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36 nshoremag.com November 2014 specialty Foodstuff A former food blogger turns her penchant for food and travel into an enviable business venture. By Alexandra Pecci attention local foodies: maggie Battista has your dream job. Battista is the founder of Lynnfield- based Eat Boutique, an online business that curates gift boxes containing creative and delicious handmade food products from independent artisans from around the country. The concept was borne out of Food ne Battista's travels with her husband, during which she was always on the lookout for foods made in a special way or with some ancient technique. "When I traveled somewhere, I would go a few extra miles, or down the block, or strange places to find things made by hand," Battista says. Initially, she blogged Little Treasures Products from Vermont and Essex figure into the New England Gift Box. photographs by heidi murphy/white loft studio