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Gorgeous flowers from Greystone Design. Designer Katherine Tolad will be harvesting from her own garden for Mother’s Day delights.
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While Mother’s Day may be a little bit different this year, we’ve rounded up some great gift ideas to show mom your love. Here are some great ideas from some local businesses:
AR Workshop
Southfield Commons Shopping Center, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor
Order a DIY To-Go Kit on AR Workshop’s website and pick up at their doorstep to craft at home! All materials and instructions included. For Mother’s Day they are offering a kit that includes a 12x16 sign, as well as a mini tray that you can mix & match. There are also a variety of other options including materials for a chunky blanket and other signage. Find more at https://www.arworkshop.com/diytogo/
Sourland Spirits
130 Hopewell Rocky Road, Hopewell
sourlandspirits.com
Sourland Spirits is offering Mother's Day Cocktail Kits to delight the damsel in your life. Their gift set for two includes: a fresh bouquet, cocktail crafting directions, 2 mason jars with infustions, 2 Sourland tumbler glasses, 2 vodka shooters, and a handbag atomizer spray of Sourland sanitzer for $95. Limited supply of kits will be available for order through Thursday at 9PM, curbside pick up for Saturday from 4PM-6PM.
Farm Cooking School
67 Pleasant Valley Road, Titusville, NJ
The Farm Cooking School is offering a wide-variety of online cooking classes throughout the whole month of May, with topics including: Live Streaming-Cheesemaking 101 with Chef Ian, a Live Streaming Mother’s Day Lunch, Live Streaming Middle-Eastern Vegetarian, Live Streaming French Cooking and so much more! Most classes are $60. You can find out more information on the Farm Cooking School’s website https://www.thefarmcookingschool.com/classes
Alchemy Mind and Body
4451 State Highway 27, Princeton
Make your Mom feel like a "Stay at Home" Queen with Alchemy’s spa day in a box. The Mother's Day gift box has everything needed for a spa day at home. They are offering free delivery within 5 miles of the spa, as well as front porch pick up. There is a limited supply, so order soon.
Deliveries will be made 5/8 and 5/9. Pickup is available from 1pm-5pm 5/8 and 5/9.
The box ($100) includes:
Order at https://alchemymindbody.com/specials.
Hamilton Jewelers
92 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ
Hamilton Jewelers is offering online shopping, with gift wrapping & shipping directly to mom. There is also curbside pick up and free local delivery options.
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton
Terhune's own wines are at the farm store, for pick-up or local delivery. They have 14 types of wines from Terhune's own grapes and apple cider. Jersey Fresh and locally made! The farm is also carrying gift baskets and local favorite selections for delivery. Find out more https://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101659254989&ca=52df7611-980b-496a-97b0-166db1bcc1be
Homefront
1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville NJ
Your mother taught you the importance of home, of loving and of giving. There is no better way to show your mother or other special woman in your life how much you care than by helping someone else in her name. By giving a generous contribution to HomeFront, you can help homeless mothers right in our community care for their children. You can find more details about Homefront’s Mother’s Day donation program on their website. https://www.homefrontnj.org/2020/03/mothersday-2019/
One Steep at a Thyme
170 Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg
onesteepatathyme.com
The country tea room is offering a Mother's Day Weekend special with curbside pick up on orders including: Afternoon Tea ($25/pp) with tea sandwiches (herbed cucumber, cranberry chicken salad, turkey/brie/raspberry jam, and egg salad, along with sweets (chocolate banana bread, amaretto cheesecake and chocolate covered strawberry), 2 scones and a pot of tea sachet to make at home. They also have scones available, along with a la carte items like house salad, quiche and a quart of soup. You must call ahead for orders for pick up on 5/9 or 5/10 from 1PM-3PM. Call 732-641-2570 to order. You can find more info on their website.
Support Local Business With Gift Cards
Buy more gift cards from her favorite local small businesses. Stores like Labyrinth Books, Zoe, Kitchen Kapers…her favorite salon or spa… could all use the support right now.
FLORAL DELIVERY
Greystone Designs
Designer Katherine Tolad will be harvesting from her own garden for Mother’s Day delightts. Call 609-306-1907 for more information.
Sprouts
Cindy of Sprouts Flowers, Princeton’s first flower truck, will be delivery flowers for mothers day.
