The best thing about knowing a foodie is that you’re never too far away from the next delicious bite or beverage. The second-best thing is that you have plenty of incredible gift options to choose from during holidays and special occasions. That brings us to the following guide, which comes fully loaded with epicurean-themed products such as coffee makers, pizza ovens, cooking essentials, and more. Here’s hoping the foodie in your life is willing to share.
Best Foodie Gifts at a Glance:
- Best overall: Gozney Roccbox
- For the coffee lover: Breville The Barista Express
- For the home chef: Shun Classic 20cm Chef’s Knife
- For healthy eaters: Vitamix A2500i Ascent Series Smart Blender
Table of contents
- Best Foodie Gifts at a Glance:
- The Morning Machine
- Chebbo’s Stainless Steel Burger Smasher
- Everdure Furnace BBQ
- Audo Copenhagen Salt and Pepper Bottle Grinder Set
- Japan: The Cookbook
- Anything’s Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People
- Mitsumoto Sakari 21cm Japanese Chef Knife
- Bovine Beef Collagen Peptides Powder
- Gozney Roccbox
- La Marzocco Linea Mini
- NutriBullet Ultra 1000
- Matty Matheson: A Cookbook
- Microwave Cooking for One
- Traeger Grills Pro 575
- Vitamix A2500i Ascent Series Smart Blender
- Everything I Love to Cook
- Joseph Joseph Compo Food Waste Caddy
- Shun Classic 20cm Chef’s Knife
- Breville the Barista Express
- Wusthof Crafter 7-Piece Knife Block Set
- Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz
- Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven
- Things to Consider for Foodie Gifts
- Alternatives to Foodie Gifts
- How Man of Many Chose the Best Foodie Gift Ideas
- Foodie Gift Ideas FAQs
The Morning Machine
Price: From AU$749
If your dad is anything like us, coffee is the main reason he gets out of bed every morning. In that case, the Morning Machine is a perfect purchase, delivering built-in recipes to nail the flavours and execution in every cup, and allowing users to calibrate their perfect temperature, pressure, and water-to-coffee ratio. And, since you’re regularly making coffee while uncaffeinated, that sounds like a godsend.
Chebbo’s Stainless Steel Burger Smasher
Price: From AU$57.99
Have you ever wondered how restaurants get their burgers so perfectly flat and even? They smash them, obviously! This bad boy is 1.4 kg of steel made purely with the goal of ensuring perfectly cooked meat, and works even better with a grill, helping define grill lines on whatever deliciousness dad is cooking up.
Everdure Furnace BBQ
Price: From AU$1,199
See this bad boy? It can hit 200 degrees celsius in just five minutes. That’s super impressive. It’s the BBQ equivalent of a Dodge Challenger hitting 60mph in 1.66 seconds, if the end result of that was that you had a delicious roast sooner. The Furnace uses a whopping 29.1MJ of power to hit peak temperatures rapidly, and help cut down on the time spent waiting around to cook. Oh, also Heston Blumenthal helped make it.
Audo Copenhagen Salt and Pepper Bottle Grinder Set
Price: From AU$139
Probably the most beautiful pair of salt and pepper grinders we’ve ever seen, which makes a lot of sense when you consider that they were created by Norm Architects, a group of Danish designers, and are an innovative take on traditional ‘spice mills’. Plus, since the ceramic grinding mechanism is located at the top part of the mill, it’s unlikely that you’ll end up with rogue grounds peppering your table.
Japan: The Cookbook
Price: From AU$74.95
A collection of over 400 recipes from acclaimed food writer Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Japan: The Cookbook pulls together dishes based on soups, noodles, rices, pickles, one-pots, sweets, and vegetables hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun. If your family is itching to get dad to try out some new recipes, this one is an absolute must have.
