I find your bribe a hostess video to be offensive and just plain wrong. Chowhound should not be promoting this activity. It is not far to the other customers or the owners of the establishment. If the host or hostess is selling...

Greetings! I would greatly appreciate some advice on a nice hostess gift for friends who have invited me to my first Seder. My friends are fairly strict, especially on this High Holiday. I usually like to bring food to contribute...

It’s getting close to holiday party season, and that means hostess gifts. I love to bring food- or cooking-related gifts, preferably something a little more special than a box of After Eight. So I’m curious to know...

Shana tova! I’m attending my first orthodox service and luncheon tomorrow (I was raised in the tradition of the lapsed reform Jew), and want to make sure I don’t make any faux pas in my gift to the hostess. I’m...

I have seen some Hostess mini 100 calorie packs are now OU. Does anybody know if their TWINKIES will be under OU supervision?

We will need Hostess Gifts for Virginia, NY and Vermont... no wine in a hot car on 3-week road & camping trip... would olive oil be a good summer gift? Please lead my last-minute shopping spree!

Attending a tail party tomorrow night and am bringing a very nice ice cream scoop and some lovely dishes as a playful gift for the hostess. I want to include a nice pint of ice cream (or gelato) BUT I am not an ice cream eater....

. But the pink ones still taste the best. I was at Economy Candy on Tuesday — not a Snowball in sight. Wherever they sell the classic two packs of Hostess cupcakes and Twinkies (not the boxes) they usually have Snowballs on...

It started out as a joke between friends, but now we are desperately searching for Hostess Sno Balls, as sort of a humorous “for old time's sake” birthday present. Does anyone know where they can be found online and...

I’ve seen a lot of threads about hostess gift ideas lately, but can anyone recommend a where to get some nice chocolates?

Why not a gift certificate to some place like Penzey’s, so the hostess can pick out whatever she would like.

Great idea. In my dealings in Latin America (my husband is Dominican), I don’t recall seeing much in the way of hostess gifts – certainly not brought to dinner parties, as far as I can tell, though sometimes flowers...

not going with at least a hostess gift—after all, they are taking the time to have the dinner in their home. Please, thoughts for a gift to bring with me that doesn’t violate the spirit of the “no gifts,...

an appetizer or dessert to share – no problem there. My question is, should I take a hostess gift for the hosting family? I’m guessing yes, but I wasn’t sure since it’s kind of like a “block...

Any great food gifts (to be used as a hostess gift) that is original and has that “wow” factor? Not like Harry and David, but more special and fantastic. Preferrably in the Valley. Thank you