13 Unique Gifts for Impossible Foodies
They have EVERYTHING! They own multiple specialty salts! You know who. The impossible-to-buy-for foodie in your life. They have all the essential cookbooks, professional aprons, and cookware that other people collect over a lifetime. You can't just wrap up a cheese board and call it a day—they have 12 already! Which is where we come in. With 13 gifts for the impossible ones. Beautiful, one-of-a-kind gifts that are sure to impress and delight.
Photo by Chelsie Craig1/13Linum Apron, $83 at Goop
There are daily workhorse aprons, and then there are the Swedish linen ones you break out for dinner parties. The perfect gift for the person in your life with seasonal cloth napkins. Huge pockets can stash your Thermapen or errant wooden spoons or your "dinner party flask." And it comes in millennial pink, FYI.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh2/13HAY Coffee Pot, $69 at the MoMA Design Store
Everything from HAY at the MoMA Design Store is an impossible foodie's Pinterest dreamscape (who doesn't need "Everyday gold spoons"?). You can't go wrong, especially with this sleek yellow porcelain coffee pot. It works sort of like a French press, with a stainless steel coffee filter inside to steep grounds for four minutes.
Photo by Chelsie Craig3/13Walnut Spoons, $26-36 at Food52
Well aren't these conveniently stocking-sized?! Gorgeous walnut spoons will fit perfectly in the huge pockets of that linen apron we mentioned earlier, so it just makes sense to give them both in one fabulous package. They'll think of you every time they're stirring, which is almost too much.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh4/13Tina Frey Wide Serving Bowl, $50 at Amara
A serving bowl that's the color of literal sunshine? Who would not be happy to receive this handmade resin bowl? Think of how eye-catching it will be on your foodie friend's table filled with unripe avocados.
Photo by Chelsie Craig5/13Corian & Stoneware Garlic Jar, $55 at Food52
When you're an impossible foodie, you have to deal with hard-pressed kitchen conundrums like finding the ideal garlic storage. Which is where this stoneware canister comes in, to store your garlic and shallots without making a mess in your fruit bowl or counter. The little indentation on the lid allows air in so garlic lasts longer.
Photo by Chelsie Craig6/13Staub Off-White Mini Cocottes, 3 for $60 at Goop
These are exactly the kind of cookware your impossible friend wouldn't buy themselves. Mini Dutch ovens! They're not exactly essential, but they're so much fun to have, whether you're baking coconut milk eggs in them or individual chocolate puddings.
Photo by Chelsie Craig7/13Hope Trivet, $29 at One Kings Lane
We guarantee your impossible foodie doesn't have enough trivets—especially this beautiful handwoven one from All About Africa, a corporation that connects craftsmen to international markets. By the time we photographed this one, based on the colors of the Rwandan flag, it sold out, but you can check out others here.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh8/13Ceramic mug by Risa Nishimori, $56 at Young & Able
Risa Nishimori's ceramics use a Japanese technique that layers different types of clay to create patterns, like this stunning sunset series we're fond of. Add yourself to the waitlist to get the latest ones when they arrive. It's a completely one-of-a-kind gift that's just as much a piece of art as it is a vessel for your hyper-local coffee beans.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh9/13Kiso Hinoki Extra Large Cutting Board, $240 at Amazon
A giant cutting board (and at 24" x 18", this counts) means you can chop all your aromatics and veggies in one place. This board is made from Japanese Cypress, which works well with Japanese knives—and it's lighter in weight than maple. Knife master Bob Kramer is a fan.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh10/13Erica Moody Brass & Steel Pie Server, $120 from Erica Moody
This brass-and-steel pie server from metalworker Erica Moody is sturdy, sure, but let's face it, sometimes we get obsessed with things just because they're really, really pretty. For the baker who has everything.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh11/13BTW Ceramics Speckled Planter, $42 at Young & Able
We love Brooke Winfrey's playful ceramics—and so do others, because by the time we published this, our favorite planter was sold out! It's still available in black, however. But all of her kitchen wares, from mugs to little catchall plates, are beautiful, one of a kind gifts. Check them out here.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh12/13Victoria Morris Medium Birch Combed Canister, $390 at Commune Design
This ridged ceramic storage container is unique, utilitarian, and ideal for storing grains or beans. This one is 5.5"w x 8"h, and made to order—a handmade luxury item your impossible foodie won't see coming.
13/13The Wines of Dali, $48 at Amazon
Your impossible foodie might already have last year's hit surrealist cookbook, Dalí: Les Dîners de Gala. And the new Wines of Dali, based on the 1977 original, doesn't disappoint. Wild imagery that appropriates classic works, sketches, photographs, (including one trippy kitten) and illustration accompanies Dali's notes on the best wines of frivolity, among other categorizations that will make you see, taste, and perceive wine in a wonderfully twisted new way.
