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I love food, especially good food. But I love good to me food. Like give me a plate of mozzarella sticks and pigs in a blanket and I couldn’t be happier. Even if you’re not eating gourmet every day, you can still consider yourself a foodie. Same with the people on your holiday shopping lists. So, since Christmas is right around the corner, I put together this list of 10+ Best Gifts For Foodies.
Is Gordon Ramsey purchasing gifts off this list? I mean, maybe. Even Anthony Bourdain went to Waffle House on Parts Unknown.
So, regardless of if the foodie you’re into is into lobster and foie gras or if they’re into the dump cake “don’t mix it” trend on TikTok, this list has the perfect gift.
This 10+ Best Gifts For Foodies list is just one of the gift guides we have on Drugstore Divas in hopes of making your shopping life so much easier.
Be sure to check out Drugstore Divas’ Holiday Gift Guide for all of our shopping guides.
10+ Best Gifts For Foodies
TMNT Shredder Cheese Grater
This TMNT Shredded Cheese Grater is absolute nostalgia. But also amazing.
Yes, the typical name for this kitchen tool is a cheese grater. However, it’s also known as a cheese shredder. So a cheese shredder shaped as Shredder from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, that’s amazing.
The TMNT Shredder Cheese Grater is made of stainless steel and has four different sides for shredding. And then Shredder’s head is on top. It’s actually really sturdy and works really well … if your foodie decides to use it. This shredder may just be a new kitchen decoration.
Janie’s Cakes
We went to San Antonio last year and before we were even home, I was nostalgic for Texas. So when we got the chance to try Tyler, Texas’ Janie’s Cakes, I was so excited.
Janie’s Cakes was named one of Oprah’s favorite things. (Small aside: This is actual the second cake I’ve had that Oprah has declared one of her favorite things. A small bakery in my small hometown of Nanuet, New York also had that recognition bestowed on it. So yup, Oprah and I basically have twin palates).
One bite of Janie’s Cakes, which are preservative free and made from all-natural farm fresh eggs, real butter, and real cane sugar, and you’re hooked. The vanilla pound cakes are made in bundt cake forms, so the centers are filled with various toppings.
We had the Italian Jane, filled with Italian buttercream and topped with toasted pecans. The cake was the perfect balance of sweetness, with a sugary crust around the outside of the soft cake. The cake wasn’t cloyingly sweet, but it satisfied everyone’s sweet tooth.
The cakes are delivered fresh in an air tight cellophane bag, so they’re able to be shipped nationwide to your foodie. You can choose other flavors, like the Tart Jane (liked with lemon curd and topped with white chocolate shavings), and (my next birthday cake, please) the Chipper Jane (a chocolate chip pound cake filed with vanilla buttercream and topped with chocolate chips).
If your foodie likes whiskey, the TX Bourbon Whiskey Lane Jane is infused with Texas bourbon whiskey, filled with toasted pecans, and topped with a whiskey glaze. We thought about trying it, but shied away because I thought it would be too much for me. We opted for a pack of Texas Bourbon Whiskey Toasted Pecans instead (which you can purchase alone as a package) and my mom instantly claimed them for herself.
The Serious Foodie Spice Rubs
When we’re on vacation, we try to eat what’s local to that area. When we’re in Japan, I try not to seek out McDonald’s. Although we did hunt down a Burger King last time because BK was serving burgers on red buns and I needed to try it.
And, we will usually pack our suitcases with local food and treats that we can only get on our trip.
The Serious Foodie Spice Rubs makes that so much easier by delivering local flavors to your favorite foodie.
Our favorite is the US Regional Variety Pack, which comes with Seattle Espresso Rub, Kentucky Bourbon Rub, Tex-Mex Spice Rub. But The Regional BBQ Rubs Spice Rub Pack, with Kansas City BBQ Rub, Kentucky Bourbon Rub, and the Tex-Mex Spice Rub is a close second.
Foodie Dice
I really like cooking. But sometimes, I can’t believe we have to eat dinner every. single. day. Like can’t we take a day or week or month off so I can get some inspiration?
These Foodie Dice are here to inspire you.
There are nine dice total in the set. There are five primary dice (protein, cooking method, grain/carb, herb, and bonus ingredient) plus four seasonal veggie dice. You can swap those seasonal dice in and out, based on the season, so you’re not hunting for sweet potatoes in summer.
Your foodie will roll the dice and come up with a fun recipe to make for dinner that night. The Foodie Dice are a great way to come up with some variety.
The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook
When my cousin went to Disney earlier this year, she asked me if there was anything she could take photos of for me to use in blog posts.
I told her to take photos of everything she ate.
My goal was to figure out how to recreate everything and blog copycat recipes. As if I could magically figure out how to make Dole Whip, even though I’m allergic to pineapple so I one) have no idea what an actual Dole Whip tastes like and two) I’m unable to taste my copycat.
Luckily, someone (with less allergies than me) did this instead.
The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook is filled with 100 Disney-inspired recipes, broken down by Disney’s four parks, with a map of where you can find the treats at the parks. These are recipes that you’ll find in the parks, not in the restaurants in the parks.
There’s a glossary in the back, which makes it so much easier to find the recipe you want. There are tips and facts scattered throughout too.
The only thing I wish was that there were more photos, because I’m super visual when it comes to cookbooks, and it gives me an image of what I’m shooting for. But if you’re giving this to a Disney foodie, he or she already knows what the recipes are supposed to look like.
Another … In The Books Journal
This Another … In The Books series is so good because there are so many options. There’s a Restaurant In The Books Journal version, Another Coffee In The Books and Another Taco In The Books, and more.
