25 Gift Ideas for a Gourmet Father’s Day

FOOD & GIFT BASKETS

1.Kona Coffee, Chocolate, & Tiki Mug Gift Basket – Great for Dads & Grads!

Product Description:
GOLD 100% pure Kona Coffee is the star of this delightful gift basket, and the perfect Tiki mug that accompanies it is sure to bring a smile to your gift recipient! GOLD 100% pure Kona Coffee (8 oz Whole Bean) is very rich, full-bodied and has a broad flavor profile that any coffee lover will appreciate. Tucked into this gift basket is a charming Tiki mug that is perfect for the superb Kona coffee exclusively from the Big Island of Hawaii. Tucked alongside the wonderful GOLD Kona Coffee and charming tiki mug is a great big box of Chocolate Chip Cookies and a big box of Dolcetto Chocolate Cream cookies. Perfect for Dads, grads, and all coffee lovers!

2. Grillin’ & Chillin’ ~ Barbecue Grilling Gift Basket

Product Description:
For the person who loves to “Grill & Chill” – this is the Perfect Gift! Includes a great selection of practical BBQ gift items like a three-piece tool set, long handled BBQ Salt & Pepper Shaker, BBQ Fish Grill, Gourmet Wine Aged BBQ Grill Chips and so much more!

3. A Taste of Tuscany – Italian Gourmet Food Gift Basket – Large
Product Description:
Who wouldn’t love to get away to Tuscany? Here’s a tour of its charm, its flavors, and warm Tuscan beauty done up in rustic, yet worldly style. Your great gift is offered in two generous sizes (Large is pictured) featuring imported balsamic vinegar, focaccia crisps, dipping herbs, gourmet pasta, luscious Italian chocolates, cookies and MORE that all lead to a delightful meal… or two!

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4. Fathers Are Forever Gourmet Food Snack Chest Gift Basket – The PERFECT gift for Dad!

Product Description:
Touch Dad’s heart with this special gift centered around the inspirational book “Fathers Are Forever.” This classic gift chest complete with brass trim will be a cherished keepsake for years to come. Chest includes Gourmet cheese, Savory Italian Sausage, Crackers, rich Chocolate Truffles and so much more make this gift extra special. Each chest is carefully hand packed with attention to detail, tied with a bow, and includes a personalized gift message from you to convey your best wishes.

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5. The Good Life Gourmet Food & Snack Gift Basket

Product Description:
Food lovers from near and far will appreciate this gift of fine gourmet food served with style and flair. This distinctive basket is elegantly presented featuring Port Salut Cheese Spread, Black Peppercorn Crackers, Fruit & Nut Snack Mix, Dutch Cheese Crisps, Cappuccino Wafer Cookies, Limoncello Pound Cake, Cheese Lover’s Snack Mix, Swedish Chocolate Orange Crisp, Bavarian Dill Pretzels, Chocolate Thin Mints, Fruit Bon Bon Candies, Classic Breakfast Tea and Premium Toasted Praline Coffee. Your gift is carefully hand packed with attention to every detail, tied with an elegant ribbon and includes a personalized gift message from you to convey your heartfelt best wishes.

KITCHEN TOOLS

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6. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, Brushed Chrome

Product Description:
This Brushed Chrome SmartStick Hand Blender is made from ABS housing with a removable, dishwasher-safe, stainless steel shaft. It runs on a powerful 200-watt motor and features a push-button control and a 16-oz. mixing/measuring beaker. Backed by a limited 3-year warranty.

7. George Foreman GGR50B Indoor/Outdoor Grill

Product Description:
Easily converts from outdoor to indoor use. 17.5 diameter/over 240 square inch cooking surface, Center channel drains fat into large grease tray, Non-stick coated cooking surface, Immersible with probe removed, MegaDome lid with adjustable steam vent, Adjustable temperature control, Cool-touch handles.

