Foodie gift ideas under $20

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but ‘tis also the season for mall parking lot shouting matches, awkward office parties, and passive-aggressive family “cheer.”

by Katie Clark

This particularly tough December, lessen the stress by knocking off gifts for every food-lover on your list for under $20. 

  • Winter Sippers: A line of flavor-infused beverage mixes from The Spice Hunter, from European style drinking chocolates to Hot Buttered Rum mix and New England Mulling Spices. Winter Sippers are the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer – just tie a mulling spice sachet to a bottle of wine or cider. ($1.79 – $6.99 at national grocery stores and www.spicehunter.com).
  • 2009 Michelin Guide Collection: Perfect for the epicurean traveler or local foodie. Known as the international culinary bible, the Guide offers the best recommendations for dining under $25 in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. ($12.95 -14.95 at national retailers and www.michelinguide.com)
  • Spicy Gift Set: Foodies can create healthy, exotic meals with themed spice sets like Premium Pepper and Organic Roasting & Baking. These beautiful sets are a smart choice that’s useful everyday for novice cooks and experts like ($36.38 to $50.84 at www.spicehunter.com).
  •  The Gift of Wellness: A month’s supply of Attune Chocolate Wellness Bars, the only 100-calorie chocolate and 170-calorie granola wellness bar with five times the live active cultures of yogurt for the promotion of digestive health and immunity (especially important over the holidays) makes the perfect stocking stuffer. Attune bars come in ten flavors, including all new Peanut Butter Chocolate and Chewy Chocolate Granola ($1.19 – $1.59 at national retailers and www.attunefoods.com).