Bijoux Doux Specialty Cakes
Address: 304 Mulberry Street (between Bleecker and Houston)
Phone: 212-226-0948
Website: www.bijouxdoux.com
Bijoux is best known for creating spectacular wedding cakes. They also bake up a wide variety of desserts fit for any event or party. From brownies and cookies to mouth-watering petite fours, if you're looking for outstanding sweets, look no further.
Glazier Group On Location
The Glazier Group owns several well-known restaurants throughout Manhattan, among them Strip House, Michael Jordon's and Monkey Bar. They also host events at Bridgewater's and 24 Fifth Avenue should you want them to provide the space as well as the food and serving staff.
Hercules Fancy Grocery
Address: 27 Morton Street (off of Bedford Street)
Phone: 212-929-6546
In a city saturated with wine merchants, the reality is there are frightfully few sources for imported beer. This place sets the standard in international brew. This unassuming store has a vast selection of hard to find lagers, bitters and ales. However, their biggest strength is in domestic micro-brews.
Marcy L. Blum Associates
Address: 259 West 11th Street
Phone: 212-929-9814
The author of "Weddings for Dummies," this event-planning service has been used by such notable New Yorkers as Salman Rushdie. Not for the modest of taste or wallet, her services tend to be fairly lavish.
Olivier's & Company
Address: 249 Bleecker Street (between 6th & 7th Avenue)
Phone: 646-230-8373
Website: www.oliviersandco.com
One of three Olivier's locations, here you will find all things marginally olive-related, ranging from flavored olive oils to olive soap to olive oil servers and even olive-scented candles. For you or the gourmand on your gift list, this is the place for that perfect bottle of truffle-infused olive oil.