Los Angeles Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2023
It’s that time of year again, and the Los Angeles Foodie Holiday Gift Guide is here to help you fulfill your wildest gifting dreams! Select your gift below based on the type of foodie you are shopping for, which might not even have anything to do with food at all!
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For your favorite Wino
The Wine Advent Calendar
Send them 24 days of cheer with The Wine Advent Calendar from In Good Taste. Twenty-four mini bottles offer 24 opportunities to taste wines like La Pluma Sauvignon Blanc and French Bordeaux. The portions are perfect for enjoying a “good taste” every night.
Price and Purchasing Info: The calendar is $139.99, plus you can use the code LASTCHANCE for a limited time to get $18 off. Make your purchase here. Order by November 21st to get it by December 1st.
Specialty Zins from Good Clean Fun
DTLA natty wine shop and bar Good Clean Fun finally has its own label, just in time for the holidays. GCF Wines features three 2022 Zinfandel wines as it’s considered “THE California grape” that’s perfect for every meal.
Price and Purchasing Info: The price is $35 per bottle and can be purchased directly through their website. Make it the perfect present with a gift bag for just $1 more.
Custom Wine Bottles
Josh Cellars is one of the most recognizable wine brands in the United States; made even more recognizable this year when you see your own face on the bottle! Perfect for the holidays, you can customize any bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, or Sauvignon Blanc for free.
Price and Purchasing Info: The label is FREE through their website. You can order the wine there as well or purchase it in-store and then design your label online.
For the Nifty Gifty Box Lover
L.A.-themed Gift Boxes from Trendy Wine Shops
Kamp in Silverlake is a female-owned natural wine shop, but the fun doesn’t stop there. They also sell non-alcoholic brands, specialty snacks, and artisanal products that scream, “I’m too cool for Christmas.” Create your own box with items like Cookbooks from Angeleno-based chefs, Gorgeous Wine Stoppers, and Napkins from Atelier Saucier that, if anyone actually uses might make you wither like the Dry Flowers they sell to perk up your creation.
Price and Purchasing Info: Pricing ranges based on what you put in your box. Local delivery and pickup are available for free, as well as delivery for a fee. Purchase here.
Vinovore in Silverlake and Highland Park also happens to be a female-owned wine shop that does awesome gift boxes, and many of them are already curated for you. Choose based on themes like Cat-Lover or Orange is the New Box, or choose to make your own.
Price and Purchasing Info: Price varies based on the box you choose but begins at $54.99 and hovers around $90 for most. Purchase here and choose between local delivery or nationwide shipping.
For the Spirited
Pick your Poison Advent Calendar
Whether you love Whiskey, Vodka, Bourbon, Scotch, or Gin, Cask Cartel has an Advent Calendar for you. It’s 24 days of wax-sealed samples behind every window from notable distilleries around the world.
Price and Purchasing Info: The price begins at $179 and goes up into the thousands for the very rare jewels. Take advantage of Black Friday and use the code ADVENT50 to get $50 off when you purchase here.
For the Coffee Connoisseur
The Mug that Never Gets Cold
If you are a fan of hot coffee and not a fan of constant microwaving – then you need this mug in your life. It might sound like a ridiculous splurge, but after a few sips of perfection, you’ll be convinced. Just in time for the holidays, The Ember Mug also comes in colors like sage green and sandstone. What about if you’re on the go? They also make an Ember Tumbler that keeps your drink at the ideal cold or hot temperature for three hours.
Price and Purchasing Info: The Ember Tumbler is $199.95, but you can get 10% off your first order and Free Shipping. The original Ember Mug in a variety of colors is $149.95 with the same Free Shipping and 10% off available.
Coffee that never runs Out
Female-owned brand Laidrey Coffee Roasters in Tarzana and Encino wants to keep your stocking stuffed with coffee this year! Available for nationwide shipping, you can choose from one 12-oz Bag to an entire Year of Coffee with their One-Year Subscription. Choose your beans based on taste, or go wild with the “surprise me” offer. Best of all, it’s all wrapped in compost-friendly packaging.
Price and Purchasing Info: Pricing begins at $21 for One Bag all the way to $226.80 for the year. Purchase here.
For the I’ll Work it Off After New Year’s Eve
Lifetime Health
Is a mirror or a bicycle ever going to hold you accountable? The tried and true way of maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle is to go with a Personal Trainer. Sage Fitness has three locations in Glendale and Burbank and is consistently in the top spot for Personal Training on Yelp. This year, give them a gift that keeps on giving with LIFETIME HEALTH. It’s how this foodie stays fit!
Price and Purchasing Info: Regularly $89 a session, you can get 10% off a 10 Pack during the holidays with the code EATDRINKLA and this link.
For the Too Hot to Handle
Hot Sauces that Give Back
Dorsey Green Sauce is a spicy condiment made from fresh herbs grown and crafted by the students of Susan Miller Dorsey Green High School in the Crenshaw School District of South Los Angeles. Best of all, 100% of the proceeds go back to the students.
