1. Complement your bottle of liquor and mix it up if you are invited to a hunt or football weekend. Bring juices from Greenhouse by Ainsley, a new food and juice delivery service that helps you behave. We love the Disco Juice as a cocktail mixer. Or, for a recovery remedy the morning after, Pirate Water has pink coconut water and activated charcoal to help flush out excess sodium, too!
GreenhouseByAinsley.com / Instagram @Ainsley.Greenhouse
2. A work colleague did you a showy solid? Tickets to The Orpheum, our beloved theatre with a Memphis history dating back to 1890. Broadway is back, along with concerts and comedy shows, too.
Orpheum-Memphis.com
3. Or if the silver screen is a better fit, a gift certificate to Malco Theatres. You can even rent out a whole theatre!
malco.com
4. Meeting any future family during the holidays? Our locally owned cheese dips are the real Memphis trifecta. Especially if you are traveling to a state that calls it “queso.” Be sure to collect Arbo’s, Tom’s Tiny Kitchen, and Pancho’s Cheese Dips for the full Memphis experience. They pack well in a car. It’s an instant conversation starter and party trick.
Find the trifecta at High Point Grocery, 469 High Point Terr.
5. Need to thank a friend who says it was no trouble at all and she didn’t do a thing? Enlist this mother-daughter duo, Margaux & Michelle of June Wren Flowers, to flower bomb a front porch. They can surprise makeover planters or window boxes with seasonal flowers and plants.
Instagram: @JuneWrenFlowers
6. Invited to a Friendsgiving? We love Phillip Ashley Chocolates for the hosts. Especially the “Taste of Memphis.” Beautifully packaged, it includes flavors like Old Man River made with Blue Note Bourbon and Beale Street Margarita made with Honeybell Citrus Vodka from Memphis’ Old Dominick Distillery. There will probably be a lot of clean-up taking place the next morning, so put a batch of biscuits from Sweet LaLa's Bakery in your host's fridge. Scribble a big “thank you” on the container–yes, this counts as your thank you note!
PhillipAshleyChocolates.com
Instagram @sweetlalasbakery