Gift Guide for Cooks & Foodies

This Gift Guide for Cooks and Foodies has been carefully curated with unique, beautiful and fun items. Many things on this list will likely be new for those who you think have everything.

Gifts for cooking lovers are sometimes hard to find when you're shopping for someone who you think has everything.

Every year I update and edit my gift guide with new unique and fun items that I think our cooking and foodie friends will absolutely love.

*The photo credits for all of the below images goes to the sites they're linked to.*

2023 Gift Guide: 28 Gifts for Foodies and Cooks

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A combination of the first two items makes for one amazing cooking gift!

1. Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings -- $22 Anyone who likes chili crisp, will LOVE this book. From breakfast to dessert, there's something for everyone, and you'll even learn to make your own chili crisp from scratch!

2. Chili Crunch from Momofuku -- $13
There are so many chili crisp options now, but this is the one I have in my pantry. I often bring a jar of it, instead of wine, as a gift for a dinner party host. It's a spicy-crunchy chili oil that's perfect for adding a kick of heat and texture to dishes.

3. FoodQ: 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts -- $15
"From grilling to sous vide, handmade pasta to canned fish, and deconstructing everything from salt and olive oil to organic produce and natural wine, this book is a one-stop shop for foodies and home cooks, from novices to the most-adventurous culinarians. You don't know what you don't know."

4. Teak Spurtle Set -- $23
A Spurtle is a Scottish wooden kitchen tool that's a blend of a spoon and a spatula. It dates back to the fifteenth century, and is used to stir porridge, soups, stews and broths. It can stir, scoop, smash, and serve.

5. Comal-- $42
A comal is a smooth, griddle-like pan that's typically used in Mexico, Central and parts of South America to cook tortilla and arepas. It can also be used to toast spices and nuts.

6. Coppermill Vintage Inspired Measuring Cups, Set of 4 ( ¼, ⅓, ½, & 1 cup) -- $81 Inspired by traditional Dutch Delftware and French toile fabrics, these measuring cups are beautifully detailed works of functional art.

7. Instant Accu Slim Sous Vide, Immersion Circulator -- $93
This will turn out perfectly cooked food every single time you use it. (And this is one of my favorite sous vide recipes.)

8. Japanese Seasoning Container -- $27
The lid on this awesome container is made from Japanese Cypress (Hinoki), which allows salt to "breathe." It's super easy to refill and access, and the lid protects the salt from kitchen splatters.

9. Karma Long Handle Wooden Tasting Spoons (Set of 4) -- $18
These durable tasting spoons are beautifully crafted and come in an assortment of woods. Not only great for tasting, they're also excellent for mixing and serving.

10. Dan Dan Sauce From Chinese Laundry Kitchen -- $24
I try to always have this in my fridge. It's over-the-top delicious, and the family owned small business, Chinese Laundry, that's behind them. It's the perfect unique foodie gift, and fantastic if you just want to spice up your meals.

11. Olive Wood Nesting Bowls Set -- $59
For prep in the kitchen or serving at the table, each gorgeous handcrafted bowl is artfully distinct.

12. Cavarola Board-- $75
A gorgeous heirloom piece, hand carved, with 600 individual hand cuts, these boards are made for creating rectangular pasta shapes imprinted with elaborate crosshatching. They're available in three finishes and come with the rolling pin.

13. Le Creuset Pepper Mill-- $45
You can customize the size of the grind in this beautiful ceramic pepper grinder. It’s super functional for cooking, and beautiful on the dinner table. And for a bonus, fill it with Kampot pepper.

14. Pinkglow Pineapple-- $25 With a delicious and unique flavor, a stunning look, notes of candy pineapple aromatics, this new pineapple variety from Costa Rica is a super fun and surprising gift.

Another fantastic combination! The next two items make for one amazing cooking gift!

15. Moroccan Tagine -- $99
A tagine is a casserole dish used in North African cooking, most commonly in Morocco. Tagines are great for slow-cooking stews, and other "one-pot" comfort foods! ("Tagine" refers to the dish prepared in this vessel, as well.)

16. Cooking at the Kasbah by Kitty Morse -- $20
I've owned this book for years, and it's the perfect counterpart to the Moroccan Tagine above. The recipes are absolutely delicious.

17. Bamboo Sticky Rice Serving Basket -- $32
This hand woven old fashioned Thai basket is designed to endure daily use. “A faint hint of a charred scent is innate to the fabricated cane sedge and that fragrance enriches the rice grains."

18. Black Garlic Fermenter -- $95
Black garlic is rich and creamy, and the flavor is reminiscent of balsamic vinegar. You can make it yourself in this awesome machine. (For a bonus, print this popular recipe to go along with the gift.)

 

19. Black Garlic -- $15
And if you don't want to make your own black garlic . . .

20. Los Poblanos Farm Foods Gift Sets from Food52 -- $60 to $76
This is described as an “edible tour of New Mexico’s best local flavors.” Delivered to your door each set includes a spread of farm-fresh favorites, all harvested in New Mexico and packaged in jars you’ll love.

21. Himalayan Salt Mortar and Pestle -- $30
This is unlike most mortar and pestles -- a hint of the flavor of Himalayan Pink Salt will be imparted to the spices and herbs you're grinding. I love using a mortar and pestle for salsas like this one.

22. Boska Cheese Scraper -- $45
It looks like a sculpture, and produces luscious, aromatic shavings of cheese (and chocolate!).

23. Reversible Kneading and Cutting Board -- $111
I've had mine for over 20 years (gasp!) and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made! This board doesn't move because its lip "locks" it in place. And flour and bits of dough don't escape at the back because of the "back board." You can keep one side for bread making and the other for chopping.

24. Big Potter’s Nesting Set from East Fork — $252
I discovered East Fork in 2021 and it was "The Mug" that first captured my eye in a little store in upstate New York. You can read all about this Certified B Corporation and their beautiful pottery here. This set of bowls is available in 8 colors.

25. Embossed Wooden Rolling Pin — $14 How beautiful is this natural wood carved rolling in!? It has a holiday snowflake and flower pattern, and makes incredibly beautiful cookies.

26. Refillable Pepper (and Salt) Grinder –$29 This product is great for a handful of reasons, and the number one reason I love it is that you can have freshly ground pepper (or salt) that's easy to measure. You grind it directly into the attached container, and from there you can collect it in a measuring spoon. It's also easy to fill and features variable settings, from a very fine to a very coarse grind.

27. Fossil Grater and Dipping Dish – $16 Handcrafted by a master potter, this stoneware grater unlocks the flavor of garlic to its fullest. Easy to use and beautiful, every home cook will love this!

28. World Central Kitchen – DONATE
I love the idea of dedicating a donation to someone. “World Central Kitchen is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity during and after natural disasters and humanitarian crises, while also operating long-term programs aimed at improving livelihoods by strengthening local food ecosystems. Founded in 2010 by Chef Jose Andres following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, World Central Kitchen has since served more than 8 million meals to those affected by disasters."

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