Best Food Gifts for Foodies

If you have a foodie on your shopping list, what could make a better Christmas gift than something edible? Following are my picks for some of the best food gifts to add to your holiday shopping list.

Coppenrath Desserts

How about some sweets for the sweet? Coppenrath USA offers decadent single-serve desserts. These luscious treats are perfect when you want to impress guests or are longing for something yummy just for you. All of their desserts are groan-worthy, but my personal favorite is the Coconut Mousse Cake. The chocolate sponge cake layers bursting with coconut mousse topped with coconut sauce are an indulgingly grownup version of the pink snowballs you enjoyed as a kid. Available at selected grocers nationwide. Check out their website to fine one near you.

Patsy's

Perhaps your favorite foodie would prefer something a bit more savory. If his favorite cuisine is Italian, be sure to check out some of the gifts available from Patsy's Italian Restaurant. From a cookbook to artisan pasta and mouthwatering sauces available in beautifully crafted gift baskets, your recipient is sure to love a gift from this world-famous New York City restaurant. Go to Patsys.com for more.

La Famiglia DelGrosso

Another flavorful gift for your favorite Italian food lover is a gift pack of sauces from La Famiglia DelGrosso. Keep the foodie on your holiday gift list happy all year long with a four-seasons gift pack. They will receive two gift packs per season such as Arrabiata and Vodka in the winter and Sun Dried Tomato and Fireworks in the summer. Visit the DelGrosso online store to place an order.

Sila

Just because someone is a serious foodie, it does not mean that she doesn't care about health and nutrition. For this foodie, consider a gift like Sila. Similar to hummus, Sila was created by leading immunologist and Chief of Immunotherapy at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, Dr. Dobri Kiprov, M.D. who is also a serious foodie himself. The sauce contains three simple ingredients: white beans, white tea and red bell peppers. It promotes hunger suppression, helps regulate blood sugar and more. Sila can be used as a sauce, dip or spread.

Nielsen-Massey Vanilla

If the foodie on your Christmas gift list is using any brand of vanilla extract besides Nielsen-Massey, buy him a bottle and throw everything else away. He'll thank you, I promise. Nielsen-Massey has been producing high-quality extracts since 1907, and is used by well-known chefs such as Chicago Pastry Chef Gale Gand and Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" Ina Garten. Don't overlook their other superior extracts, either, including chocolate, peppermint and coffee! Visit their website to find a local or online retailer.

Kern's Kitchen Pie

Give your favorite foodie a sweet taste of the south with a Kern's Kitchen Derby Pie or Golden Pecan Pie. Derby-Pie is a chocolate nut pie created and served at the Melrose Inn of Prospect, Kentucky over 50 years ago. The Golden Pecan Pie was only recently created and offered but is made using Great-Grandma Kern's own recipe. Neither of these delicious pies will disappoint. Check their site to find a retailer near you or to order by phone.

No matter what food gift you pick for your favorite foodie, select the one that makes you think about your recipient and you cannot go wrong.