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We all know the way to anyone’s heart is through their stomach, so we’ve found nine food and drink-related gifts that anyone will enjoy receiving this Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and a little gift can go a long way in telling someone you love them. If you’re stuck for ideas, something edible or quaffable always goes down a treat.
You’ve got your classic options, such as wine or chocolates – failsafe Valentine’s Day gifts that will never be rejected. Or you could venture off the beaten path and gift a pre-mixed cocktail, hot sauce or biscuits. Meanwhile, avid home cooks will love a thoughtfully chosen cookbook or recipe journal to jot down their latest creations and plan dinner parties.
Foodie or not, we’ve found nine delicious – and useful – food and drink gifts that anyone will enjoy receiving this Valentine’s Day.
Top Cuvée a bunch of rosés
Top Cuvée is known for its excellently curated drinks selection, so you know this triple threat of rosés is going to hit the spot. From crisp and refreshing to rich and fruity, Doom Juice, Top Cuvée’s House Wine and RAB come together to create the ultimate rosé lineup.
Ottolenghi Valentine’s Day mini hamper
Filled with buttery heart-shaped shortbread; spiced brunsli hearts; tahini linzer hearts; granola, raspberry and rosewater jam and coconut meringue; and white chocolate and raspberry brittle, this beautifully boxed mini hamper from Ottolenghi makes a luxurious gift that any self-respecting foodie would appreciate.
Chimac Korean hot sauce
If your Valentine is a spice-lover, turn up the heat by giving them a bottle of Chimac’s Korean hot sauce. The adorable packaging makes this hot sauce perfectly giftable, and it’ll bring a tingle to the taste buds whether you splash it on a rice bowl, marinate meat and vegetables in it or slather it in a sandwich.
Table For Two: Recipes For The Ones You Love by Bre Graham
Food writer Bre Graham’s cookbook was practically made for gifting on Valentine’s Day. Comprising entirely of meals for two to cook for the people you love, its pages are packed with delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, aperitivo, dinner and dessert, and peppered with essays on topics like the simple pleasure of a delivery pizza.
Shop Table For Two: Recipes For The Ones You Love by Bre Graham at Waterstones, £22
Hotel Chocolat ‘Love Potions’ chocolate box
Say ‘I love you’ with a delectable box of chocs this Valentine’s Day. This box from Hotel Chocolat is filled with 16 melt-in-the-middle chocolates: choose from smooth hazelnut praline, cherry ganache, strawberry ganache or silky pistachio and almond praline.
Nio Cocktails gift box
Nio Cocktails takes the faff out of cocktail hour by delivering pre-mixed single portions of your favourite cocktails straight to your door. The most loved gift box contains four of its bestselling classic cocktails: a negroni, old fashioned, margarita and cosmopolitan. Simply pour and go.
Papier ‘Love At First Bite’ recipe journal
Avid home cooks will be besotted with one of Papier’s gorgeously designed recipe journals. It has pages for writing out your own breakfast, lunch, dinner and treat recipes, plus useful measurements and conversions pages and spaces for jotting down your favourite restaurants and places you want to try.
Cutter & Squidge ’The Perfect Match’ matchstick box
Anything from the geniuses at Cutter & Squidge is going to be delicious, and these clever shortbread ‘matchsticks’ dipped in white chocolate with a cranberry sprinkle come in the most adorable pink packaging to give a punny nod to Valentine’s Day.
Shop Cutter & Squidge “the perfect match” matchstick box, £9.99
The Drinks Bakery drinks biscuits
If your Valentine never misses aperitivo hour, they’ll love a selection of The Drinks Bakery’s biscuits. Each one states what drinks it goes best with, so whether they love a post-work G&T, a dry white wine or a craft cider, there’s a savoury biscuit to complement it.
Shop The Drinks Bakery drinks biscuits at Not Another Bill, £2.60
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