The 45 Best Food Gifts of 2024

Magnolia Bakery Small Sampler Pack

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If they like banana pudding, this is the cream of the crop. The Best of Magnolia Bakery Sampler Pack comes with two large and luxurious classic banana puddings as well as two assorted cupcakes. If you opt for the family-size package, you get four large banana puddings and six assorted cupcakes.

Versailles Miami Cuban Sandwich Kit

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The Cuban sandwich is pretty much unmatched. This kit comes from Versailles, one of the most legendary restaurants in Miami, and features everything you need to make Cubanos for four: soft, house-made Cuban-style bread, marinated and slow-roasted pork, ham glazed with brown sugar and pineapple juice, imported Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard.

Levain Bakery Signature Cookie Assortment Gift Box

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These ooey-gooey cookies have a cult following, and it’s no big surprise why: They’re thick and delicious. The Signature Cookie Assortment features one of each of Levain Bakery’s original flavors, including chocolate chip walnut, dark chocolate chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and dark chocolate peanut butter chip. They’ll just need to pop them in the oven to warm them before seeing what all the hype is about.

Boarderie Ciccetti Cheese & Charcuterie Board

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Charcuterie boards are always the move, and this one features 17 artisanal ingredients sure to impress any fan of meat and cheese. The selection arrives fully arranged and ready to eat, with a hand-selected curation of salamis, hard and soft cheeses, dried fruits, nuts, chocolates, olives, and crackers. It’s a gorgeous spread of gourmet snacks, and the acacia wood serving board can be saved to use again.

Baked by Melissa Classic Gift Box

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Baked by Melissa is world-renowned for its scrumptious little cupcakes. The delicious bite-sized delicacies arrive in the brand's classic tie-dye box and feature a 25-count of 12 popular flavors. You can also choose between the Party Safe option (made without nuts), a gluten-free pack, or a vegan collection.

Heatonist Hot Ones 10 Pack - Season 22

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If they're a fan of First We Feast's YouTube show Hot Ones and they're brave enough to take on the challenge themselves, this kit features all 10 hot sauces from Season 22, including Da Bomb and The Last Dab. All they need to do is supply their own chicken wings—and maybe a glass of milk.

Carnegie Deli Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Bites

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Carnegie Deli is famous for its New York cheesecake, and now you can get it delivered in decadent bite-size form. Each poppable piece features a luscious cheesecake interior and a dark chocolate outer shell. The bulk buy comes with eight bags containing 10 bites each, making it a great option to split among everyone on your gift list (or to save some for yourself).

Emmy Squared Choose Your Own 3 Pack

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Let’s face it: You can’t get Detroit-style pizza just anywhere; thankfully, Emmy Squared ships it nationwide. This multi-pack allows you to choose three different pizzas, and there are 12 options total. We highly recommend snagging the MVP, which features not just one, but three incredible sauces including marinara, vodka, and pesto. Every time they pull one of these from their freezer, they’ll thank you.

Brightland Cold-Pressed Olive Oils

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These cold-pressed olive oils can level up just about any recipe for the dedicated home chef or foodie friend. The oil is made with pesticide-free ingredients and packaged in recyclable 12.7-fluid-ounce bottles, with labels designed by independent artists. This set of four includes chili olive oil, garlic olive oil, lemon olive oil, and basil olive oil.

Immi Variety Vol. 1 Ramen Pack

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Immi Eats makes “surprisingly healthy” instant ramen. Each package of ramen is 100% plant-based and contains 21 grams of protein and 6 grams of net carbs. Six-pack sets are available in single flavors, like black garlic chicken, spicy red miso, roasted pork tonkatsu, and spicy beef, or in a variety pack. This fun, unexpected food gift would be especially great for college students or friends who like meals with little prep time.

Zabar’s Gift Crate

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Gift someone the New York experience with this gift crate from Zabar’s, an Upper West Side staple. It contains everything your recipient might need for a city-style brunch: coffee, six bagels, cinnamon rugelach, and cookies, as well as beef salami, pastrami, nova, and cream cheese.

