Christmas gifts for the cook in your life — the foodie, the chef, the domestic goddess or god who finds their deepest happiness at the hob. This is a collection built entirely around the pleasure of cooking and eating well, curated for anyone who already has the equipment and wants something a bit more considered under the tree.
The kitchen tools here are all handmade in small batches: Ambrose Vevers' scorched and angled ash boards and hand-shaped oak tongs from his Dartmoor woodland, Selwyn House's British oak chopping board for prep or a festive cheeseboard, and a hand-carved spalted wood scoop from Slow Made Goods — pieces that make working in a kitchen feel a bit more special, and that look brilliant hanging on the wall when they're not in use. Wildwood Ceramic Studio's wheel-thrown oil pourers bring the same handmade quality to the counter top, alongside Pip Hartle jugs for serving at the table and Annabel Roberts utensil pots for keeping spatulas to hand.
For the cookbook collector, this year's shelf has a brilliant range: Ottolenghi's Comfort and Shelf Love for the adventurous everyday cook, Anna Jones' One Pot Pan Planet for the plant-based kitchen, Japan: The Cookbook for serious Japanese cooking, Japanese Comfort Food for a gentler introduction, Seasonal Soups by Fraser Reid for winter cooking, Forage by Liz Knight for wild food enthusiasts, and the compact Condiment Book and Kimchi Guide for the cook who loves a deep dive into something specific. Any of these paired with one of Linen Tales' washed linen tea towels or a set of linen napkins makes a lovely, complete Christmas gift for a foodie without needing to overthink it.
Brickett Davda's colour-led bowls in brick pink, aloe green, mustard yellow and navy round the collection out for anyone who loves a beautiful table as much as a good meal, alongside Carla Llanos' hand-illustrated orange and wonky handle prints for a kitchen wall, and COCO Chocolatier's salted caramel and black pepper milk chocolate for the stocking or the wrapping.
Makers
Ambrose Vevers, Annabel Roberts, Brickett Davda, Carla Llanos, COCO Chocolatier, Linen Tales, Ondine Ash, Pip Hartle, Selwyn House, Slow Made Goods, Wildwood Ceramic Studio