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8. Waring Pro WMK300 Belgian Waffle Maker, Brushed Stainless

Product Description:
Housed in brushed stainless steel with a die-cast base, this heavy-duty, professional-quality appliance makes large, round, restaurant-style Belgian waffles with extra-deep waffle pockets to hold fruit or syrup. Its 180-degree rotary feature ensures consistent baking and even browning along the top and bottom, producing a crisp crust and soft interior, while its rotary, six-setting, browning control knob offers shade options ranging from light to dark. For foolproof performance and the perfect waffle every time, an audio beep tone and extra-large LED lights for “power” and “ready” indicate when the waffle maker is ready to operate and when the waffle is finished baking. This convenient Belgian waffle maker measures 16-1/4 by 9-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

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9. Presto 08800 Pro EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener

Product Description:
All kitchen and sporting knives, whether professional quality or inexpensive, need a blade tune-up now and then. This electric sharpener produces razor-sharp edges using the same rapidly rotating Sapphirite grinding wheels used by professional shops. A two-stage system allows knives to be ground and sharpened on the Stage 1 half of the machine, and then honed on the Stage 2 half. Blade guides hold the knife at the ideal sharpening angle for each side of the blade, as it is drawn slowly towards the user and kept parallel to the countertop. The sharpener is suitable for knives made of alloy, carbon, or stainless steel; it is perfectly normal for sparks to fly when knives of high carbon steel come in contact with the Sapphirite wheels. Non-electric serrated knives that are only serrated on one side can also be sharpened with this machine. Three suction cups on the bottom hold the sharpener securely on a table or countertop, and two receptacles underneath catch metal filings for disposal. The sharpener measures 8-1/4 by 5-3/4 by 4 inches, and is covered by a two-year warranty against defects.

10. Cuisinart GR-1 Griddler Panini and Sandwich Press
Product Description:
With four separate cooking options, it can handle everything from pancakes to sausages to grilled cheese to steaks, hamburgers and panini. It helps you prepare more servings of more kinds of food in less time, so you can cook for a crowd — no one has to wait! Simply change the cooking plates and adjust the floating hinge to use the Griddler as a Contact Grill, a Panini Press, or your choice of an extra-large double Open Grill or Griddle. Convenient cord storage keeps extra cord out of the way and makes storage easy Recipe book with 40 recipes Instructions Cuisinart USA Limited 3-year warranty

GREEN THUMB

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11. Clay Pot Meyer Lemon Tree

Product Description:
Amazon.com has this great lemon variety planted in a terra cotta clay pot ready to ship. Excellent for gift giving! Fragrant flowers produce thin skinned, juicy lemons year round. Different than conventional lemons in that the taste is more sweeter, and less acid. Rind is thinner and more orangish in color than typical lemons. Evergreen. Full sun. Growing to about 8 to 10 feet tall, or pruned shorter. Makes great tub plant. Indoors the blossoms will make any house smell good.

51c23q53x4l-_aa280_-7433045 12. Italian Herb Trio – Basil, Oregano and Chives in Glazed Ceramic Pots – A Great Gift Idea!

Product Description:
You won’t believe the difference in flavor between using dried seasonings and using the herbs you’ll grow with our classic Italian Herb Garden Trio. You can’t get fresher ingredients! The kit is both a decorative and culinary delight, featuring the traditionally used herbs basil, oregano and chives. This complete kit includes premium seeds, soil, three glazed, olive green mini pots and a matching drip tray. Beautifully packaged, the miniature herb garden makes a wonderful gift for the gourmand in your life, or will brighten your own kitchen or windowsill with an air of rustic sophistication.

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Product Description:
The AeroGarden is a revolutionary kitchen appliance that grows delicious garden-fresh herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, chilies and more year-round, right on the kitchen counter with no dirt, now weeds, no mess and no green thumb needed. The AeroGarden uses NASA-tested aeroponic technology to provide plants and a perfect balance of water, nutrients and oxygen for healthy, delicious food, ready at your fingertips as you prepare meals. Simply add water, drop in the pre-seeded grow plugs, turn it on and watch it grow – up to 5 times faster than growing in soil. Harvest lettuce and basil in as little as 3 weeks and continue to harvest for 6 months or more with one planting. Germination is 100% guaranteed.

