 10 treats including El Sabroso and Lays Stax Potato Chips, Floras of Ryedale Butter Cookies, Libby’s Vienna Sausage, Beer Nuts Peanuts and Sorini Chocolate.

The Premium Christmas Basket is filled with 14 holiday goodies including Wai Lana Cassava Chips, Di Martino Spaghetti, Dianas Peach Slices, Nutella Hazelnut Spread and Celebracion Red Grape Sparkling Juice.

The Super Christmas Basket is the ultimate holiday hamper with over 15 premium food items including Coren Pork and Lotte Luncheon Meat, Del Monte Fruit Cocktail, Wonderful Pepper and Garlic Pistachios, Elit Truffle Mix Assorted Chocolates and Cape Sweet Red Wine.

The great thing is, you can also customize your own basket with a minimum amount of P500. For inquiries and pre-orders, contact 0916 703 7423.