Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Big Sur River Inn is known as the place with the “chairs in the river.” But there is so much more to the family-friendly, community-minded gathering place that was started by the Pfeiffer family in 1934. There are 22 cabin-themed rooms, a spacious lawn, live music on weekends and a charming stone and timber restaurant serving contemporary California cuisine, as well as its traditional Homesteader Apple Pie made from scratch daily using the same 1930s-era recipe.
- Holiday Cookies
Bees Knees Bakery
Monterey Peninsula
@beesknees.bakery
beeskneesbakeryca.com - Single Origin Chocolate Bars
White Label Chocolate
Watsonville
@whitelabelchocolatecompany
whitelabelchocolate.com - Winter Floral Arrangement
Unskripted Design
Monterey Peninsula
@unskripted_design
unskripteddesign.com - Fruitcake and Holy Granola
New Camaldoli Hermitage
62475 Highway 1, Big Sur
@newcamaldoli1
contemplation.com - Lavender Vinegar, Lavender Rosemary Salt Rub and Carmel Caramels
Lion Springs Lavender Farm
Carmel Valley
@lionspringslavenderfarmm
carmelcaramels.com - Hand-Harvested Craft Salt
Big Sur Salts
Ships nationwide
@bigsursalts
bigsursalts.com - 17 Mile Gin: California Botanical Sipping Gin
Whaler’s Cove Gold Rum: 2 Year Aged Agricole-Style Rum
Fog’s End Distillery
Gonzales
@fogs_end_distillery
fogsenddistillery.com - Mexican-Style Pour Over Coffee
Kafen’s Café de Olla
Watsonville
@kafens_
kafens.com - Lion’s Mane and Oyster Mushrooms
Lake Family Forest Farms
Carmel Valley
@lakefamilyforestfarms
lakefamilyforestfarms.com - Yule Log Cake
Alta Bakery
502 Munras Ave., Monterey
@altabakery
altamonterey.com - Churro Flavor Kettle Corn
What’s Popp’n Popcorn
Salinas
@whatspoppnpopcorn
831.676.6869 - Cashews and Organic Maple Glazed Pecans
The Nut Hut
Mission & 7th, Carmel
@the_original_nut_hut
thenuthut.com
Curated by Aga Simpson | Photo by Agnieszka Kazmierczak
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