45 Cooking Gifts That'll Impress Any 'Foodie'

The Murray’s MVP platter is just that: a spread of the most valuable players to ever grace the charcuterie board field. You can’t go wrong with a Murray’s gift if they love cheese.

Nothing runs perfectly warm bread like waiting on cold butter. Straight out of the fridge, no good. Those spreadable plastic tubs my parents always have, also no good. This old-world invention lets you keep butter at room temperature without it going rancid.

You know the deal with boxes: a shipment of cool stuff packed up all nice that'll really make their day. With Vinebox, it's wine. Specifically, vials holding single glass servings of different varietals, to keep things interesting. Because when you eat a lot of excellent food, you need a lot of excellent wine to pair it with.

If they're the one throwing the holiday party (they probably are), tell them you've got a charcuterie surprise and have this whole leg of Jamón delivered before the event.

For the foodie with a sweet tooth, a dessert treat is never a bad way to go. Everyone deserves these famed monstrous cookies in their kitchen.

This nifty machine will let them infuse their oils and butters with any (yes, any, high-making or otherwise) herb of their choosing.

Everyone likes caviar, but even foodies rarely get a chance to taste caviar. Outside of restaurant menus, where they use caviar to just increase price, you rarely get to eat caviar.So, any foodie would love The Caviar Co. twice yearly subscription. Every May and November, they'll get a special shipment of 3-4 ounces of caviar and caviar-adjacent items.

If you want to give them a little taster on Valentine's Day, the wild harvested Hackleback is phenomenally fishy, or the farmed White Sturgeon is so smooth you could eat it by the spoon.

As a Georgia Boy, I can make decent biscuits, but once every few months I get a deep craving for the biscuits from this roadside joint where my girlfriend went to school. (I'd do a lot for a chicken biscuit right now...) Thankfully, they ship on Goldbelly now. If your foodie is from the South, get them biscuits. If they've never had good biscuits, get them biscuits.

Small batch kimchi is exactly what they want.

This sleek, futuristic oven will have them making pizzeria-brick-oven-level pies from the comfort of their own backyard.

This collapsible tapas board is for big entertainers. They can use it for cheese nights, appetizers, desserts, and more.

Hear us out... the best gifts are the ones you don't want to buy for yourself, like for example: food storage. But this set from Caraway is stylish, space-saving, and will make any serious cook very happy.

More from Brightland because we literally can't resist this mini assortment of olive oils.

If they have that one dish they're known for, they'll love the thoughtfulness behind this personalized wood cutting board. When it's not in use, it doubles as a cool kitchen decor accent.

If they're a regular at Michelin-star restaurants, then they've surely tasted the top-notch quality that is Snake River Farm's wagyu beef. This starter pack will have them cooking up five-star (we hope) creations in their own home.

They if take pride in having luxury kitchen items, then there's no doubt the Merpa flatware set should be in their arsenal. Made with the utmost quality, these sets come in an assortment of colors that are honestly, just fun.

Help them do a little traveling at home, in between trips, with an international food box. This is one of the best, filled with candies and snacks made and sold in Japan.

How about some fancy Western-inspired napkins for their table?

The undisputed greatest, no one makes cooking and entertaining as accessible as Ina. Anything Barefoot Contessa is a must-have for any aspiring home-cook or dinner party host.

If actual caviar isn't in the budget at the moment, get them a cookbook to study. Then get them a tin for their birthday.