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16 Selfless Gifts For The Foodie In Your Life (That Might Just Earn You A Dinner Invite)

I see great meals in their future.

I know you’re supposed to say Christmas is about giving gifts and being with the people that you love. But equal to that, for me, is the absolute fucktons of food I get to shove into my mouth each Christmas; I’m sure other foodies feel the same.

If you so happen to be buying presents for one such foodie, you have your work cut out for you – they do tend to be picky. Luckily, there’s one easy way to their hearts: food, or a means to achieving a meal.

Whether you’re embarking on the challenge of building your very own hamper for them this Christmas, or want to make their daily cooking routines easier, I’ve rounded up the best presents for foodies this Christmas.

Don’t worry, all your hard work will be rewarded with at least one dinner invite, I’m sure.

Best gifts for foodies this Christmas 2026

Citizens of Oil Gift the Olive Oil Club

Is there anything worse than realising you’ve run out of olive oil while you’re cooking? Relieve your loved one of that particular affliction this winter with a subscription to some of the best olive oil out there.

You can choose from a three month to a year-long subscription, and they’ll get a reusable ceramic bottle to pour their recyclable pouches of polyphenol-rich oil into each month.

Borough Kitchen Applied Knife Techniques Cooking Class

Aspiring chefs will be grateful for any excuse to level up their techniques. Borough Kitchen has a whole load of cooking classes you can choose from, but this knife techniques one is up there with the best because, well, what recipe don’t you need a knife for?

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