( Via: Sur La Table )
Foodies and cooks can be challenging to shop for, but it is a wonderful time of year for them. After all, the holidays are all about friends, food, and family. This seasoned cook (moi) knows her way around the butcher block. So, I've cooked up a menu of inspired ideas and fab finds sure to please the pickiest palate.
16 Mouth-Watering Gourmet Gifts
AeroGarden
Bon Appetit Heritage Cocotte
For the first time ever, Le Creuset offers a limited edition of the Bon Appetit pattern. The French phrase represents " warmth, hospitality, and an unmistakably French passion for good food." Perfect for individual soups, baked pastas and souffles. Not to mention it is pretty darn cute.
This is so cool. It's an indoor gardening system. The machine grows plants and herbs up to five times faster than soil. It harnesses the power of over 100 high performance LED lights for optimal growing conditions all year round.
Sur La Table
Sur La Table
Brass Oil Decanter
This hand tarnished and terrific tool for oil works like magic and looks like a dream!
Food52
Merlot Infused Coffee
Now we all can get a two way buzz from our coffee. These Merlot infused beans make the perfect after dinner brew. I am not a coffee drinker but the "unique profile of fresh, red berry flavors and subtle hints of currants and blackberries," sounds divine!
Uncommon Goods
Roe Caviar White Sturgeon Caviar
I would so love to find this under my tree! If you want to make a cook or foodie feel special, this will do. The presentation is special!
Neiman Marcus
Purchase by 12/18 and Save 20% with Free Shipping. Code: FRIENDME
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena + Quarterly Subscription
Any cook worth their salt appreciates a really good bottle of Balsamic. This is the real deal straight from Italy. One bottle is impressive. Just imagine their joy with a 4 bottle subscription. Click the link for the delicious details and options.
Food52
72 Handmade Tamales
Even a seasoned chef may not have tried to make a hot tamale. These are great fun. Gluten free, too! Click to read about this gift with South of The Border flair.
Neiman Marcus
Purchase by 12/18 and Save 20% with Free Shipping. Code: FRIENDME
Chemex Classic Series Drip Coffee Coffee Maker
An elegantly designed coffee maker that promotes the optimum extraction of full bodied coffee with no bitterness. And can we talk about how handsome the carafe is? A beautiful gift for the purist.
Sur La Table
Stainless-Steel Sliding Skewers
Getting food off of my skewers is always a challenge. These skewers solve the problem, and also keep the food from spinning when you turn them. This is genius and found only at
Williams Sonoma
Save 20% and get Free Fast Shipping with Code: FRIENDS Ends tonight.
Finex Cast-Iron Skillet with Lid
Have you ever? What a beauty and a real workhorse in the kitchen, too. This heirloom quality octagonal pan with 6 pouring directions, has been handcrafted by artisans of a small factory in Oregon. I would love it!
Williams Sonoma
Recipe of the Month Collection from the Country's Top Chefs
This year long subscription of recipes comes complete with a lacquered box featuring 12 chefs, 25 recipes, and a signed card by Chef Michael Mina. The contributing chefs include Michael Chiarello, Gary Danko, and Alice Walters to name a few. It's a must have for the serious or adventurous at home cook. Please note that this gift won't arrive before the Holiday, but it will be worth waiting for the right person!
IfOnly
Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking
If someone on your gift list has visited Eataly in Chicago or NYC, I know they will love this " holy grail "of Italian cooking! The photos are frame worthy. The recipes are written so that the pro chef or newbie can navigate through the pages.
Amazon
Stilton Truckle
How beautiful is this 3.5 lb wheel of cheese? The foodie on your list will start a Holiday tradition and sit down after dinner with their gift and a glass of port.
Dean & Deluca
Shiitake Mushroom Log Kit
Shiitakes are hard to find, so why not grow your own? A fun and useful gift!
Williams Sonoma
Sugar Cookie Hot Chocolate
Here's a recipe for Holiday Happiness! Think of it as Christmas in a mug. You didn't really think I would let you down this week, did you?
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Now we all can get a two way buzz from our coffee. These Merlot infused beans make the perfect after dinner brew. I am not a coffee drinker but the "unique profile of fresh, red berry flavors and subtle hints of currants and blackberries," sounds divine!
Uncommon Goods
I would so love to find this under my tree! If you want to make a cook or foodie feel special, this will do. The presentation is special!
Neiman Marcus
Purchase by 12/18 and Save 20% with Free Shipping. Code: FRIENDME
Any cook worth their salt appreciates a really good bottle of Balsamic. This is the real deal straight from Italy. One bottle is impressive. Just imagine their joy with a 4 bottle subscription. Click the link for the delicious details and options.
Food52
Even a seasoned chef may not have tried to make a hot tamale. These are great fun. Gluten free, too! Click to read about this gift with South of The Border flair.
Neiman Marcus
Purchase by 12/18 and Save 20% with Free Shipping. Code: FRIENDME
An elegantly designed coffee maker that promotes the optimum extraction of full bodied coffee with no bitterness. And can we talk about how handsome the carafe is? A beautiful gift for the purist.
Sur La Table
Getting food off of my skewers is always a challenge. These skewers solve the problem, and also keep the food from spinning when you turn them. This is genius and found only at
Williams Sonoma
Save 20% and get Free Fast Shipping with Code: FRIENDS Ends tonight.
Have you ever? What a beauty and a real workhorse in the kitchen, too. This heirloom quality octagonal pan with 6 pouring directions, has been handcrafted by artisans of a small factory in Oregon. I would love it!
Williams Sonoma
Dean & Deluca Metropolitan Rack with 34 Spice Tins
Why not give the spice of life this year? I have experienced these exclusive spices. Let me tell you, they are superior to what you find at your local market.
Dean & Deluca This year long subscription of recipes comes complete with a lacquered box featuring 12 chefs, 25 recipes, and a signed card by Chef Michael Mina. The contributing chefs include Michael Chiarello, Gary Danko, and Alice Walters to name a few. It's a must have for the serious or adventurous at home cook. Please note that this gift won't arrive before the Holiday, but it will be worth waiting for the right person!
IfOnly
Cuisipro Herb Keeper
Just like fresh cut flowers, herbs stored with water will retain their texture and flavor much longer. An inexpensive gift that will be used over and over again.
If someone on your gift list has visited Eataly in Chicago or NYC, I know they will love this " holy grail "of Italian cooking! The photos are frame worthy. The recipes are written so that the pro chef or newbie can navigate through the pages.
Amazon
How beautiful is this 3.5 lb wheel of cheese? The foodie on your list will start a Holiday tradition and sit down after dinner with their gift and a glass of port.
Dean & Deluca
Shiitakes are hard to find, so why not grow your own? A fun and useful gift!
Williams Sonoma
Here's a recipe for Holiday Happiness! Think of it as Christmas in a mug. You didn't really think I would let you down this week, did you?
Half Baked Harvest
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