Williams Sonoma Truffle Pantry Gift Crate

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If you want to splurge on a luxurious edible gift, consider this truffle-themed gift crate from Williams Sonoma. It has black and white truffle olive oils, truffle butter, a black truffle summer sauce, and acacia honey infused with black truffle shavings. The items can be used as finishing oils, accompaniments to a cheese plate, or added to pasta or risotto.

Graza Drizzle & Sizzle Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

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Pantry staples are typically always appreciated, and this extra-virgin olive oil set is nice. Graza's Drizzle & Sizzle combo, which had its viral moment on TikTok, features a mellow cooking oil for pan-frying meat or roasting vegetables, and a bold finishing oil for tossing atop salads, popcorn, sandwiches, and ice cream.

Stonewall Kitchen Dessert Sauce Collection

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Here’s a gift any ice cream sundae aficionado would appreciate: a deliciously sweet dessert sauce collection from Stonewall Kitchen. This set has four sauces in 12.5-ounce jars, including bittersweet chocolate sauce, chocolate peanut butter sauce, dark chocolate sea salt caramel sauce, and sea salt caramel sauce.

Richart Excursion Chocolate Box

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There’s a reason why a box of chocolates is the quintessential food gift—it’s pretty much always a huge hit. This selection of 36 chocolate squares from Richart, a gourmet French chocolatier, features delectable chocolates sourced from Ecuador, Sao Tomé, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.

Righteous Felon Biltong Variety 3-Pack

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Fans of jerky will love biltong, a type of beef jerky made with vinegar. This handmade, small-batch product has 16 grams of protein per serving, making it a satiating snack that is as filling as it is tasty. Gift it to a friend planning their next road trip or destination vacation.

Smokehouse by Thoughtfully Ultimate Grilling Spice Set

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Gift this to the barbecue aficionado or bring it as a hostess gift to an end-of-summer cookout. The set of 20 different spicy rubs has everything from Cajun and southwestern flavors to a Jamaican jerk rub and Italian seasoning. The mini jars come styled in a cute gift box with no additional wrapping necessary.

Fly By Jing Shorty Spice Set

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Jing Gao was inspired by the flavors of her hometown of Chengdu, China, to launch Fly By Jing. The brand sells sauces, oils, and spice mixes packed with Sichuan flavors, and this gift set is no exception. It contains three minis of the brand’s best-selling items: Sichuan chili crisp, a spicy, umami-rich Zhong sauce, and a mala spice mix (a combination of 11 herbs and spices).

Mercado Famous The Grazer

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It's cured-meats-o'clock, and this collection from Spain has all the charcuterie they need for when their next craving kicks in. The Grazer bundle features one pack each of jamon 50% Iberico, chorizo Iberico, lomo 50% Iberico, and salchichon. All items are 100% organic and pre-sliced, ready for the taking.

Milk Bar Sampler

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This sample of baked goods from New York City's iconic Milk Bar includes cookies, truffles, and a slice of pie packaged in a windowed gift tin. You can schedule delivery up to 30 days in advance and include a gift note, making this an easy—and delicious—gift to send.

BKLYN Larder Blue Cheese Gift Basket

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People either love or hate blue cheese, so delight the blue cheese lover with this gift basket. It contains three kinds of cheese (a stilton, Roquefort, and blue cheese) and various accouterments including honey, fig crisps, chocolate, and cookies.

Bokksu Market Discovery Pack

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Bokksu Market curates Asian home goods, snacks, beverages, and condiments. This delivery of the brand’s best-selling snack foods and pantry items makes an excellent gift. Send one of their discovery packs to a friend who loves trying new things—new products are added regularly, so you never know what they’ll get.

Moonrise Bagels Stuffed Bagels Choose Your Own 6 Pack

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This kit comes from Woodstock, New York, shop Moonrise Bagels and features six of its most popular stuffed bagels. Choose two flavors—bacon, egg, and cheese with sriracha; egg and cheese with sriracha; pizza; reuben; Philly cheesesteak; Buffalo chicken; chicken parm; or BBQ tempeh—and get three of each.