Price and Purchasing Info: At only $12 each, it’s just the kick your stocking was looking for. Purchase here.
Small Batch Hot Sauces from Community Gardens
Do you have that friend that puts hot sauce on everything? Well, why not give them something that lets them know you are always paying attention – and also helps out local farmers? Small Axe Peppers Hot Sauce is made with peppers purchased from community gardens and urban farms across America, and they’ve already purchased over $100,000 worth of peppers! You’ll find the gardens from The Bronx to Los Angeles, and all the bottles are named after where they were grown.
Price and Purchasing Info: The Chef King Holiday Box Gift Set includes two bottles, a T-Shirt, and Seeds to grow your own peppers for $50. Purchase on the website for 15% off your first order.
For the Sweet Lover
Cookies you can only get Once a Year
The Resy Cookie Box is sweet meets your favorite chef, as it features 12 cookies designed by leading chefs around the country and baked up by Pain D’ Avignon in Massachusetts. This year’s creations include a Ginger Lime Sugar crafted by Anajak Thai, representing Los Angeles.
Price and Purchasing Info: The Resy Cookie Box will be available for purchase on December 4th, 2023 through the Pain D’Avignon website, so mark your calendars!
Chocolates that are Off the Beaten Path
Beato Chocolates from Ojai, California, is a female-owned business created to honor the work of artist Beatrice Wood, who called herself the mama of the Dada art movement. The chocolate wrappers feature drawings by Wood with cheeky names like Pinching Spaniards and Bored at a Cocktail Party. Just for the holidays, the brand has created Chocolate Sculptures, or you can get 4 Bars Wrapped in a Bow.
Price and Purchasing Info: Purchase directly on the website. Everything is less than $20, and you can take advantage of a discount if you’re still a virgin (to Beato, that is).
Have your Holiday Cake and Eat it Too
West Coast favorite SusieCakes, has got something new for the holidays, and it’s Chocolate Candy Cane! You can also take advantage of nationwide shipping for popular flavors like Old Fashioned Chocolate and Celebration Cake. The packing is adorable and includes a hand-written card. Smiles are guaranteed.
Price and Purchasing Info: Holiday cake pre-orders are now open and will begin shipping on November 28th. The Chocolate Candy Cane is $94 with shipping.
For the Budding Chef
Meal Kits and More
Surprise and delight your favorite foodie with a gift from Good Eggs. The California-based online grocery ships same-day and features Meal Kits from Momofuku, Sauces from San Francisco stunner The Slanted Door, plus Curated Cheese Boards for any last-minute party planning.
Price and Purchasing Info: Meal Kits begin at $49.99, and Sauces begin at $12.99. You also will never go wrong with a Gift Card. Purchase here.
For the Pure Angeleno
The Little Red Book
The Los Angeles Red Dining Book is a voucher guidebook to the most special and delectable restaurants in Los Angeles with a little something extra…15 Free Main Entrees! West Hollywood restaurants like Everleigh are participating, and all you need to do is make a reservation, come together, and show the book during payment to get the less expensive main entrée complimentary. It’s good for a year of dining.
Price and Purchasing Info: Pre-order is available now, and shipping is FREE. The limited-edition book is $95, but the dining value is $450.
Endless Summer
Smell like summer all year round thanks to L.A.’s favorite Aussie cafe Great White, who decided to make their signature smell, Daybreak, available to the public after much acclaim.
The 100% natural coconut soy candle includes notes of birch wood, patchouli, vanilla, sandalwood, amber, and musk and is meant to recreate the best parts of summer from day to night.
Price and Purchasing Info: Daybreak is priced at $45 and can be purchased on their website or in the flagship location in Venice Beach.
For the Fitful Sleeper (Not Food, but just as important)
The Gift of Rest
Whoever said you can’t gift a good night’s sleep hasn’t slept on a Casper Mattress. Bed types range from the medium-firm Casper to the medium-cooling Wave-Hybrid Snow. Prices are lower than competitors like Purple, and with a 100-day money-back guarantee, you know you can really take it for a test drive.
If you’re looking to spend a little less, try Nectar, which offers a 365 return policy! Mattresses range from classic Nectar to Premium Copper.
Lastly, what goes great with your new bed? A frame! Castlery sells modern Bed Frames in luxurious styles and fabrics that will give your space a major upgrade.
Price and Purchasing Info: Pricing begins at $955 for a Queen Casper and just $300 more for their Original best-selling bed. Delivery is FREE! If Nectar is more your style, a Queen Nectar begins at $699. You can go for all the bells and whistles with the Premier Copper Queen for $1299.
For the ones You Never Want to Forget
A book by Storyworth is a year-long project that is great for connecting with the older members of your family. It begins with an emailed question a week and ends in a gorgeously bound book that you can keep forever.
Price and Purchasing Info: The price is $89 dollars, and the memories are priceless. Purchase here.
Need more ideas? Check out the Foodie Holiday Gift Guide from 2020.
That advent calendar is amazing!
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