43 Excellent Food Gifts for Everyone on Your List

A coffee subscripton to SELF Fave Trade Coffee will go a long way with your coffee snob friend. The company works with local roasters around the country to curate a box of different roasts that are ground to the recipient’s preferences and shipped to their door.

Cost: Gift subscriptions start at $40 for two bags.

This delightfully zippy apéritif sits squarely between wine and liquor, both in terms of flavor and alcohol content (18%). Made with yuzu, ginger root, and lemongrass, it’s aromatic and delicious and pairs well with charcuterie boards and dark chocolate alike. As one shopper writes: “Not too sweet, just the right amount of ginger. Cheers!”

If the one-pot-meal maker in your life somehow doesn’t have an Always Pan already, you’re about to change their life. This all-in-one piece of cookware can sauté, fry, steam, and stand in for a traditional saucepan, it has a built-in spoon rest to boot, and it just happens to look great while doing it all. Because of its many uses, it’s considered one of the best gifts for foodies and cooks.

Uncommon Goods’ mushroom log kit, which allows recipients to harvest velvety, savory oyster mushrooms every six weeks for up to three years, is a dream come true for mushroom fanatics. All they have to do is keep the log in a damp, dark, cool place. This is one of the best food gifts that literally keeps on giving.

From notes on how to whip up buttery kimchi shrimp to elevated recipes to make while on vacation, this book from NYT Cooking contributor Colu Henry is a veritable tome on sophisticated cooking made simple. Henry takes the intimidation out of the kitchen; most recipes can be made in just minutes and are prepared using easy-to-find pantry staples.

From Czech caraway pretzels and rock candy-filled milk chocolate to Taiwanese bubble tea popcorn, Universal Yums keeps subscribers flush with tasty, fascinating snacks from around the world every month. Depending which subscription box plan you choose to gift, and how big their pantry is, your favorite snacker can receive as many as 20 types of snacks per month.

Cost: Boxes of five to seven snacks start at $15 per box; 10- to 12-snack boxes start at $26 per box; and 18- to 20-snack boxes start at $41 per box.

These adorable reusable bags are so cute that the recipient won’t mind lugging wine to the park. Each bag folds into its own flat pouch, and is perfectly sized to fit olive oil, a water bottle, kombucha, and more. Also a fun idea: Use them to wrap your holiday gifts!

Omsom’s clever, SELF-approved starters make it easy to experience bold, spicy Asian flavors at home. These East Asian starter pouches contain two sauce sachets for each dish—Japanese yuzu miso glaze, Korean spicy bulgogi, and Chinese mala salad—which can be added to proteins of their choice, giving them a fresh meal in under 30 minutes flat.

Food lovers who crave a one-two punch of salinity and earthiness in their dishes will devour this gourmet food gift of Italian sea salt infused with luxurious black truffles. Make sure they try it on their eggs (and popcorn!).

Remember staying up late as a kid, sitting in front of the TV with a big bowl of ice cream? Brooklyn ice cream company OddFellows captures this feeling with its Nostalgia Ice Cream Collection that can be scooped up from Goldbelly. The collection includes fresh takes on old-school flavors, such as peanut butter pecan, malted banana, and blood orange cream pop. Gift cards are also available at Goldbelly if you also want to give them a little something extra.

With this gift bubble tea lovers will always be prepared when cravings hit. Just add water and voilà: They’ll have a comforting sweet treat in under a minute.

Whiskey-infused salami and bourbon-soaked cheese will add a bit of unexpectedness to their holiday charcuterie board this year. Organic olive oil and sel gris flatbread crackers are also included, which helps check off all the boxes.

When home-cooking fatigue sets in, carrot sticks, hummus, and some stinky-in-a-good-way lumps of cheese make a fine meal in and of themselves. And for humble charcuterie-board-style dinners like that, these pastel mini cutting boards from one of our favorite eco-conscious brands, Material Kitchen, are the perfect size.

