Foodies Gift Ideas

 

If you have a foodie friend you are lucky because any kind of food speciality you will buy it will be very well received and also buying something special that normally we don’t buy for ourselves will be much appreciated. Check that there are no dietary requirements and you are good. Also, a foodie friend will love any gadget or anything else related to the kitchen.

 If the foodie friend is also a wine lover and a fashion addict, the best gift can be a bottle of Tancredi 2018 Terre Siciliane by Donnafugata for Dolce&Gabbana. This is not only a superb red wine made with grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d’Avola Tannat and other varieties but it comes in a colourful box designed by the Sicilian fashion designers depicting the traditional ceramic tiles typical from the Island. www.dolcegabbana.com

 One gadget that is a must in a kitchen is a hand mixer and Dualit manufactures them to perfection. The Canvas White one is available also chrome and it has three attachments: Flat beaters, dough hooks and balloon whisk that are good for anything. I have one and I can assure you that it is always in use. www.dualit.com

 

A foodie will recognise the “preciousness” of receiving a new pan, at least I would. These gorgeous Samuel Groves cookware in copper are just gorgeous. You can find the most beautiful cookware at Lakeland and all the Samuel Groves pans are good for all hobs types. www.lakeland.co.uk

Since the seventeenth century, the Giusti family has been producing Balsamic Vinegar and in the last few years the company, still in the hands of the Giusti family has added more delicious products. What I show here is this amazing box called the “Scrigno”, a precious wooden box containing the entire historical collection in the classic “Champagnotta” bottle, alongside five premium condiments with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena aged in single barrels of oak, cherry, chestnut, mulberry and juniper. You can find all the Giusti products on Amazon so if the “Scrigno” is too much, any other excellent product can be bought instead and still the gift will be very prestigious. www.amazon.co.uk

 It sounds a lot like 1970s but Fondue sets are having a comeback. Maybe the desire to be together after a long time separated from our friends and relatives has sparked this trend again. Staub has a very bright red fondue set in cast iron with 6 forks included, great for a chocolate fondue where you can dip marshmallows and fruits or for a gooey cheese fondue where you can dip bread for an indulgent evening. www.zwilling.com/uk 

 

Buying a gift for a foodie does not mean that you have to spend gazillions. A nice product, delicious and “exotic” can be a great gift and the Venchi Suprema Rhum will be perfect for a chocoholic. This jar contains a flavoured rhum dark chocolate spread, ready to be eaten on toasts, over ice cream and why not direct from the jar with a spoon. Check it at the Venchi stores in UK and online. www.uk.venchi.com

 

If the person you know is lucky to have a kitchen with a nice counter space, Lakeland has produced a fantastic Digital Stand Mixer that includes whisk, dough hook and beater and a 6.5 litre bowl. It is available in red and black and the LED digital display makes it easier to set time and speed. Bread and pizza won’t be a pain to make anymore with the dough hook, as well as fresh pasta. www.lakeland.co.uk

A tea lover friend will adore the gift set by Huski Home, a family-run company that create eco-friendly, reusable homewares from natural waste that in collaboration with Tealicious has prepared some lovely sets comprising a 500ml sustainably made reusable travel cup in the colour of your choice, a metal tea strainer, a hand-carved coconut wood spoon and a travel tin of loose-leaf tea. www.huskihome.com

 

This year I would suggest a trip to Lakeland to stock up on gifts for everyone. The Bialetti Mini Express Induction Hob Coffee Maker is a great gift for the coffee lover in your life, maybe paired up with a jar or bag of ground coffee. It comes with two beautiful coffee cups and it can be used on any hob including induction hob. Bialetti is the most famous maker of stovetop espresso maker that has been around since 1919 so they know a thing or two on how to make perfect espresso. www.lakeland.co.uk

Receiving a hamper for Christmas is absolutely brilliant because it is so great to pick things from the box and look at them and looking forward to eating them. It is like a Christmas stocking for adults. Cartwright & Butler have amazing hampers for all the budgets. The products chosen are absolutely delicious and you can personalise the box with a picture or a message as well as crating your own hamper by choosing what products to include that you know will be the favourite ones by the receiver. www.cartwrightandbutler.co.uk

 

Winter and Christmas are not the same without a nice mug of hot chocolate, so if you know someone who lives by this rule the perfect gift will be this gift set by Whittard comprising Rocky Road, Luxury, Mint, Luxury White, Salted Caramel and Orange hot chocolates. These delicious flavours will warm the receiver and they will be thinking of you at each mug drank. www.whittard.co.uk