Sugarfina Candy Bento Box

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This package of three cubes of candy contains Sugarfina’s Champagne bear gummies (non-alcoholic but made with a Champagne taste), bubbly bear gummies dusted with tart sugar sprinkles, and sparkle pop chocolates filled with crunchy popping candy. This festive selection is a nice all-ages gift for a celebration.

Uncommon Goods Custom Message Shortbread Cookies

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Vanilla shortbread cookies with a personalized message stamped on the front? Now that’s luxe. You have three lines spanning 12 characters each to customize however you’d like, whether that’s with a name, a date, an occasion, or warm wishes. You can even add a heart emoji, and you get 24 cookies in total.

Shari’s Berries Decadent Milk Chocolate Strawberries

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Chocolate-covered strawberries don’t have to be exclusive to Valentine’s Day—they’ll fall right in love with the lavish confection on birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and just-because occasions, too. Shari’s Berries uses six fresh strawberries dipped and drizzled in 100% milk chocolate, though there is also a 12-count box available.

Flamingo Estate Wildflower Honey

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Raw honey is both delicious and filled with health benefits—it has anti-inflammatory properties, is packed with antioxidants, and is antibacterial. This organic honey comes from the Instagram-famous Flamingo Estate in Los Angeles and is harvested from bees who feed on wild sage, rosemary, eucalyptus, and lavender. Honey is a fantastic gift for bakers, tea drinkers, or people who love a good breakfast spread. Plus, it never goes bad—even if honey crystallizes over time, it’s still safe to eat.

Jose Gourmet Tinned Fish Gift Set

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Tinned fish is having a moment—it’s tasty, portable, and packed with nutrition—heavy on protein and omega-3 fatty acids. This gift set of four tins includes mackerel fillets, smoked mackerel, spiced calamari, and sardines in display-worthy boxes. Tinned fish can be a standalone snack, served on toast, tossed in salads, baked on a pizza, or flaked into patties.

Mochidoki Signature Box Set

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New York-based company Mochidoki, which launched online in 2019 and opened a brick-and-mortar store in 2020, offers a wide variety of mochi flavors (ice cream wrapped in a pillowy rice dough). This gift set contains four pieces of each of the brand’s eight best-selling flavors: vanilla chip, matcha, mango, passion fruit, strawberry, purple sweet potato, cake batter, and black sesame. Don’t worry about melting—the goods are insulated and packed with dry ice, so they make it to your recipient in one piece.

Momofuku Pantry Starter Pack

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The Momofuku culinary brand, launched by chef David Chang in 2004, is probably best known for its noodle dishes, but it sells a selection of quality pantry goods a foodie friend would love to have on hand. This starter pack contains the brand’s soy sauce, tamari, chili crunch, and a trio of seasoned salts: savory, spicy, and tingly (featuring notes of peppercorns and citrus).

Williams Sonoma Organic Oven-Baked Paella Starter

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This paella starter is a nice gift for someone who loves trying new recipes. It’s a mix of arborio rice and seasonings (saffron, garlic, chilis, and herbs)—just add veggies, protein, and follow the instructions on the package for a restaurant-worthy final product.

Daphnis and Chloe Yellow Set

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Gift this set to someone who’s interested in cooking Greek food—the contents are sourced directly from Greece and provide incredible flavor. The Yellow Set contains eight herbs and spices: Aegean Isle oregano from Samos, marjoram and sage from Crete, chili and sesame from Northern Greece, thyme and bay leaves from the Ionian Coast, and rosemary from Central Greece. If you shop at Food52, you can alternatively choose the exclusive Food52 gift set, which contains a bouquet of dried oregano, dried bay leaves, smoked chili flakes, and sesame seeds, all packaged in a gift box.

