7 Stylish Valentine’s Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie
February 2, 2012
•Le Cordon Bleu
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7 Stylish Valentine’s Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie
Valentine’s Day has come again, and before you head out to the mall for the traditional gifts of flowers, candy, or jewelry, let’s take a look some gifts that will please the foodie in your life. If your significant foodie is a student at a culinary school in Atlanta, then he/she will love this list of stylish and delicious gifts for Valentine ’s Day.
Rabbit Wine Tool Kit
If your significant foodie is an amateur sommelier, then they simply must have this Cadillac of wine openers. This incredible tool, manufactured by Metrokane, can pull a cork from a bottle of shiraz in three seconds. Custom ergonomic design combined with ease of use makes this a must have tool in the kitchen.
Custom Spice Blends
Any foodie will love a custom blend of herbs and spices to enhance their spice rack. Combine the spices in a pretty glass spice jar, create a label, and you’re ready to gift! You can either DIY this gift or go to your local spice merchant to see what custom blends they have in stock. Either way, it’s a gift that any student at a culinary school in Atlanta will love.
Hot Sauce of the Month Club
Yes, there is an of-the-Month club for everything. For Valentine’s Day, we recommend you spice things up with a membership to the Hot Sauce of the Month Club. Each month your foodie will receive a new shipment of hot sauces to try out. They range from the hot but flavorful to the insanely hot.
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
For most of the U.S. February is still the dead of winter. And, as everybody knows, there’s no better way to warm up than with a hot mug of cocoa. Treat your significant foodie to the ultimate treat of homemade hot cocoa. Mix three parts finely grated semi-sweet or milk chocolate with 1 part whole dry milk powder. Add ½ cup of the mixture to 8 oz. of hot water or milk. Don’t forget the mini marshmallows.
Food Gift Baskets
Get the image of Hickory Farms and summer sausage out of your head. We’re talking food baskets that will make your significant foodie say, “Wow!” Go online to find food basket companies that specialize in everything from the best of everyday items to the truly exotic. If your foodie doesn’t live in the same area they grew up in, a unique twist is to get a basket filled with the flavors of home.
High End Cookware
A purchase of the correct set of restaurant-quality cookware may be the last one you ever make. You may think it unromantic to give cookware for Valentine’s Day, but your foodie won’t. And just imagine the romantic dinner he/she will prepare with that new cookware. We recommend a 10-piece All Clad stainless steel for starters. Best of all your significant other doesn’t have to have a culinary arts degree to enjoy a lifetime of kitchen entertaining.
Amedei Chocolate
If you must buy chocolate for Valentine’s Day, then buy the best. Amedei is an Italian chocolate that is not readily available in the U.S., yet. But any trouble you go through getting it is more than worth it. Culinary superstar Chef FerranAdrià says it may be the best in world. Get some and you and your significant foodie can be the judge.
These gift ideas are just a start for great foodie Valentine’s gifts. Whether your significant foodie is an amateur enthusiast or a pro with a culinary arts degree, these gifts will be sure to please.
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