41c1v0z8wvl-_aa280_-4443615 14. Stack & Grow Planter – Pot + Indoor Culinary Herb Garden Kit – Makes a Great Gift Idea – Grow Cooking Herbs Indoors or Outdoors Year Round – Seeds: Parsley, Thyme, Cilantro / Coriander, Basil, Dill, Oregano, Sweet Marjoram, Chives, Savory, Garlic Chives, Mustard, Sage

Product Description:
The first easy and complete solution to having fresh herbs growing right at home. First you start the seed using our amazing jiffy pellet method and greenhouse environment set-up. Second, after just a few weeks, you transplant the herbs into the Stack & Grow all season planter (About a 2 foot Diameter). You can keep the planter indoors all year round or outdoors during the spring and summer. Seeds Include: Parsley, Thyme, Cilantro/Coriander, Basil, Dill, Oregano, Sweet Marjoram, Chives, Savory, Garlic Chives, Mustard, Sage.

51p0szvs81l-_aa280_-6734077 15. Culinary Herb Garden Seed Kit – Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley, Chives, Dill, Mint & more

Product Description:
You’ll love the convenience of growing these delicious herbs in your own garden or windowbox. You’ll always have a plentiful supply of varied flavors to enhance your culinary creations right at your fingertips! Packaged in an attractive box and reusable tins, this deluxe collection includes everything you’ll need to get growing! Includes seeds for Greek Oregano, Thai Basil, English Thyme, Santo Cilantro, Sweet Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, Garlic Chives, Bouquet Dill, Mint, Sweet Marjoram, and Lavender, plant stakes, a pencil, and detailed reference guide complete with a herb chart. Perfect gift for the lover of herbs in your life!

COOKBOOKS

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16. Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook

Book Description:
Of the 20-plus cookbooks Jacques Pépin has written, Chez Jacques is his most personal and engaging. Now starring in his tenth PBS series, Pépin ranks among America’s most beloved cooking teachers, and this book shows us why.

This treasury of great food, lore, and memory is exquisitely illustrated with a sampling of Pépin’s paintings, as well as hundreds of color photographs of the finished dishes and of Pépin in all his ‘natural habitats’ pitching boules with a group of friends, savoring a glass of chilled rosé in the afternoon sun, painting landscapes, designing menus, and, of course, working in his kitchen.

17. Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier’s Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food

Book Description:
Goldstein, a James Beard Award-winning sommelier and author of Five Star Service, tackles the tricky task of pairing wine with food. His practical guide for learning about the different styles of wines (varietals) encourages experimentation and offers hints on how to taste with discernment. Comprehensive chapters on 12 common varietals and sections on sparkling and dessert wines contain the most pertinent facts: regions, top producers, key flavors to look for and ideas for food pairings. Goldstein’s mother, Joyce, a noted chef and cookbook author (The Mediterranean Kitchen) shares complementary recipes for simple yet flavorful dishes. Sample menus suggest, for instance, pairing an austere merlot with Tuna with Rosemary and Citrus Tapenade; or an aged, developed syrah with Korean Short Ribs. A thorough glossary of everyday wine terms rounds out a useful primer for those who like wine but don’t have extensive knowledge of the subject.

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18. The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa

Book Description:
Born Ethiopian, raised Swedish, and now one of New York City’s top chefs, Samuelsson (Aquavit: And the New Scandinavian Cuisine) has written an exotic yet accessible book that will hasten the coming of the African fusion cookery he envisions. His 204 recipes and 258 color photos are enriched with personal and political history; as in his many condiments and sauces, the balance is right. While he stresses the diversity and bounty of the second-largest continent, he repeatedly describes African cuisine as poor people’s cooking, crafted with simple tools and necessarily emphasizing starches, vegetables and big flavors.

