4 Eat: Heady with apples and almond paste, this easy German cake showcases the tasty 4flavors of autumn.

6 Drink: Heading to Half Moon Bay to sample pints at three taprooms, a quirky cider bar and a is a worthy trip.

7 Play: Disneyland gets in the holiday spirit with Santa appearances, a Chip and Dale ornament 7trail and much more.

1 CHEESE GROTTO The Cheese Grotto Piatto with three Marin French Cheese Co. soft-ripened cheeses for $125.

2 Hapa COURTESY OF CHARLOTTE KRYSKA Chocolat by Charlotte Kryska in Los Gatos offers single-origin chocolate bars infused with complementary flavors and truffles.

3 Foustman’s will have gift boxes of their allnatural salami at their farmers market booths this season.

FOUSTMAN’S SALAMI

4 Sweet molasses honeycomb sponge enrobed in silky chocolate, sold by Preston’s Candy in Burlingame.

5 A gift box containing a variety pack of craft bitters from King Floyd’s Bar Provisions in Novato is an excellent gift option for cocktail lovers on your list this holiday season.

9 Piccolo five-bottle suitcase ($250) allows travelers to ensure their wine makes it safely to their destination (photo courtesy of VinGardeValise.com).

6 Nirvana Soul offers bags of freshly roasted coffee beans at its Cupertino and San Jose locations.

7 John Beaver and Erica Perez are the owners of Oaktown Spice Shop in Albany. The shop sells a variety of esoteric spices, exotic peppers and other essential ingredients for cooking Thai, Korean, Jamaican, Mexican and Indian fare.

8 The 2024 holiday gift box from the awardwinning 10th Street Distillery of San Jose includes a single-malt whisky and two glasses.

10 JOHN METCALFE — STAFF Local Language in Oakland makes hanging wall art from historical documents like this reproduction of a relief map showing California circa 1883.

13 OAKLAND ZOO 11 A jigsaw puzzle that financially supports operations at the Oakland Zoo is now available for just that purpose from the Oakland Puzzle Company. Bread baker Josey Baker teaches classes on sourdough bread and pizza at The Mill in San Francisco.

12 Opera San Jose’s production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was one of the DoTheBay subscription offerings earlier this fall.