Anything’s Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People
Price: From AU$65
I think we all can agree that pasta can be one of the more flexible dishes, but it tends to come in shades of marinara, pesto, or carbonara. Here, author Dan Pashman throws those old ideas out the window to deliver a bold reinvention of what else pasta could be: such as kimchi carbonara, linguine with miso clam sauce, and smoked cheddar and chicken manicotti enchiladas. Apparently enchiladas are pasta now as well? Sure, we’re down.
Mitsumoto Sakari 21cm Japanese Chef Knife
Price: From AU$215.99
Probably the most important part of a chef’s kit, a good quality knife can be the difference between a proper meal and a dog’s breakfast, and this here is a good quality knife. Made with 67 layers of Damascus steel, and featuring beautiful handles created by famous Japanese designers, this knife is as much a workhorse as it is a work of art. For the discerning dad.
Bovine Beef Collagen Peptides Powder
Price: From AU$46.95
We could probably all get some more good stuff into our body, and collagen is becoming a particularly popular additive in foods today, as it delivers some powerful anti-aging benefits to our skin along with improvements to joint health. Cell Squared’s Beef Collagen Powder brings all of these benefits in an easily digestible form that can easily dissolve into morning coffee, hot chocolate, juices or smoothies. An easy way to get some more nutrients into your dads diet.
Gozney Roccbox
Price: AU$799
This restaurant-grade pizza oven reaches temperatures of up to 500°C and delivers piping-hot pizza in less than a minute. It features a detachable gas burner with the option to swap in a wood burner accessory, should you so desire. And did we mention it’s portable? Now, who wants a slice?!
La Marzocco Linea Mini
Price: AU$8,499
Industrial design meets modern performance on the Linea Mini, which brings barista-tier quality into the comfort of your kitchen. Handcrafted in Italy with professional-grade components (including a steam wand), it offers both manual operation and adjoining app control. Owning one will cost you a pretty penny, but it’s also the last coffee machine you’ll ever need to buy.
NutriBullet Ultra 1000
Price: AU$129.95
NutriBullet’s quietest blender to date, the Ultra 1000 kicks into high gear as soon as the cup meets the power base. Choose between two blending options as you whip up a variety of delicious fruit and/or vegetable smoothies. Speaking of smooth, this is one sleek-looking appliance!
Matty Matheson: A Cookbook
Price: AU$49.99
World-renowned chef and TV host Matty Matheson packed this cookbook full of positive perspectives, personal anecdotes, and unique recipes alike. Come for the pigtail tacos and iconic P&L Burger (to name just two among many examples), stay for the one-of-a-kind insights and heartwarming stories.
Microwave Cooking for One
Price: AU$40
Plenty of foodies love to splurge when they go out but keep things simple and tasty at home. If you know someone who fits this description, here’s a cookbook just for them. It makes expert use of the modern microwave and features over 300 recipes, including everything from fried scallops to onion hamburgers and more.
Traeger Grills Pro 575
Price: AU$1,599.95
A pioneer of their respective domain, Traeger forges into the future with the mighty Pro 575. Thanks to WiFIRE Technology and a Pro D2 Direct Drive, the black pellet grill cultivates a bold new tier of performance and control. Rounding out its many charms are functional features like all-terrain wheels and an ultra-stable sawhorse chassis. Get one for your favourite griller and they just might weep with joy.
Vitamix A2500i Ascent Series Smart Blender
Price: AU$1,699
Take everything you know about Vitamix blenders and add copious amounts of modern intelligence and you end up with this high-performance model. Thanks to self-detect technology, its motor base can recognise different container sizes and adapt accordingly. Meanwhile, variable controls and program settings allow you to streamline and even customise the experience as you whip up tasty smoothies, soups, or frozen desserts.
Everything I Love to Cook
Price: AU$48.90
Legendary chef Neil Perry has collated the ultimate book for any food-lover to cook up a storm at home. Everything I Love to Cook includes more than 230 recipes, from legendary dishes from his flagship restaurants like Rockpool Bar & Grill and modern classics from his long-running ‘Good Weekend’ column, along with the perfect steak sandwich, a comforting bowl of pasta, and many more.
