The Best Gifts for Home Chefs and Foodies for Every Kitchen
Nanette HumerThe best gifts for people who love to cook aren't the gadgets that end up in a drawer. They're the things that get opened again and again: on a Tuesday night, at a dinner party, on a lazy Sunday morning. That's why a great bottle of oil makes such a good gift. It gets used, it gets talked about, and every meal it touches is a little reminder of you.
But "foodie" covers a lot of people. A couple setting up their first kitchen doesn't need the same thing as a grandparent who finally has time to cook for fun. So instead of one long list, we've organized our favorite gifts by stage of life, with a few ideas for making each one feel personal.
Quick picks
Newlyweds: Napa Valley Kitchen Essential Duo
Busy parents: Roasted Garlic, Lemon & Basil Trio
Travelers: Morimoto Red & White Duo
Retirees and empty nesters: Oprah's Favorite Things Infused Gift Set
The host or hostess: NUOVO Napa Olive Oil and Napa Wildflower Honey
The foodie who has everything: Black & White Truffle Duo
For newlyweds setting up their first kitchen
Every new kitchen needs two oils: one for cooking and one for finishing. Most couples start with whatever is on sale at the grocery store. Give them the upgrade they'll reach for every day instead.
Our Napa Valley Kitchen Essential Duo pairs our award-winning Cold Pressed Grapeseed Oil, light and neutral for searing, roasting and baking, with our Napa Olive Oil, hand-picked in the hills of Napa Valley for drizzling and dipping. It's the kind of gift that quietly makes everything they cook better, long after the wedding cake is gone.
Salute Santé! Cold Pressed Grape Seed Oil and Napa EVCP Olive Oil – the perfect gift for your favorite foodie! Salute Santé!...
Make it personal: tuck in a handwritten card with a family recipe, the dish you always make for birthdays or the salad dressing everyone asks about. For a date-night upgrade, the Black, White & Olive Trio adds our white and black truffle oils for turning simple pasta into a special-occasion dinner.
For busy parents who still want dinner to taste good
When you're cooking between practice pickups and homework, flavor has to come fast. Infused oils are the shortcut: one drizzle does the work of chopping garlic, zesting lemons or picking basil.
The Roasted Garlic, Lemon & Basil Trio covers most weeknight meals:
- Roasted garlic: brush it on a baguette and toast for five-minute garlic bread.
- Lemon: drizzle it over roasted vegetables, grilled chicken or salmon right before serving.
- Basil: toss it with pasta and Parmesan, or spoon it over tomatoes and mozzarella.
A trio set of our roasted garlic, lemon and basil infused grapeseed oils. The trio set is ideal for tasty vinaigrette, marinades...
The secret to a perfect, crispy and delicious turkey your family is sure to love! These 2 infused grapeseed oils – roasted...
Hosting the big family dinner this year? Our Thanksgiving Gift Set pairs roasted garlic and rosemary oils, our go-to marinade for a golden, crispy turkey that stays juicy inside. It works magic on a Sunday roast chicken, too.
For travelers and adventurous eaters
For the friend who plans trips around restaurants, give a gift with a story. Our Morimoto Red & White Grapeseed Oil Duo was created with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, who chose his favorite Napa Valley grape varietals for the oils and even drew the artwork on the labels. They're finishing oils made by a chef, for people who cook like one.
In collaboration with Iron Chef Morimoto, we designed a unique combination of Morimoto’s favorite Napa Valley red grape varietals into a cold...
Best used as a finishing oil; enjoy it drizzled over grilled steaks, cured meats, hearty cheese or simply as a dip with...
Wine lovers will also enjoy our Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Cabernet Sauvignon Grapeseed Oil, a little taste of Napa Valley wine country. Drizzle it over grilled steak or hearty cheese and pour the matching wine.
Make it personal: pair the oil with a recipe from a place they've traveled together, or a note promising a dinner "from" their next destination.
For retirees and empty nesters with time to cook
This is the stage when cooking becomes a pleasure again: long dinners with friends, grandkids in the kitchen, finally trying the recipes that were too fussy for a weeknight. Give them a pantry worth exploring.
The Oprah's Favorite Things Infused Gift Set is the one Oprah chose for her 2019 list. It includes five of our most popular infused oils (roasted garlic, lemon, basil, chili and white truffle) plus our Original Grapeseed Oil for everyday cooking. That's enough to keep them experimenting for months.
“We know grapeseed oil is healthy for cooking – and now it’s bringing the flavor, too! These are infused with roasted garlic,...
Easy to incorporate into every day recipes. Add 1 tablespoon of grapeseed flour per 1 cup of flour or substitute 10-30% in...
For the baker in the family, add a bag of Chardonnay Grapeseed Flour. Mix a tablespoon into each cup of flour for a nutty, rustic twist on muffins, breads and pancakes. It's a great project to share with the grandkids.
For the host or hostess
Skip the bottle of wine everyone else brings. A small bottle of NUOVO Napa Olive Oil, the first pressing of our 2025 harvest, is fresh, full-flavored and a little peppery, and it's made in limited quantities. Add a jar of our raw, unfiltered Napa Wildflower Honey, made in small batches in our Napa fruit tree orchard, and you have a thoughtful hostess gift for under $45.
Salute Santé! NUOVO Napa Olive Oil is a true Napa Valley gem! NUOVO – the first pressing of the 2025 harvest –...
Salute Santé! Wildflower Honey is handcrafted in our Napa fruit tree orchard in small batches by beekeeper Spencer Marshall. It is 100% raw...
For the foodie who has everything
Even the most well-stocked kitchen has room for truffle. Our Black & White Truffle Duo is made with real Italian truffles: white for a light, floral finish on pasta, eggs and potatoes, black for a deeper flavor with hints of black cherry and cacao on steak, risotto and mushrooms. Not sure how they'll use it? Send them our guide to using truffle oil like a pro.
We are so excited to finally have our black truffle grapeseed oil ready for the perfect holiday duo! The perfect gift you’ve...
How to make any food gift feel personal
- Add a recipe card. Write down one dish you'd make with it. It turns a bottle into an invitation.
- Add one fresh ingredient. A baguette with the garlic oil, a bag of lemons with the lemon oil, good popcorn kernels with the truffle oil.
- Give an experience. Promise to cook the first meal together.
- Think about who they cook for. A gift that helps someone feed the people they love is always a hit.
Ordering for the holidays? Order early, and remember shipping is free on orders of $65 and up. Gifting a few people at once is an easy way to get there.
Salute Santé! To good food, and to your health.
