Close your eyes and think of your favorite meal. Maybe it’s a bubbling soup that warms your soul, or a crisp and clean salad that revs you up. Whatever it may be, there’s an ultrasensory connection there. Your mouth waters, your stomach rumbles. It’s no wonder we have so many “foodies” out there, obsessed with the upper echelons of culinary expertise. Gifting for these foodies can be difficult; how am I supposed to know what they like? Here are some foolproof gifts for the food snobs in your life, those who applauded when Carbone lost its Michelin star or knew the Bon Appetit test kitchen like close friends. 

CAREFREE COOKWARE

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Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven

$360, Le Creuset

Ooni Koda Pizza Oven

$600, Williams Sonoma

John Boos Reversable Walnut Cutting Board

$166, Perigold

Shun Blonde 8” Chefs Knife

$170, Crate&Barrel

SUPREME STAPLES

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Wonder Valley Olive Oil

$36, Wonder Valley

Raw Wildflower Honey

$21, Zach & Zoë

Dandelion Chocolate Three-Bar Set

$35, Dandelion Chocolate

CAFFEINATED CHARM

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Counter Culture Coffee Iridescent Winter Blend

$22, Counter Culture

Nespresso Vertuo Next

$157, Nespresso

Matcha Set with Whisk and Bowl

$46, TEANAGOO

HIGH-END HEAT

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Queen Majesty Hot Sauce Sampler

$25, Queen Majesty

Truff Original Hot Sauce

$18, Truff

Gochugaru + Gochujang Combo

$34, Mother in Law’s

CAPTIVATING COOKBOOKS

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“Cook As You Are” by Ruby Tandoh

$33, Bookshop

“The Wok” by J. Kenji López-Alt

$47, Bookshop

“Sugar, I Love You” by Ravneet Gill 

$28, Bookshop