Each book has 48 pages where you can write about your favorite taco, circle peppers to designate spice level, write the date and location, and more. It’s just a fun way for your foodie to track his or her food adventures.
Herb Scissors
We grow herbs in our garden, so of course, we use fresh herbs all the time. But honestly, there is a tediousness to cutting them. It’s not the end of the world, but it’s a bit time consuming.
So Herb Scissors sound amazing to me.
Each pair has five blades, so two cuts are equivalent to ten. You can cut your herbs so much easier. And they stay nicer when you use this, as opposed to getting squished when you cut them with a knife.
The pair comes with a little brush, too, so if your herbs get stuck in the blades, you can just brush them right out.
Pellet Smoker Tube
Last year, I bought Pete and my dad each a Pellet Smoker Tube for Christmas.
A smoker tube is the perfect gift for a foodie who only had a propane or charcoal grill (we, actually, have both, so maybe I should have gotten Pete two of these).
You fill the tube with pellets, put it in your grill, and it turns it into a smoker. No actual smoker needed.
Pete smokes meat on our charcoal grill, which comes out amazing, but takes a lot of time. This smoker tube should definitely make that a lot easier.
Capture Can
We’re talking about foodies in terms of food, but foodies like drinks too. Beer, cocktails, mocktails, anything and everything.
You don’t want your foodie to drink out of a plain, boring glass. So take a peek at the Capture Can.
You have three options for the shape of the can: beer can, pint glass, and beer mug. Personally, I love the beer can option best, but you do want to choose the type of glass based on what your foodie drinks.
That’s the easy decision. The harder decision is what to put on the can. You can etch an image of your foodie, then add any text you want. That’ll get engraved on the front of the can (nothing gets engraved on the opposite side).
The can is such an incredible keepsake — and a fun way for your foodie to drink his or her beverages from now on.
Make Your Own Linzer Cookie Kit
Linzer cookies are such an incredible choice for a Christmas cookie because they stand out on a cookie tray. But, even for foodies, they’re hard because they need two cookie cutters and lots of ingredients.
That’s why I absolutely love this Make Your Own Linszer Cookie Kit from Erin’s Elderberries. The kit comes with pre-measured dry ingredients to make two dozen cookies, elderberry jelly to fill the cookies, and both of the cookie cutters that are needed.
Your foodie just needs to add an egg, butter, and vanilla extract (which, of course, you can add to your gift).
Kits like this are really great gift ideas because you are giving more of an experience than stuff, which is great because your foodie may have all the kitchen gadgets they need.
Engraved Wood Serving Tray
Serving trays are having a boom right now thanks to charcuterie boards. You see a majority of them built on flat cutting boards, but I personally think a tray with a lip is the way to go. That makes it so much easier to transport the board, so that’s how I always make mine.
And that’s why I love this Engraved Wood Serving Tray so much.
It’s nearly 12-inches, giving you tons of space for meats and crackers. And it has a tall lip to keep everything in.
What it also has is your foodie’s family name engraved into it along with your foodie’s wedding year. It’s such an amazing keepsake — a very useful keepsake, especially because your foodie can just use it as a tray to carry drinks and snacks too, not just make super cool charcuterie boards.
Funny Nuts
Nuts are a really easy gift idea (as long as your foodie isn’t allergic, anyway). When I gift nuts, I don’t just go to the store and pick up a can that you can purchase in any store. That’s more of a grocery store purchase rather than a gift.
If you agree, you’ll agree that these Funny Nuts from Alco Eats are perfect for your foodie.
The Funny Nuts (which all have a different joke on the label) come in a variety of flavors, ranging from Simply Salted Cashews to Mirch Masala Cashews.
Mirch Masala might feel out of left field until you learn that Alco Eats specializes in Indian spices and seasonings. And, while you’re ordering the Funny Nuts, you can purchase those spices and seasonings as well.
Wool Dish Drying Mat
Chances are, your foodie loves to cook. And cooking means washing dishes. Not every dish can go in the dishwasher, like pots and pans and some cooking tools. So those get hand washed and left on a dish drying rack. In those instances, a dish drying mat is so necessary.
This Wool Dish Drying Mat is perfect. You stack your drying rack on top of it and it catches all the water as it drips. You can also place washed items directly on it to dry.
The mat absorbs the water and naturally resists mold and mildew, which is exactly what you want from a product that sits in your kitchen near your food.
What I love about this one, which is so different than other dish drying mats, is it comes with a linen sleeve. That goes over the mat itself, which makes it so much easier to clean. Take the sleeve off and wash it, let it dry, and then put it back on the mat.
Mike D’s BBQ
If you’re shopping for a foodie, a great gift idea is a new food brand that the foodie doesn’t know about — but making sure you choose a product that your foodie knows how to use in food.
Enter Mike D’s BBQ.
It’s a barbecue sause and rub brand, based in North Carolina.
If you know anything about North Carolina barbecue, you know there’s a divide between East and West North Carolina. East is a ketchup based sauce; west is a vinegar based sauce.
Mike D’s BBQ sauces are ketchup based. There’s a BIG sauce and a spicy BBQ sauce, both of which are ketchup based. Then, there’s an all purpose rub and a sweet and spicy rub.
The products are a great way for your foodie to try something new, but a familiar product so they don’t have to craft a new recipe around it.
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These aren’t the only gifts for foodies out there. They’re just the ones that we consider to be the best. But there are more, like the Personalized Kitchen Conversions Cutting Board above.
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Which of these 10+ Best Gifts For Foodies is your favorite? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
Rebecca Payne
Monday 21st of December 2020
Merry Christmas