If you live in Los Angeles and need the perfect hostess gift or office gifts, I recommend the pumpkin bread baked by cloistered nuns in a little monastery just down the way from the Hollywood sign. I kid you not. These nuns and their bread are a not so well kept secret around LA. It was my holiday office gift go to for years — a sweet treat that won’t break the bank at $10 a loaf (that’s up $4 a loaf from my day but still worth it and for a good cause at that). Add a bow and a tag and you’re good to gift. Sorry this one’s for locals only, as they do not ship.

The Monastery of the Angles
1977 Carmen Street
Los Angeles, CA  90068
Mon – Sat,  8:30 – 5