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Want to show some lovethis holiday season; say itwith food! Forget the fruitcake; find something trulytasty to send across themiles to show friends andfamily you care. With thesedelectable selections, youare sure to find somethingfor everyone on your list!

MailOrderEats BY ELLIOT KOTLYAR

FOODS THAT TRAVEL

Opened in 1981, this is the authority for all things popover-related. For thosethat don’t know, a popover is a light, hollow, and somewhat flaky egg-basedpastry somewhat close to a croissant. Its origins are European, but early NewEnglanders gave it their own spin. These treats have become so popular youcan order them right to your door. Rachael Ray is already a big fan and sendstheir popover bouquets as gifts. You can order different combinations ofpopovers, preserves, and their famous apple or strawberry butter ($65+) forthat family-friendly gift if you’re nowhere nearby.

The Popover Café551 Amsterdam Ave

New York, NY212.595.8555

www.popovercafe.com

H&H Bagels2239 BroadwayNew York, NY212.595.8003

www.hhbagels.com

’Tis the Season to Give the Gift of Food

Heaping servings of corned beef, pastrami, andother staples have made Carnegie America’s“most famous” deli, according to USA Today.Located in midtown Manhattan and opened in1937, the deli is the ultimate old-school stop forthat chopped liver fix. But not to worry, you canstill bring home the sweetest part of this NewYork tradition. Zagat 2008 said their version of“the classic cheesecake is the standard by whichall others should be judged.” Order the 12-inch,10-pound “Big Cheese” ($44.95) or any othervariations, for that show-stopping holidaydessert.

The Carnegie Deli854 Seventh Ave.New York, NY212.757.2245

www.carnegiedeli.com

Okay, so this one’s not really a restaurant, but that doesn’t stop people fromscarfing them down as they pay or waiting in long lines when they’re freshfrom the oven. Yes, folks, bagels have made it into our global village; you

can order them from anywhere in the world. Founded in 1972 by Helmer Toro, theyare one of the largest bagel manufacturers in the world and produce about 80,000bagels a day. AOL Citysearch 2007 named H&H its audience winner for bestbagels. You also might remember the name from episodes of Seinfeld, Sex andthe City, Entourage, and the movie, You’ve Got Mail. Ellen DeGeneres even spenta day as a bagel maker. Their secret? Sweet-flavored bagels and plenty of variety.

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While Florida also boasts its own fair shareof seafood gems, none come close toJoe’s. Once October rolls around, devot-ed patrons come in droves to crack thosesweet stone crab claws. An institutionsince 1913, few restaurants can claim thatsort of enduring presence. Joe Weiss wasout serving fish sandwiches (stone crabscame later) long before South Beachcame to be. In 1921, they charged onlyseventy-five cents for five crabs. You canavoid long lines by ordering online. Amedium dinner of stone crabs and mus-tard sauce for four is $178.95; it’s extra fortheir award-winning key lime pie. Withthat, they include a mallet, cracking board,cocktail forks, and plenty of bibs.

Joe’s Stone Crabs11 Washington Ave

Miami Beach, FL800.780.2722

www.joesstonecrab.com

Forget that South Beach Diet and indulge insome very decadent desserts. We’re talking hotbanana pudding, fluffy carrot cake with whippedcream cheese icing ($30), moist and tarty cran-berry-orange cake ($35), and, of course, the bet-ter-than-sex chocolate bomb cake ($43). That’stwo layers of rich chocolate filled with bittersweetchocolate mousse and a layer of cheesecakebrownies topped with heavy, chocolate icing.Oprah Winfrey called it “the best cake inAmerica.” This cozy, unpretentious local hotspotkeeps people impressed with its laid-back SoBevibe and its ever-changing gourmet menus.Wedding cakes and all of the above delights areshipped frozen and packed in dry ice.

Icebox1657 Michigan Ave, Miami Beach, FL305.538.8448 www.iceboxcafe.com

Millie’s Pierogi129 Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA

800.743.7641 www.milliespierogi.com

Bayley’s Lobster Pound9 Avenue 6, Scarborough, ME800.932.6456 www.bayleys.com

L ocated about nine miles south ofPortland, Bayley’s is located inPine Point, Maine. The New

England state shares Canada’s rockyAtlantic coastline and boasts excellentseafood. Bayley’s promises old-fash-ioned New England pride with everyorder. After all, they’ve been a local fix-ture since 1915 and have sold morethan 30 million pounds of lobsters. TheBayleys even claim to have invented thelobster roll! Order a lobster-roll-kit for sixright to your door, complete with freshlobster meat, house mayo dressing, andthe requisite top-sliced buns ($139.95).Also included, 6 giant chocolate whoopiepies for dessert.

For those who didn’t have a Russiangrandmother to set you straight,pierogies are doughy, stuffed

dumplings tied to various EasternEuropean and Slavic groups. For thosewho won’t make it to Chicopee Falls,just outside of Springfield, you can orderthese handmade pierogies in five vari-eties. The New York Times liked thecabbage and sauerkraut best; otherflavors include: potato and cheese,prune, cheese, and potato and cheesewith kielbasa. This Polish family did sowell with their mail-order business, theysold the restaurant and keep the factoryrunning in the back (where you can buyfresh ones, still steaming from the kettle).