Delicious Gift Ideas for Food Lovers

I love flavorful artisan salts. Here is a beautiful trio of some of my favorites:

Fleur De Sel is the king of salts. "Young" salt crystals are hand-skimmed from the surface of salt-evaporation ponds in the Guérande region of France. Mildly flavored with a crisp texture.

Cyprus Flake has unique pyramid shaped crystals with a fresh ocean flavor and a satisfying crunch. The large crystals can be hand milled or crushed between your fingers to a medium texture.

Murray River Salt is prized for its gorgeous apricot color and delicate flaky texture. Harvested from the great river that is fed by the headwaters of the Australian Alps. Crumbles easily between your fingers to a fine grain, and it melts quickly and evenly. $48.98

Vosges makes delicious exotically flavored chocolate. This gift set contains a variety of their wonderful drinking chocolates. Couture Cocoas, packaged in a rich purple gift set box and tied with a grosgrain ribbon:

Bianca: Australian lemon myrtle + lavender flowers + vanilla + white chocolate

Aztec Elixir: Mexican ancho & chipotle chillies + Ceylon cinnamon + Madagascar vanilla bean + cornmeal dark chocolate

La Parisienne: Madagascar vanilla bean + dark chocolate

$55.00

You can't find better foie gras than D’Artagnan. Their Ultimate Foie Gras Fantasy includes:

• 1 package of D’Artagnan’s award winning Medallion of Duck Foie Gras with Black Truffles (6 oz.)
• 1 package of French Kisses (6 Armagnac-soaked prunes filled with creamy Duck Foie Gras)
• 1 Terrine of Duck Foie Gras (8 oz.)
• 1 Package of Ready-to-Cook Foie Gras Slices (2 slices, 4-6 oz. avg. total weight)
• 1 Mousse of Foie Gras (8 oz.)
• 1 Duck & Veal Demi-Glace (6.5 oz.)
• 1 Package Organic Charcuterie Crackers

$111

Gourmet popcorn from Dale and Thomas is the best! This great gift set includes 12 foot-long bags of flavored popcorn and 4 popcorn bars in a large canvas tote bag. Flavors included: dark fudge with praline almonds, cinnamon creme drizzlecorn, hall of fame kettle corn, peanut butter & white chocolate drizzlecorn, country smokehouse cheddar, twice-as-nice chocolate drizzlecorn, white cheddar & black peppercorn, chocolate and peanut butter drizzlecorn, blue ribbon chili and sour cream, almond biscotti, chocolate chunk n'caramel, frosted gingerbread. $80

Yummy bread from Boudin San Francisco Sourdough and cheese from Sonoma Jack Cheese Company in Sonoma Valley. Includes:

• 2 - 8 oz. Sourdough Baguettes
• 1 - 1.5 lb Sourdough Round
• 1 - 1 lb. Kalamta Olive Hearth Loaf
• 1 - 8 oz. Traditional Jack wedge
• 1 - 8 oz. Hot Pepper Jack wedge
• 1 - 8 oz. Pesto Jack wedge
• 1 - 8 oz. Cheddar Cheese

$50

A wonderful assortment of goodies from Dakin's family farm in Vermont. What's inside:

• 1 lb Cob-Smoked Bacon
• 7 oz Honey Ham Summer Sausage
• 1 Pint Pure Vermont Maple Syrup
• 8 oz Sharp Vermont Cheddar
• 1 lb Buttermilk Pancake Mix
• 8 oz Honey 'n Spice Mustard
• 8 oz Vermont Clover Honey
• 10 oz Wild Strawberry Jam
• 16 oz Maple Baked Beans
• 16 oz New England Clam Chowder
• 3.5 oz tin Maine Wild Blueberries

$57

This is an amazing package of sauces from Wild Thymes, a farm in New York’s Hudson Valley. What's inside:

• Plum Currant Ginger Chutney
• Moroccan Spicy Pepper Dipping Sauce
• Indian Vindaloo Curry Dipping Sauce
• Original Cranberry Sauce
• Hawaiian Teriyaki Marinade
• Chili Ginger Honey Marinade
• Toasted Sesame Wasabi Vinaigrette
• Mango Salad Refresher
• Wild Thymes Farm Recipe Brochure

$85.00

Here is an eclectic American cheese collection you won't find anywhere else. Luscious Green Hill from Sweet Grass Dairy in Georgia; Earthy Clothbound Cheddar from Cabot Creamery in Vermont; Herbaceous Hoja Santa from The Mozzarella Co. in Texas; Supple Tomme de Brebis from Hope Farm in Vermont; Crunchy-sweet Stravecchio from Sartori Cheese Co. in Wisconsin; Coarse, grainy Z Crackers from the Savory Pie Co. in New Jersey. Contains 2 1/2 lbs of cheese and is packed in a Vermont artisan-made gift crate. $75.00

A great assortment of bacons. What you get: Wild Boar Bacon from D'Artagnan. Hickory Smoked & Peppered Bacon: Smoked in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, the Peppered Bacon has been rolled in brown sugar and hand rubbed with cracked black peppercorns. Vermont Maple Cured and Cob Smoked Bacon: Mellow, smooth smoke flavor with a finish of Vermont maple syrup sweetness. $30.00