Written by Food Network star Molly Yeh, this cookbook is filled with cozy comfort food recipes that are a step up from the typical grilled cheese or mashed potatoes. From mozzarella stick salad and babka cereal to potsticker filling sauce, Yeh draws inspiration from farm living and her Chinese and Jewish heritage to create truly memorable dishes that are equal parts innovative and delicious.

The Great Jones Stir Crazy Set makes using too-small cereal bowls as mixing bowls a thing of the past. This set of colorfully designed ceramic kitchenware can be used to help make everything from baking recipes to dinner party dishes.

Levain’s signature cookie assortment is the closest they’ll come to delicious freshly baked cookies without actually having to spend hours in the kitchen. Each box comes with all four of Levain’s famous flavors—chocolate chip walnut, dark chocolate chocolate chip, dark chocolate peanut butter chip, and oatmeal raisin.

Have a friend who keeps buying the same old two-buck chuck from Trader Joe’s? Help broaden their wine horizons with a Winc subscription. Perfect for enjoying alongside a homemade charcuterie board, this gift ensures that the aspiring wine connoisseur in your life will always have a bottle of interesting new vino on hand.

There are few things more adorable (and convenient) than this uber cute mini waffle maker from Amazon. Lightweight and easy to store, the budget-friendly kitchen appliance can also be used to make paninis, biscuit pizzas, and hash browns.

This SELF fave subscription gift curates special treats from local Japanese snack makers, including pickled plum-flavored potato sticks, pear and cheese biscuits, freeze-dried strawberries filled with chocolate, and more goodies your recipient will delight over trying each month.

Cost: Bokksu’s three-month plan is $45 per month; six months is $43 per month; 12 months is $40 per month.

Dial up the heat on their favorite foods by giving them this hot sauce kit that is free of added sugar and preservatives. Made in small batches using high quality ingredients, Señor Lechuga hot sauce is a favorite among famous chefs, editors, and mixologists.

Your friend who tests every viral recipe (remember baked feta pasta?) will appreciate this extra virgin olive oil duo from Graza. Made with young antioxidant-rich olives, the trendily packaged olive oils are a must-have for everyday meal prep and dinner party recipes alike.

Living outside New York City can mean scrounging and searching for a worthy everything bagel and schmear, so why not take a stab at re-creating the deli classic at home? This DIY kit comes with all the supplies a bagel fiend will need to bake, dress, and serve a fresh everything bagel with cream cheese.

A lime green mini cocotte, made by cult brand Le Creuset, is great for prepping French onion soup or simmering single-serving stews. Plus it easily adds a pop of bright color to any kitchen table.

Holding court over the grill is a time-honored tradition, one that some natural-born grill masters may miss out on if they don’t have the space for a big Weber. Enter the Everdure Cube, a compact charcoal grill that your BBQ bud can tote wherever they please. It even comes with a cutting board to make kebab prep easy.

The folks at Golde have compiled all the essentials for an excellent, at-home matcha experience: a traditional bamboo whisk and their Pure Matcha mix. For an instant latte, just add (any) milk and sip away.

Each package of Smartsweets has just four grams of sugar or less, making it a must-have sweet treat for any loved one with a sweet tooth. Its low-sugar flavors take on classic childhood favorites, such as licorice twists, cola gummies, and sour worms. And, don’t worry, that strange aftertaste that some low or no-sugar candies come with is not an issue here.

Bring delicious, easy bowls of spicy, savory noodles to their kitchen with Momofuku’s set of dried noodles, scrummy soy sauce, and chili crunch for added heat. The noodles cook in under five minutes, making for the best late-night snack.

Artisanal jams, like strawberry rhubarb and autumnal apple, come jarred (in quaint packaging, no less) and ready to enjoy in this gift set from Kerber’s Farm in Huntington, New York. As part of Food52’s All for Farmers Market (done in partnership with Tillamook), 10% of the proceeds from every purchase of this jam set go to support farmers around the country.

