BEVERLY HILLS, Calif-- The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce today unveiled its prestigious annual Beverly Hills "Top 10" Holiday Gift List for the 2004 holiday shopping season. The highly anticipated annual gift list features offerings to please every taste and every price range, from the affordable to the extravagant, as only Beverly Hills can.
From cashmere skiwear to a luxury automobile, from a chinchilla bedspread to "sinful" holiday cakes, the list features items only available in Beverly Hills.
"World travelers, regional tourists and local residents alike visit Beverly Hills to find the most luxurious items, or just that special gift that says Beverly Hills," said Michael Robinson, Communications Director of Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. "This year's Top Ten gift list once again fills the wants and desires of even the most discriminate shopper."
The list was compiled by Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce based on items submitted for consideration by the city's prestigious retail merchants. The items range from the eccentric to the luxurious, to the beautiful and the practical, for every holiday budget. They included:
Baskin-Robbins Beverly Hills Signature Ice Cream Cake - $17.95 to $36.95
In a city with fair holiday climate, its always a good time for ice cream, and Baskin-Robbins offers Beverly Hills the finest in deliciously guilty pleasures. Baskin-Robbins offers two Beverly Hills Signature Ice Cream Cakes. For a nominal price, the holiday chocoholic enjoys a combination of premium chocolate chip ice cream thickly layered on top of moist devil's food cake, which is then dipped in a rich chocolate shell and decorated with a rich chocolate and marshmallow layer, and finally bordered by mini Oreo cookies. If that doesn't make your mouth water, then consider the second Signature Cake: a mix of praline's 'n cream ice cream surrounding fluffy white sponge cake and frosted in Baskin-Robbins chocolate ice cream, hand-brushed chocolate, a layer of chocolate and marshmallow, and white chocolate shavings. Both cakes are covered with gold sugar, symbolic of Beverly Hills luxury. As the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, Baskin-Robbins creates and markets its innovative, high-quality premium ice cream, specialty frozen desserts and beverages in more than 5,400 retail shops internationally. For more information, visit http://www.baskinrobbins.com. Baskin Robbins 271 N. Canon Dr. (310) 273-3422
Holiday Tea Set - $75
This shimmering, beautifully decorated box set contains three 100-gram stainless caddies of perfectly blended black, green and red holiday tea. "The Noir No 25," a black tea from Sri Lanka, contains the rich aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, almonds and natural citrus. "The Vert No 25" is a green tea which has been painstakingly prepared in order to preserve its refreshing natural qualities. "The Rouge No 25," a red tea flavored with a hint of lemon, cinnamon and cloves, derives from the Rooibos plant in South Africa, and is caffeine-free. Le Palai de Thes 401 N. Canon Dr. (310) 271-7922
Custom Dinnerware Ceramics - $39 to $1,000
Exclusively sold to Casentina of Beverly Hills, these specialty European imported dinnerware and specialty pieces are sure to add a touch of elegance and color to any meal. With place settings in the Macedonia Bianco, Burgundy, Country Olives, Ortolana, Frutaa Su Senape and Anna Lemons patterns, these dishes make any meal a very special occasion. Casentina 184 Canon Dr. (310) 385-9222
Ski Sweater - $1,250
Exclusively from Carroll & Co., the "Skier Sweater." A hand framed work of art knit in Scotland using the finest Mongolian cashmere; this item is sure to be a hit on the slopes or in the office. Carroll & Co. 425 N. Canon Dr. (310) 273-9060
Ferrari Challenge Stradale Surfboard - $5,000
Limited to 420 productions worldwide, this Challenge Stradale commemorative numbered surfboard boasts a Ferrari Red paintjob with a white and green strip down the middle of the board and emblazoned with the traditionally unmistakable Ferrari stallion logo. The surfboard borrows its name and paintjob from the 360 Challenge Stradale, a race ready street legal automobile, based closely on the race-tuned version of Ferrari's 2-seat V8 mid-rear engine sport coupe, the 360 Modena. The surfboard is only available at Decret of Beverly Hills. Decret 313 N. Beverly Dr. (310) 859-6655
