Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: The Best Interactive Gifts For Couples Who Love To Cook Together

There’s a lot of passion in creating food. From the addition of spices and exotic ingredients, to blending the flavors together and creating a delicious new recipe, food can be very sexy.

Cooking together can be very romantic, and for those couples who love to create beautiful meals while together or even create their own signature cocktail, an experiential culinary gift can be the perfect interactive idea for Valentine’s Day.

Pizzeria Pronto Outdoor Pizza Oven

We all fantasize about having a legit old-school pizza oven, but few of us have the space or the funds to make it happen. That makes creating this space the ultimate gift idea, and so much fun to implement as well. This is a portable pizza oven ($160) that runs off propane. So, just place it in the yard, on the porch, or even take it tailgating. It’s perfect for date night, just choose your favorite toppings and make some gorgeous homemade pizzas. But it’s also awesome for future family dinner parties.

FOOD LA LA French Macaron Kit & Masterclass

Sure, you’d love to take them to Paris for Valentine’s Day. For many of us though, that’s not really in the budget. But the FOOD LA LA French Macaron Kit ($97) brings a bit of Paris into their home kitchen. It’s interactive because you can take part in a fun virtual two-hour masterclass and learn all sorts of genius baking tips, but the kit has all the ingredients, tools and recipes you need to make a gorgeous French dessert of macarons together.

Topsail Steamer Bay Bucket

There’s nothing like a bunch of freshly steamed seafood, and putting the meal together can be a really fun activity on date night. Topsail Steamer’s Bay Bucket (starts at $120) does all the hard stuff for you, from sourcing to preparing and packing in the portable steam pot. All you have to do is add some water or beer, steam the pot, and then choose a beautiful bottle of wine to go with it and enjoy where the evening takes you.

The Community Spirit Vodka + Cocktail Book

Of course, you can take the martini lover out for a drink. But how much fun is it to give a cocktail enthusiast the ability to create beautiful cocktails right at home? This gift pack (starts at $28) includes one 750mL bottle of vodka and Community Cocktail Book with recipes from well-known bartenders. It's the perfect recipe for a great night.

Seasons of Spice Subscription

Add some spice to their lives and learn how to use those spices creatively, together. Savory Spice’s Seasons of Spice Subscription ($150) is sent on a quarterly basis and includes recipe mixes, signature seasonings, and all sorts of bonus surprises. Use the box to create new recipes (and memories!) together.

SommSelect The Blind 6 Wine Tasting Kit

Visiting vineyards and doing a wine tasting is always a fun date night idea, but what about doing that wine tasting right at home? The Blind Six is SommSelect's blind wine-tasting kit ($220) and it’s so much fun. Each box will contain a six-pack of world-class wines, but each wine is then wrapped in black tissue paper and numbered, in order to be prepared for the blind tasting. The kit will have everything you need, from tasting notes to instructions and even notebooks. This is the kind of education we always wanted.

Corto Virtual Olive Oil Tasting

Olive oil is more than what you put in salad dressings. A home chef knows the right olive oil is an important part of many dishes, and couples who love to cook together will love learning all there is to know about this crucial ingredient. In this virtual olive oil tasting ($50 per person), a certified olive oil expert will lead a virtual tasting experience via a guided personal tasting kit that includes a flight of oils. Learn how to taste each for quality and flavor, and you’ll never cook the same way again.

Morimoto/Global Grub Mochi Donut Kit

Global Grub partnered with Chef Masaharu Morimoto for this unique and fun DIY mochi donut kit ($43). Chef Morimoto’s kit is surprisingly easy to follow and will be adding the texture of mochi into the traditional donut for a rather inventive and delicious result.