Call 609-510-8246 to place your order.
Monday Morning Flowers
Monday Morning Flowers is offering curbside pick up or delivery on a variety of flower arrangements, plants, sweets, and gifts. Visit www.sendingsmiles.com for more info.
TAKE OUT BRUNCH/LUNCH OPTIONS
The Peacock Inn
20 Bayard Lane, Princeton
Take Out | 3 courses, $115, family style for four
Menu: https://www.genesis-hospitality.com/pci/menus/mothers_day20.pdf
Take Out Drinks: https://www.genesis-hospitality.com/pci/menus/take_out_drink.pdf
Brick Farm Tavern
130 Hopewell-Rocky Hill Road, Hopewell
From savory to sweet, the dishes focus on fresh, local ingredients from the farm and other area farms. Browse the Tavern Mother's Day Menu, download the form and email it to Marianne Murphy by 6pm Thursday, May 7. Detailed instructions on form. Pick Up is Sunday, May 10, beginning at 11am. Find the menu & order form here: https://brickfarmtavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BFT-Mothers-Day-Menu2020-3.pdf
Brick Farm Market
65 East Broad St., Hopewell
The chefs at the Market have put together a special menu that has favorites like French toast bake, quiche, pastry baskets, smoked bacon and more. Plus, we have non-alcoholic brunch cocktail mixers made for us by the bartenders at the Tavern: Pomegranate Margarita Mix or Ginger Blood Orange Mule Mix! Browse the Market Mother's Day Menu, download the form, fill it out and send it to Marianne Murphy by 6pm Thursday May 7. Detailed instructions on the form.
All Mother's Day orders will be picked up at our Mini Market Tent in front of the store. Please park your vehicle and come to the register under the tent to collect your order.
PICK UP HOURS for Mother's Day Orders:
Saturday, May 9, 10am-5pm
Sunday May 10, 10am-2pm
Find more details at https://www.brickfarmmarket.com/mothers-day-2020.
Seasons 52
3535 US Highway 1, Princeton, NJ
Take Out | Family-style Entree Choices Serves 2 $55+ or up to 6 ppl
Menu: https://www.seasons52.com/events/mothers-day
Curbside Pick up Friday, May 8 or Saturday, May 9 11AM-8PM.
Chez Alice
Delivery | Brunch/Lunch/Dinner Options. | Service up to 6 starting at $250. including bouquet from Spring Wind Farm.
Menu: https://www.chezalice.com/mothersday
The Meeting House
277 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
Take Out & Delivery | don’t forget to order bouquets with your order from Princeton Floral Design. Online ordering begins 5/4.
Menu: https://www.meetinghouseprinceton.com/online-ordering/the-meeting-house/menu
Get Forky Restaurants:
PJs Pancake House 154 Nassau Street, Princeton | 64 Princeton-Hightstown Road, West Windsor | 938 Bear Tavern Road, Ewing | 19 Main Street, Robbinsville | 4581 Route 27, Kingston
Osteria Procaccini 2 Crosswicks Chesterfield Road, Crosswicks | 7 Tree Farm Road, Pennington
Trattoria Procaccini 354 Nassau Street, Princeton
All Get Forky restaurants are all open for take out & curbside pickup. Visit getforky.com for menus & hours.
Jammin Crepes
20 Nassau Street, Princeton
Take Out | $45pp
Mother’s day brunch includes choice of crepe entree & a side, mini crepe cake dessert (chocolate or lemon), french local organic Jersey strawberries and a Sprouts spring bouquet. You can combine with their standard brunch. Call 609-924-5387 or email catering@jammincrepes.com to order.
Acacia Restaurant
2637 Main Street, Lawrenceville
Take Out | Family-style Brunch/Lunch/Dinner | Orders must be placed by Thurs., 5/7
Brunch Menu: https://acacianj.com/menus/mothers-day-brunch/
Dinner Menu: https://acacianj.com/menus/mothers-day-dinner/
Yankee Doodle Taproom
Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square, East, Princeton
Take Out | family style Lunch/Dinner | $35/pp | minimum of 4 people
All orders must be placed by emailing virginiafry@nassauinn.com by Tues., 5/5. Pick up window is open on Saturday, 5/9 from 1-4PM.
Menu: https://www.nassauinn.com/wp-content/uploads/Mothers-Day-2020.pdf
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