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19. The Improvisational Cook

Book Description:
In The Improvisational Cook, Sally Schneider helps home cooks declare their independence from recipes and set lists of ingredients and offers an invitation to a fun, more spontaneous way to cook with whatever is on hand. But how do you become an improvisational cook?

Once you understand how a basic technique or a recipe works, you can then begin to improvise. Start with one of The Improvisational Cook’s essential recipes, such as Caramelized Onions. A special “Understanding” section follows, explaining the internal “logic” of the recipe and its creative possibilities. With that in mind, a savory onion jam; a real onion dip; a quick bruschetta topped with the onions, anchovies, and olives; or a rustic onion soup with dried porcini mushrooms is just a step or two beyond. Sally’s notated improvisations illustrate simple, clever approaches and can be followed as is or used as a jumping-off point.

20. Artisanal Cooking: A Chef Shares His Passion for Handcrafting Great Meals at Home

Book Description:
Brennan’s first book makes it clear why his New York restaurants Picholine and Artisanal have such devoted followings. Drawing heavily on his French training but also taking inspiration from the full range of Mediterranean cuisine, the chef emphasizes traditional techniques, good seasonal ingredients???????and cheerful invention. He breathes new life into classics from Goug???res (cheese puffs) to Cheese Souffles, and makes them seem easy to prepare. His fans, however, will thrill to find so many of his signature dishes, including Chestnut-Fennel Soup with Apple Walnut Chutney, Duck and Morel Risotto, and Daube of Short Ribs with Olives and Orange-Cumin Carrots.

REST & RELAXATION

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21. Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]

Product Description:
An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.

22. Sound Therapy Relaxation System – Noise Maker – (Silver)

Product Description:
Soothing sounds at the touch of a button. The Sound Therapy Relaxation System produces gentle sounds that help block out annoying noises so you can relax and fall asleep easily. This compact sound machine can also be used during the day to mask distracting sounds or anytime you want to create a calmer, more peaceful-sounding environment. Relax with 10 different soothing sound settings designed to help you unwind – Rainfall, Ocean Waves, Summer Night, Waterfall, White Noise, Running Stream, Heartbeat, Tropical Forest, Songbirds and Thunderstorm. Easy- to-operate controls: large on/off button, volume adjustment dial, and 10 smooth push-buttons for the individual sounds. Features 3-inch speaker for realistic sound quality and 60-minute timer for optional automatic shut-off. Battery option with AC adapter included. Lifetime warranty against manufacturer’s defects.

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23. Philips AJ300D CD Clock Radio with iPod Dock

Product Description:
Clock radio, iPod docking, CD/CD-R-RW, Built in iPod docking to play and charge your iPod or your Philips Go Gear MP3 player, FM digital tuning with 20 presets, DBB speaker system, sleep timer, Dual alarm, wake to CD, radio or alarm. Large LED readout

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24. Merkur HD 3 Piece Razor Set

Product Description:
The Merkur Heavy Duty (HD) 3 Piece Razor Set is the traditionalist’s bathroom-counter objet d’art. This ruggedly designed toolkit features a brawny Merkur Heavy Duty double-edge safety razor, chrome-handled shave brush with pure badger trimming, and matching stand. Masculine and practical, the Merkur HD 3 Piece Razor Set is a modestly-priced way to introduce yourself to the pure pleasure of the traditional wet shave.

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25. Casio Exilim EX-S770 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver Grey)

Product Description:
The attractive EX-S770 shoots 7.2-megapixel still images and records high-quality movies in MPEG-4 format. In addition, it features Casio??????s Super Bright 2.8-inch wide-screen LCD but still retains the ultra-slim card size of its predecessors. Its impressive wide-screen display employs a 230,000-pixel LCD that clearly displays images and information down to the smallest detail, and boasts a maximum brightness of around 1100cd/m2 — more than bright enough to see outdoors on a sunny day. Casio has also added new functions to make the most of the EX-S770??????s new wide screen.