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    Home ยป Product, Book & Restaurant Reviews ยป Guide for Cooks & Foodies

    Guide for Cooks & Foodies

    Dec 6, 2022 ยท by Valentina ยท 9 Comments

    This post may contain affiliate links.

    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. Persimmons on a cutting board with text that says 2022 Holiday Gift Guide.

    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.*

    2022 Gift Guide: 26 Gifts for Foodies and Cooks


    Front cover of the Food IQ book - a drawing of a decontructed spaghetti dish in a skillet.

    1. FoodQ: 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts -- $22
    "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."

    6 Piece Wooden Spurtle Set with a wooden container in the white background.

    2. Teak Spurtle Set and Holder -- $25
    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.

    round, clay Comal for tortilla making and toasting spices

    3. Comal-- $40
    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.

    Set of 3 Old Havana Measuring cups from Anthropologie.

    4. Old Havana Measuring Cups, Set of 3 ( ยผ, ยฝ, and 1 cup) -- $45Made in Portugal with a rich crackle glaze, these measuring cups are beautifully detailed works of functional art.

    sous vie wand in pot of water

    5. Instant Accu Slim Sous Vide, Immersion Circulator -- $100
    This will turn out perfectly cooked food every single time you use it. (And this is one of my favorite sous vide recipes.)

    one red and one white japanese salt containers

    6. Japanese Seasoning Container -- $28
    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.

    4 different colored wood long-handled tasting spoons

    7. Long Handle Wooden Tasting Spoons (Set of 4) -- $79
    These tasting spoons are beautifully crafted and come in an assortment of woods. They are made with ethically sourced, sustainable, and all-natural materials.

    One bottle of Dan Dan and one jar of pickled vegetables from Chinese Laundry.

    8. Dan Dan Sauce and Sichuan Pickle Bundle -- $35
    I have these in my fridge right now and they are two of the best tasting things ever! I love them 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.

    Olive wood nesting bowls from Globe In

    9. BeldiNest Hand Carved 6 Piece Olive Wood Nesting Bowls Set -- $88
    For prep in the kitchen or serving at the table, these gorgeous bowls are handmade in Tunisia. Check them out holding a beautiful salad.

    Gifts for the Cook Who You Think Has Everything - Cavarola Pasta Board

    11. Cavarola Pasta Board from Artisanal Pasta Tools -- $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.

    Six Le Creuset pepper mills - grey, red, orange, blue and green.

    11. Le Creuset Pepper Mill-- $46
    You can customize the size of the grind in this beautiful ceramic pepper grinder. Itโ€™s super functional for cooking, and beautiful on the dinner table. And for a bonus, fill it with Kampot pepper.

    Fruit in a basket with a bottle of wine

    12. Giving Hope Produce Wine Basket from Melissa's -- $98
    When you buy this beautiful basket of exotic and tropical fruits with Pinot Noir, you'll also be donating to a wonderful cause. One Hope Wines will donate half of their profits to aid in pet adoption.

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

    Terra cotta painted Moroccan tagine with white background.

    13. Moroccan Tagine -- $75
    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.)

    Front cover of Cooking at the Kasbah cook book by Kitty Morse.

    14. Cooking at the Kasbah by Kitty Morse -- $28
    I've owned this book for years, and it's the perfect counterpart to the Moroccan Tagine above. The recipes are absolutely delicious.

    Hand woven Thai steamed rice server with brown and red cane sedge.

    15. Bamboo Sticky Rice Serving Basket -- $28
    This hand woven old fashioned Thai basket is designed to endure daily use. โ€œA faint hint of a charred scent is innate to the fabricated cane sedge and that fragrance enriches the rice grains."

    black garlic fermenter with black garlic next to it

    16. Black Garlic Fermenter -- $109
    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.)

     

    Jar filled with organic black garlic with black and yellow label.

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

    New Mexico Farm Foods gift set with bottles of sauces, syrups, bowls, spoons, jams, on a white background.

    18. Los Poblanos Farm Foods Gift Sets from Food52 -- $60 to $176
    This is described as an โ€œedible tour of New Mexicoโ€™s best local flavors.โ€ Delivered to your door each set includes a spread of farm-fresh favorites, all harvested in New Mexico and packaged in jars youโ€™ll love. My favorite is the Farm Food Favorites Gift Set (pictured below).

    pink salt mortar and pestle.

    19. Himalayan Salt Mortar and Pestle -- $27
    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.

    Wooden cheese scraper with a cheese round attached.

    20. Boska Cheese Scraper -- $44
    It looks like a sculpture, and produces luscious, aromatic shavings of cheese (and chocolate!).

    Jar of momofuku chili crunch on a bed of red chiles.

    21. Chili Crunch from Momofuku -- $13
    I always have this in the pantry and often bring a jar of it, instead of wine, as a gift for a dinner party host. There are dozens of chili crunch brands available and this one is my favorite. It's a spicy-crunchy chili oil that's perfect for adding a kick of heat and texture to dishes.

    reversible cutting board with white background.

    22. Reversible Kneading and Cutting Board -- $124
    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.

    Nesting set of ceramic bowls in egg shell color.

    23. Big Potterโ€™s Nesting Set from East Fork โ€” $269
    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.

    white flour shaker rolling pin

    24. Flour Shaker Rolling Pin -- $24
    The hollow ceramic design incorporates a flour shaker and ruler to make rolling out dough quick and simple.

    logo for world central kitchen

    25. World Central Kitchen โ€“ DONATE
    I love the idea of dedicating a donation to someone. โ€œWorld 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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    1. Eha

      December 08, 2022 at 8:16 pm

      Have just reposted yours on a busy Friday afternoon - me . . . I am dreaming of half the wondrous things you have found sitting in my kitchen . . . oh well ๐Ÿ™‚ ! hugs . . .

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    2. 2pots2cook

      December 09, 2022 at 2:35 am

      Everything is sooo beautiful Valentina! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    3. Chef Mimi

      December 09, 2022 at 4:16 am

      Great ideas! Thanks.

      Reply
      • valentina

        December 16, 2022 at 11:19 am

        Thanks, Mimi! ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

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        • valentina

          December 16, 2022 at 11:19 am

          Thanks, Davorka. ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

          Reply
    4. David Scott Allen

      December 09, 2022 at 8:52 am

      Always the best list out there on the Internet! Food IQ is one of my favorite books, and I have found many recipes in there that Iโ€™ve enjoyed immensely. I have coveted the cavarola pasta board for years! Mark simply will not take the hintโ€ฆ

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      • valentina

        December 16, 2022 at 11:19 am

        Hi David. You are so kind! I'm so happy you like this list. As you can see I try to change it up, but items like the Cavarola pasta board will likely always remain because it's so unique (and fun if you make pasta)! Happy holiday season to you and Mark. ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

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    5. Luci

      December 19, 2022 at 10:52 am

      Such a wonderful gift guide. I'd be ecstatic receiving any one of these!!

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      • valentina

        December 19, 2022 at 10:39 pm

        Hi Luci! Thanks so much. Enjoy and hope you and your family have a delightful holiday season. ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

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