Joseph Joseph Compo Food Waste Caddy
Price: AU$69.95
Everyone has food waste, which is why you simply can’t go wrong with this food waste caddy as a gift. The Compo Food Waste Caddy 4L by Joseph Joseph features a flip-up lid and extra-wide aperture perfect for collecting food scraps. Plus, it looks good and the air-vented lid means it won’t get smelly.
Shun Classic 20cm Chef’s Knife
Price: AU$357.95
Every foodie needs a good quality knife, and it usually happens to be one of those things that are forgotten about, which makes this the perfect gift. The Shun Classic 20cm Chef’s Knife is an all-purpose blade ideal for any cutting, with a wide blade that keeps knuckles off the cutting board and is extra handy when transferring food from board to pan.
Breville the Barista Express
Price: AU$799
Indisputably one of the most appreciated gifts for all the caffeinated people out there, Breville’s popular coffee machine is a no-brainer. With this in the kitchen, one can create third-wave specialty coffee at home from bean to espresso in less than a minute – what more could you want? If it were up to us, we can’t think of anything better, whether it’s to replace an old one or to have another machine in the home office.
Wusthof Crafter 7-Piece Knife Block Set
Price: AU$759
Everyone foodie needs a good-quality knife set, and we can’t go past this one from Wusthof. The set includes seven robust knives designed to be used! They are made with brass riveting, with handles made from luxurious smoked oak, and blades forged from a single piece of WÜSTHOF steel.
Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz
Price: AU$61.99
Everyone loves Penfolds, and their Bin 28 Shiraz is undoubtedly one of their most indulgent drops. The range showcases the very best of warm-climate Australian Shiraz – ripe, robust and generously flavoured.
Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven
Price: AU$549
Thanks to Ooni, you now don’t even have to leave your home for delicious wood-fired pizza with their pizza oven. With multiple fuel options for maximum cooking flexibility and speedy heat, reaching up to 500°C in just 15 minutes, you will be dishing out fresh stone-baked pizzas for your friends and family in no time.
Things to Consider for Foodie Gifts
When it comes to food gift ideas, simply wrapping a bow on a new cookbook isn’t quite enough. In fact, if you want to get the special occasion right, there are a few things you need to consider:
- Price: Perhaps the most obvious consideration, the price will inevitably play a factor in your purchasing decision. While you may want to splash out for a significant birthday or gifting event, more often than not, you’ll be aiming around the $50-$100 mark for most gifts. In the foodie world, however, gifts don’t exactly come cheap. To get the most out of your foodie gift idea, don’t be afraid to shop around for the best price.
- Interests: Before you pull the trigger on a cheap gift, you must consider the giftee’s interests. While some ideas might be frugal, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are good.
Alternatives to Foodie Gifts
If you are looking for something a little more specific, we’ve got you covered. Outside of just food gift ideas, we’ve collated our favourite releases across several different categories. So, no matter what that special someone in your life is keen on, you’ll find it here.
How Man of Many Chose the Best Foodie Gift Ideas
With more than 10 years of experience sipping the best restaurants, bars and recipes, Man of Many’s editors are sticklers for research and certainly know a thing or two about food. This list of gift ideas was curated through the personal experience of experts, alongside extensive and online research from stores and retailers. Each product on this list was checked by the Man of Many staff prior to publication for the official tick of approval. You can review our editorial policy here surrounding how we maintain our independence in our editorial reviews.
Foodie Gift Ideas FAQs
If you are looking to purchase a gift for someone who loves to cook, the best options are home kitchen accessories. Look to add some high-quality cookware, utensils, cookbooks or even a subscription for a recipe service.
Needless to say, chefs know a thing or two about food, so it can be tricky to buy gifts for them. If you are stuck, there are some easy options at both ends of the spectrum. From a luxury item like a Le Creuset cookware piece or Japanese knife to a new spice subscription, you can find a lot of gift ideas for chefs.
