The 10 Best Gifts For Foodies From The Renegade Craft Fair

What could be cuddlier than a stuffed hamburger? These adorable plush goodies, from \<a href=\"http://steffbomb.com/home.html\"\>Steff Bomb\<\/a\>, will make anyone\'s christmas. If burgers aren\'t your thing, they have carrots, corn, grilled cheese, and a plush chainsaw. If you\'re a real nerd, don\'t miss the plush AT-AT Walker.

We\'ve featured Chicago\'s own \<a href=\"http://starshaped.com/\"\>Starshaped\<\/a\> Press before, particularly their \<a href=\"http://chicagoist.com/2010/10/19/starshaped_press_-_ode_to_chicago_s.php\"\>ode to the Chicago Style Hot Dog\<\/a\> (which is still on sale). This one is another favorite of ours. Starshaped also produces posters and broadsides about sustainable meat, urban gardening and canning.

Chicago-based \"\<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/rhymeswithtwee?ref=top_trail\"\>Rhymes with Twee\<\/a\>\" is run by Leigh Kelsey. She makes a variety of home goods and baby clothes, but this set of \"\<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/listing/107566709/veggie-vampire-set-of-4-different-tasty\"\>veggie vampire\<\/a\>\" tea towels particularly caught our eye. We now own the garlic towel - it was just to cute to leave in the store.

We at Chicagoist love nothing more than craft beer, so this \<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/listing/86350602/craft-beer-screen-printed-flour-sack\"\>kitchen towel\<\/a\>, printed on a flour sack by Madison-based \<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/MilkhausDesign\"\>Milkhaus Design\<\/a\>, was a no-brainer.

Every kitchen needs decoration - and nothing decorates better than bacon. \<a href=\"http://www.rowboatpress.com/\"\>Row Boat Press\<\/a\> is based in Seattle and produces \<a href=\"http://www.rowboatpress.com/collections/frontpage/products/bacon-great-with-everything\"\>this\<\/a\> and a \<a href=\"http://www.rowboatpress.com/collections/frontpage/products/coffee-a-reason-to-live-again\"\>coffee version\<\/a\>, as well as \"\<a href=\"http://www.rowboatpress.com/collections/frontpage/products/tools-of-the-trade-1-kitchen\"\>Tools of the Trade,\<\/a\>\" a print of every gadget you need to run a great kitchen.

\<a href=\"http://www.nourishingnotes.com/\"\>Nourishing Notes\<\/a\> is a great Chicago company that\'s all about food. They make so many cute cards, posters and napkins that we couldn\'t possibly photograph all of them. Possibly our favorite? Their \<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/listing/65474756/souper-birthday-greeting-card\"\>food pun\<\/a\> greeting cards.

\<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/uncommon\"\>Uncommon Handmade\<\/a\>, based in Indiana, makes all kinds of gorgeous wooden crafts - most of which are not food-themed. But these cute magnets, with the cuts of meat on a pig and a cow, are a must-buy for any carnivore.

Meredith Host runs\<a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/foldedpigs\"\>\"Foldedpigs,\"\<\/a\> a shop based in Kansas City, that sells \"repurposed restaurant ware\" including these awesome (and creepy) \"bone appetit\" plates. She also makes mugs, bowls and assorted dishes.

It\'s possible we mocked \<a href=\"http://piebox.com/\"\>Piebox\<\/a\> on Twitter just a little when it launched. Consider us corrected. Not only are these raw pine boxes specially made to hold pies totally cute and made in Chicago, they are especially practical for the holidays, when baked goods are flying back and forth like snowballs. Best of all, bring your box to Bang Bang Pie Shop and get a discount.

This is the perfect shirt for all of the innuendo-laden vegetarians in your life. Made by \<a href=\"http://ethicallyengineered.myshopify.com/collections/all\"\>Ethically Engineered\<\/a\>, it is made for both men and women.