Meredith Dairy Marinated Feta

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This cheese from Meredith Dairy, a family-owned farm near Melbourne, Australia, is made from sheep and goat milk stored in olive oil infused with garlic, peppercorns, and herbs. They can serve this soft, spreadable cheese over crackers as an easy cocktail party app, spread on toast, or tossed into a pasta dish.

Luella’s Southern Popcorn Luella’s Mix

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If your giftee loves creative popcorn recipes or movie nights, this kettle-cooked popcorn is a great gift option. The sweet and salty mix contains buttery popcorn, cheddar popcorn, caramel popcorn, and candied pecans—perfect for a Netflix marathon.

Manly Man Co. Beef Jerky Flower Bouquet

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Real flowers may fade, but beef jerky flower bouquets will surely leave a lasting imprint. The meaty arrangement features a pint glass "vase" with your choice of eight or 12 preassembled stems in original, teriyaki, hot, or mixed.

Vargo Brother Ferments Hot Mustard

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Condiment connoisseurs will rejoice at this unique fermented mustard, which they can add to dressings, salads, or sandwiches. This briny, bright-tasting mustard (made with turmeric and black pepper) can also double as a marinade.

AYO Foods Shito Sauce

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Shito sauce, a condiment commonly used across Ghana, is a savory flavor made from a seafood base, herbs, tomatoes, hot peppers, and caramelized onions. Perteet and Fred Spencer launched Ayo in 2020 to help celebrate West African flavors, and the brand also sells a pepper sauce and a variety of ready-to-eat meals if you want to add to your gift.

Heray Spice Ultimate Spice Collection

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This set of 15 spices from Heray Spice, a company that supports Fair Trade and sustainably sourced spice farming in Afghanistan, would make a great housewarming gift or graduation present. It contains saffron threads, wild cumin seeds, green coriander seeds, fennel seeds, turmeric, whole black pepper, cinnamon, chili powder, caraway seeds, cardamom, curry powder, pink sea salt, harissa, and za’atar.

Maldon Salt Company Sea Salt Flakes

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This 20-ounce bucket of Maldon sea salt is a budget-friendly option that would make a great gift for any home cook. Your favorite home chef can use flaked sea salt on anything from fish dishes to warm chocolate cookies.

Crisp & Co Pickle Variety Pack

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This variety pack includes pickled beets, savory mushrooms, dilly beans, grand dill pickles, sweet and spicy ginger pickles, and victory pint pickles (beer pickles made with a traditional pilsner lager). These vegan, gluten-free, and hand-packed pickles are a delicious standalone snack or addition to a charcuterie board.

Kraft Vegemite

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So your friend went Down Under, or maybe they're an Australian expat. Whatever the deal is, they'll be happy to see their favorite spread again.

Banner Butter Mix + Match Bundle

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The butter board might seem super niche, but butter is still an excellent gift idea for the foodie, hostess, or home cook. Consider a custom selection from Banner Butter, where you can pick six 5-ounce rounds of butter handmade in Atlanta, Georgia. The available flavors include unsalted, sea salt, smoked sea salt, BBQ, honey habanero, and two herb and spice blends (cinnamon/cardamom/ginger and roasted garlic/basil/parsley). Each order ships in a reusable cooler filled with ice packs or dry ice to ensure the butter stays fresh during transit.

Williams Sonoma Ebelskiver Pancake Mix

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Also available in a set of two, this 1-pound mix is designed for ebelskivers—a sweet, spherical Danish pancake that you can fill with sweet or savory ingredients. Each tin makes about 75 pancakes—just add milk, butter, and eggs. Gift this to friends who love making brunch at home, paired with a special ebelskiver pan if you want extra credit.

Truff Truffle-Infused Hot Sauce

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This vegan, gluten-free hot sauce is infused with black truffle, savory spices, and organic agave nectar. The brand recommends using it on scrambled eggs, avocado toast, or a slice of pizza. Plus, it’s not too spicy—about 2,500 Scoville Hotness Units (SHUs), which translates to mild to medium heat—so it’s a great gift for a hot sauce aficionado who wants to try something new.