The 40 Best Food Gifts to Mail Anyone Who Loves Cooking (and Eating!)

If you're torn on what to get that friend who loves all things sweet, consider gifting them an array of Cravory's cookies. The San Diego-based company offers fan-favorite recipes like birthday cake, red velvet, and lemon bar.

This Oprah-approved artisanal board makes the perfect housewarming gift or present for anyone who likes to entertain. It includes 35 hand-selected, ready-to-serve artisan cheeses, meats, dried fruits, nuts, chocolates, and spreads. And once your loved one finishes off all the goodies, they can reuse the acacia wood board time and time again!

For the friend who can never choose just one dessert: This decadent delight—which is handmade by Illinois-based Blissful Brownies—combines gooey fudge brownies, chewy chocolate chunk blondies, and a layer of creamy caramel sauce.

Celebrating birthdays remotely can be tough, but funfetti cakes like this one from the New York City–based Momofuku Milk Bar make it better. Rest assured, cakes are specially packaged with insulation and ice packs so that they can arrive on your loved one's doorstep in one piece.

There's nothing twisted about this glorious gift. The 20-piece pretzel set includes three types of heat-and-eat soft pretzels (Bavarian-inspired Wheelhouse, light and fluffy Turnbuckle sticks, and SlidePiece mini buns), four flavors of salt (White Truffle, Lemon Rosemary, Chili Lime, and Classic), and everything seasoning. That, according to Oprah, "will thrill all who still believe in carbs."

Bokksu's snack boxes come with up to 22 Japanese snacks, candies, and a tea pairing—all of which are sourced by small, family-owned businesses in the country. The offerings are curated around a specific cultural theme, and each box comes with a guide that walks you through the snacks' origins and flavors (as well as any potential allergens included).

Does it get fancier than personalized, buttery shortbread cookies delivered to the doorsteps of the special people in your life? Not sure what message to write? These cookies also come in sweet "I love you" and "happy birthday" options.

This Wagyu gift set is sure to please meat lovers. The signature assortment includes rib eyes, filets, and burgers, all aged between four to six weeks for mouthwatering flavor and tenderness.

Classic chocolate-covered strawberries are a delectable treat for almost any occasion—birthdays, graduations, thank-yous, holidays, or even just to say "I love you." Plus, the mix of milk and dark drizzle add special flair to this mail-order gift.

You could give your loved one a fancy set of gourmet olive oils—or you could let them make their own with this internationally inspired set. Stocked with 15 different types of herbs and spices (think: oregano from Italy, smoked paprika from Spain, za'atar from Levant), each tin comes with recipes and bread pairings so they can get the full tasting experience. Just make sure to include a nice bottle of olive oil and they'll be good to go.

If your friend or family member is anything like us, they probably use lemons almost every day. So make sure they never run out of their favorite ingredient again thanks to this fruit tree. The potted present, which can grow up to two feet, will thrive by a sunny window, on the porch, or planted in the yard, and will eventually produce little Meyer lemons they can pick and enjoy in freshly baked scones, delicious dressings, and their favorite cocktail.

What better way to start off someone's day than with a full New England breakfast feast? This new and improved design comes complete with a wooden crate and Stonewall Kitchen foods, including fluffy pancake and waffle mix, pure New Hampshire maple syrup "leaf," traditional scone mix, gourmet coffee, a tea sampler in a wooden chest, and delicious blueberry jam!

These strawberry-flavored blondies are a healthier way to curb sweet cravings. Like the rest of the brand's offerings, they're protein-packed, low carb, and low sugar. Plus, how cute is the Barbie-pink dusting of sugar crystals on top?

Help upgrade a friend's wine-and-cheese nights with a selection of handcrafted cow's milk cheeses from Vermont and New Hampshire.

Can't decide on a single food gift for your loved one? Then surprise them with this assortment of sweet and savory goodies, including chocolates, olives, smoked Gouda cheese spreads, and a chocolate brownie.

Lemon, garlic, basil, and chili flavors fill Brightland's artisan olive oil set. In her 2022 Favorite Things list, Oprah suggested serving these with slices of crisp bread.

Trust us: This sweet sampler set will be your favorite foodie's, well, jam. It includes four small-batch spreads. They'll delight in classic flavors like Kadota Fig, Organic Strawberry, Tangerine Marmalade, and Concord Grape.

Consider this the gift that keeps giving: These planters include everything your loved one needs to start an indoor herb garden—meaning that they'll not only grow a new hobby, but in a couple months, they will have also grown fixings for pasta (like basil), cocktails (like mint), and tacos (like cilantro).

If they're like most people, your friend or family member has probably spent more time—and money—on their favorite food delivery apps (hello, DoorDash and Grubhub!) during the past few years. So encourage them to give their go-to Chinese spot a much-deserved break, with this clever kit. It includes everything they need to whip up some tasty, takeout-worthy Xiao long bao (a.k.a soup dumplings), including a bamboo steam basket, parchment paper rounds, dough rollers, a wooden spatula for the filling, agar agar powder, and, of course, instructions.

For a treat that's as sweet as your friend or family member, you can't go wrong with these artisanal chocolate bars, which are made with extra-virgin olive oil instead of cocoa butter, so they're super silky and flavorful. "What do you get when two culinary geniuses come together?" Oprah asked when selecting this set for her 2017 list of Favorite Things. "True chocolate bliss, courtesy of the world-class chef Thomas Keller and the renowned olive oil producer Armando Manni."