We were leafing through some old travel magazines Wednesday—what happens atyour office?—when we stumbled on a cool article in the November 2008 issue of Travel+Leisure. They’d rounded up a bunch of their favorite locally sourced minibar products—and we were inspired to do the same.

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Mandarin Oriental, New York

Ace Hotel New York

Catalonia Royal Bavaro

Chips from a farm just down the road

North Fork Potato Chips, made on an environmentally minded farm in Long Island Mandarin Oriental New York

Hipster snacks for a hipster hotel

Whimsy & Spice snacks, made by hand by a husband and wife team in Brooklyn

Ace Hotel NY

Why settle for the airplane-sized bottle?

Brugal, the local rum made in Puerto Plata

Catalonia Royal Bravaro

What are your favorite locally-sourced minibar goodies? Join in on the conversation by leaving a comment.