Here’s an Italian-made color-contrasted French press that is both gorgeous and useful. The bold design will brighten any morning, and this model produces a rich, full-bodied cup without much effort; dump in some grounds, cover ’em with hot water, and plunge after a few minutes. È perfetto!

This peppery blend features single-origin heirloom turmeric from Diaspora Co., freshly ground organic black pepper, and organic cinnamon. With a little honey and hot milk, it’s the ray of sunshine everyone needs.

These colorful cans are like seltzer that’s grown up and gone to culinary school. Each sampler features thoroughly unique and adult flavors, such as yuzu, hibiscus, blood orange, and jalapeño, that taste great straight up or with a nip of their favorite booze. They’re also made from real fruit juice, with no added sweeteners.

This is essentially the iPhone of electric kettles: Aesthetically sleek and technologically powerful, the Fellow toggles between Celsius and Fahrenheit, its gooseneck spout offers a steady and precise pour, the heating element boils water quickly and holds temp for 60 minutes, and the variable temperature control spans 135 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. We love this limited-edition broccoli and mustard color that’s part of a collaboration between Fellow and Great Jones. Pro gifting tip: The design-conscious Great Fellow Kettle pairs well with a coffee subscription.

Known for its inventive take on cookies and cakes, New York–based Milk Bar makes gluten-free birthday cake truffles that even those who don’t follow a gluten-free diet will love. The rainbow-flecked goodies come in a box of one dozen, which is perfect for sharing. As one reviewer writes, “Delicious and could not tell they were gluten-free! Moist and cakey! Yum.”

A box of moist, delicious, freshly baked cupcakes is a foolproof gift that everyone from your mom to your coworker will approve of. This dessert gift set comes with a dozen best-selling cupcakes, with flavors such as peanut butter fudge, cookies and cream, and red velvet, from the iconic Washington, DC, bake shop.

Flamingo Estate serves a healthy dose of edible earth-friendly elegance with its Chef’s Kiss gift set that includes bio-intensive native wildflower honey, extra virgin olive oil, and a delectable dark chocolate bar studded with chunks of fig and flecks of rosemary. Each gift set supports farms that use sustainable, organic methods, and one tree is planted for each set sold.

Upgrade your friend’s boring boxed cereal breakfasts by gifting them a homemade pancake gift set. Each kit is packed with buttermilk pancake mix and a bottle of Vermont maple syrup arranged in a rustic wooden box that can easily be repurposed as a planter or used for desktop storage.

Peace out, plastic wrap! These reusable beeswax food wraps have about 100 uses in each of them, meaning your eco-conscious loved one will get to enjoy them (and their fun, retro prints) for many, many rounds of leftovers to come.

If the baker in your life owns only sheet pans with stuck-on bits of brownies and chocolate chips, it’s time for an upgrade. This colorful ceramic-coated set of high-quality hued bakeware (including one sheet pan, one casserole dish, one pie plate, two loaf pans, and two cake pans) will be a major step up in both the form and function department.

This beloved Japanese rice cooker makes perfect rice with the push of a button, and more than 8,500 Amazon reviewers agree. Thanks to the triple heating elements, the rice is heated from the bottom, side, and top of the cooker, which makes for consistently fluffy grains—the kind that beg to be drizzled with soy sauce and topped with a fried egg.

This is one of those beautifully made pieces that’ll make any foodie look and feel like the Barefoot Contessa herself. The wooden handle of the Scandinavian-style saucepan is heatproof, meaning they’ll never scald a hand grabbing hot metal. And the lid doubles as a trivet, so they can take that spaghetti al limone from stove to tabletop without dirtying extra dishes. So rustic! So Puglia!

Featuring make-ahead dishes, weeknight dinners, and one-pot meals, this book by New York Times best-selling cookbook author Julia Turshen was made for anyone who wears the title of home cook like a badge of honor.