Tired of giving or receiving the same old food gifts? We have searched for the best and most tasty unique, small-batch gourmet food items. Our Gourmet Food Gift Guide is filled with carefully curated foods that will excite any epicurean. From hand painted chocolates to savory spreads and unique gourmet gift boxes, these premium selections are perfect for adding flavor to your celebrations. Whether it’s a treat for a friend, family member, or colleague, or something to add to your charcuterie board, these gifts are guaranteed to bring smiles and indulgence to everyone on your list.
Taste The Exotics Fruit Box – Tropical Fruit Box
For your friend who can’t wait to go back to the islands, Taste The Exotics from Tropical Fruit Box includes mangosteens, pink pineapples, kumquats and other fruits you can’t get at your local fruit market. It’s the perfect way to bring the tropics to their doorsteps.
Sweet Bean BonBons
These hand-painted bonbons from Sweet Bean are (almost) too pretty to eat! We loved the blackberry lavender one. They’re an ideal gift for chocolate lovers or a stunning centerpiece for your holiday dessert table.
Birdies Pimento Cheese
Birdie’s Pimento Cheese, a women-owned small business, is handmade in small batches using rich and tangy premium cheddar cheese combined with a variety of flavors! It’s the perfect holiday gift for foodies, cheese lovers, or anyone who loves to entertain!
Kahawa 1893
Not only do these beans make a delicious cup of coffee, but the brand supports the hardworking Kenyan female coffee farmers through its online “customer tipping” program, allowing 100% of proceeds to go directly to the female coffee producers that Kahawa 1893 works with. These beans make a great gift for the ethical, coffee fanatic.
Liko Lehua Passion Fruit Butter
Nicknamed “LIQUID GOLD” by its fans, Liko Lehua captures the essence of Hawaii in a spoonful. We loved the passion fruit, but it also comes in pineapple, Tahitian lime and vanilla butter. These tasty spreads would make a great addition to any gift basket or holiday breakfast table.
Chukar Cherries Holiday Assortment
Chukar creates handcrafted confections, using only local tree-ripened cherry varieties to ensure the finest quality without added sugar, additives, or sulfites. This assortment features dried Washington cherries, berries, and roasted nuts drenched in craft chocolate. Delight the chocolate lover on your gift list with a box of decadent, handcrafted chocolates—a sweet addition to any holiday celebration!
The Ultimate Gift Set – Flatiron Pepper Co
For the true chile connoisseur, this deluxe set features a full-size bottle of all Flatiron Pepper Co. signature blends: Four Pepper Blend, Hatch Valley Green, Dark & Smokey, Sweet Heat, Asian Reds, BBQ Rub, “I Can’t Feel My Face,” and Jalapeno Garlic/Onion. This variety pack is sure to please any spice-loving adventurer in your life.
Spicy Pepper Relish – Cottage Lane Kitchen
With names like Get Me A Switch Spicy Pepper Relish, Cape Fear Spicy Pepper Relish and Hissy Fit Hot Sauce, any foodie would love to be gifted these spicy condiments from Cottage Lane Kitchen that are southern in hospitality and fiery in flavor.
Gourmet Olive Oil Gift Set – Costabile
This olive oil gift box from Costabile brings together 5 premium Italian extra virgin olive oils, each infused with organic flavors to enrich your kitchen with a touch of Italy’s finest tastes. This gift box would make a great gift for anyone who loves to cook or just enjoys fine foods.
Big Picture Farm Caramels
These award-winning goat milk caramels, made with fresh, raw, creamy goat’s milk from Big Picture Farm’s herd of 40 healthy and happy, free-ranging companions are the best caramels we have ever tasted! These award winning confections are available in a variety of gift packs making it a great option for all the gourmet sweet lovers in your life.
Cheerie Lane Popcorn Pods
For the popcorn lover, check out these innovative, all-in-one popcorn pods made with heirloom kernels from a fifth-generation farm in Iowa and heart-healthy, antioxident-rich cacao butter. Cheerie Lane offers a variety of packs and even a monthly popcorn box which makes it the perfect gift for all the savory snack lovers on your list.
Napa Valley Happy Hour – Cliff Family
Recreate a Napa Valley happy hour at home with this gift set from Cliff Family Winery that features two bottles of wine as well as an assortment of their favorite snacks made on their farm. This set makes a great gift for anyone looking to recreate the magic of Napa Valley at home.
Self-Care Sampler Herbal Tea Gift Set – Numi Tea
Gift yourself or another with a lovely herbal tool chest of organic wellness teas from Numi Tea. In an octagonal-shaped design, this gift box contains 5 each of 8 blends for a total of 40 tea bags. This set makes a great gift for the tea aficionado in your life.
FishNook Tin Fish Sampler
We have to admit, we were new to tinned fish. But once we tried them, we were obsessed. FishNook offers a curated selection of premium tinned fish, sourced sustainably from top producers around the world. We loved the cold smoked trout and the mussels but their seafood collection also includes fish, shellfish and pates. Each tin is beautifully packaged as well, which makes a fun gift.
Monsoon Chocolate
Chocolate lovers will rejoice this holiday season when they receive chocolates from Monsoon Chocolate, an award-winning chocolate maker and confectioner in Tucson, Arizona, in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Monsoon Chocolate handcrafts a variety of mouth-watering treats using local ingredients inspired by the desert, with flavors like Prickly Pear Caramel, Pomegranate Hibiscus Caramel, Sonoran Sea Salt Dark Chocolate, Mesquite White Chocolate, Blue Corn Atole White Chocolate, and more.
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