The perfect gifts for anyone that likes to cook, eat, or entertain!

These are items I often gift, would love to receive, or items that friends and family have said are fabulous gifts they’ve received!

Thermapen — This is one of the easiest instant-read food thermometers we’ve used. Not everyone has a food thermometer and it can truly make a difference in the kitchen!

Olive oil — A great bottle of olive oil is a lovely gift for a host or anyone that appreciates quality ingredients! I love this olive oil from Ultima Pietra. I’ve been to the olive grove and vineyard a few times while in Tuscany and think it’s delicious.

A tomato knife — This is a small luxury in the sense that a person might not think to buy a niche knife like this for themselves, but will any person you give this to will absolutely love it! This knife is under $40 and incredibly chic, perfect for cutting tomatoes without squishing them as well as bread.

Your favorite cookbook — A cookbook for a cook is everything. They inspire, inform, and adorn your home or kitchen in the best way. If the gift recipient doesn’t already have my cookbook, no crumbs left, I think they’d love it! 😉 If they already have it, or if you think they’d prefer something else altogether, here are some of our other favorite cookbooks.

Serving platters — I, for one, love receiving beautiful platters and when I used to have my pottery line, I loved to give them! Here are a few beautiful platters we think you might love. (one | two | three | four)

Olivewood utensils — It’s hard to avoid plastic 100% of the time, but when you can make the switch, it’s really worth it. Whenever possible, we use olive wood utensils in the kitchen and these from Quince are beautiful and won’t break the bank.

Personalized cocktail napkins — I’ve gifted these napkins to several of my dog-loving friends and I can tell you, there is no better gift! Personalized anything is tops in my book but these really take the cake.

Steak knives — Some years ago Roy and I were dining at The Grey in Savannah and absolutely loved their steak knives. I took note of the maker and the rest is history. I keep these at our cabin and have gifted them for holidays, as wedding gifts, and are just the ultimate special occasion present.

Homemade treats — Spending time making a homemade treat is heartfelt and always appreciated. I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t love a jar of granola or candied pecans or a box of your favorite cookies.

Wine vacuum — As Roy always says, if your’e cooking with wine, you should use wine you’d like to drink. When using nicer wine you don’t want to waste any of it and that is when this tool comes in handy. It preserves your wine for a time when you can finish drinking it or to use it in other recipes during the week.