13 awesome food gifts to give your Valentine this year
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- If your Valentine loves to cook or just appreciates decadent chocolate truffles or a good bottle of wine, you've come to the right place.
- These 10 Valentine's Day gift ideas cover everything from rosé-flavored sweets to couples' cooking classes.
- Check out all of our 2020 Valentine's Day gift guides here.
Valentine's Day is only a few days away. If you haven't picked up a present for your special someone yet, well, you'd better get on that soon.
Jewelry, flowers, and sentimental presents are all great ideas, but a food-themed gift will melt their heart and delight their taste buds. As a bonus, food is meant to be shared, so it's a gift you can both enjoy. Whether you're looking for a simple box of chocolates or an innovative gadget that'll transform their time spent in the kitchen, you'll find a great gift for your Valentine here.
February 14 is approaching fast, so we've added shipping information so you can ensure your gift will arrive on time.
The 5 best food gifts for Valentine's Day:
Dessert for two
The Chocolate Lover, Milk Bar, $72
Milk Bar is famous for its inventive baked goods, and its Valentine's Day-themed cake-and-truffle combo is definitely a showstopper. Featuring the sweet shop's Chocolate Raspberry Jam Cake and Chocolate B'Day Truffles, the Chocolate Lover package — like all Milk Bar orders over $50 — ships free nationwide through Thursday, February 13.
May not arrive in time for Valentine's Day with standard shipping.
Truffle hot sauce
TRUFF White Truffle Hot Sauce, $34.99
This truffle-infused hot sauce could be the crown jewel in your Valentine's condiment collection.
Eligible for two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
A Himalayan salt block
Himalayan Salt Block and Holder Set, $49.90, Crate & Barrel
Also known as a salt tile, this slab of pink Himalayan sea salt imparts a subtle salty bite to seafood, meat, and vegetables (and makes a perfect present for the budding grillmaster in your life). When you consider all of the delicious meals your Valentine could cook — and, hopefully, share — on this display-worthy block, it's really a gift for you, too.
May not arrive in time for Valentine's Day with standard shipping. You can add Premium shipping for $23.90 and orders placed by noon CT will be delivered in two business days.
A wine subscription
Winc Gift Card, from $60
This Valentine's Day, set the mood with a really great bottle of wine. Winc selects and sends at least three bottles a month based on each members' preferences, so this gift can double as a great way to stock their wine rack.
A grab bag of international snacks
Universal Yums snack box, from $48 (for three months)
Why get your Valentine a gift when you could get them three months' worth of gifts? Universal Yums sends out a generously-packed box of snacks from a different country each month, and guarantees a "variety of sweet and savory snacks, all with unique flavors and spices."
The products are often extremely difficult (or impossible) to find in the US, and recently-featured countries include Greece (pomegranate jellies, grape cookies), Indonesia (coconut white chocolate wafers, black pepper cassava chips), and Colombia (passionfruit lollipops, bacon, and lime chips).
Cooking classes
Check out all of Sur La Table's classes here
Give date night a unique twist by enrolling in one of Sur La Table's cooking classes.
A fondue set
Cuisinart 13-Piece Cast Iron Fondue Set, $49.95
When you give your Valentine a fondue set, you're also planning your next at-home date night: just you, your partner, and all the cheese and/or chocolate the two of you can handle.
Eligible for two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
A smart kitchen scale
Drop Kitchen Non-Slip Silicone Connected Kitchen Scale and Interactive Recipe App, $70.94
If your partner is the chef of the relationship, they'll love this high-tech scale. It comes with an app that can tell when enough flour, sugar, and spice have been added to a recipe, and will save home cooks the trouble of using multiple bowls and measuring cups.
Eligible for two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
A cheese tower
Murray's Cheese Towers, $40-$195
What could be more than romantic than the gift of dairy? If your Valentine is more into savory snacks than sweets, skip the chocolates and surprise them with a tower of cheese from New York City-based cheesemonger Murray's. Some sample stacks: The Petit Trois ("a base of truffle-studded Basque cow's milk, a sweet, creamy round of Murray's Delice, and a tiny topper of bold, savory Petit Epoisses") and The Sweetheart Tower ("sweet and nutty Hollander...stacked with a bright wheel of brie, and topped off with the earthy delights of a small, adorably wrinkled round).
Place your order by Wednesday, 2/12 at 3:00 pm EST for delivery by Friday.
Heart-shaped truffles
Maison Blossier Chocolate Truffle Hearts, $52
No Valentine's Day celebration is complete without heart-shaped truffles.
May arrive after Valentine's Day with standard shipping depending on your location. For $40, and if you order by 12 pm on February 12, Overnight Express shipping guarantees your package will arrive by Valentine's Day.
A punny card
Little Lovelies Studio Beat Card, $4.50
Here's a punny card that will make them smile.
Takes 1-3 days for shipping, may arrive after Valentine's Day.
A cookbook for couples
"The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook" by America's Test Kitchen, $21.43
America's Test Kitchen compiled 650 of its favorite recipes into a comprehensive book. Best of all, the kitchen rejiggered each recipe to serve two.
Eligible for two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
A HelloFresh meal subscription
HelloFresh Gift Card (2 Meals for 2 People), $50.95
Anyone who lives with their partner might want to consider getting them a cooking subscription service. Each HelloFresh box includes easy-to-follow recipes and incredibly fresh ingredients, so it's a great option for any skill level.
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Kelsey Mulvey contributed to an earlier version of this story.
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