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Western Living’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the One Who Loves to Cook

From ramen bowls to pizza ovens to fortune cookie socks, here are the best gifts for foodies in 2021.

By Alyssa Hirose /

If food is their love language, we're only too happy to give them the best cuisine-related gifts out there€”so long as they€™re sharing.

Canadian-designed Ramen Bowls

Real ramen-lovers know a cereal bowl just won't do. Lineage Ceramics€™ Vancouver-designed ramen bowls ($42 each) hold 52 ounces of liquid€”they€™re the ideal beast for a hefty helping. moeshome.com

A Countertop Pizza Oven

With great pizza power comes great pizza responsibility€”and the Ooni Koda 16-inch gas-powered pizza oven ($735) is for serious slices only. The heavy-duty oven is made with an authentic stone baking base and powder-coated steel shell. It's so hot, their regular oven might get jealous. kerrisdalelumber.com

A Multipurpose French Oven

We'll never tire of Le Creuset's timeless style, but they€™re still keeping things fresh: the new limited-edition Holly collection has classic products in a festive hue, like the 4.1-litre classic chef's French oven ($299) in enamelled cast iron. lecreuset.ca

A Classy Decanter

Up their entertaining game with the Sky wine decanter ($49) from Georg Jensen. It comes with a detachable filter to remove sediment, and the asymmetric stainless steel also adds an organic touch to the tabletop. georgjensen.com

Adorable Fortune Cookie Socks

we're a little obsessed with these fortune cookie socks ($20) from the new Foo Hung Curios gift shop in Vancouver's historic Chinatown. They might not be edible, but they'll score you big points for cuteness. foohungcurios.com

A Holiday Meal Box

Even if cooking is their passion, everyone deserves a break. For foodies in the Vancouver area, Spanish restaurant El Mercat is offering holiday boxes (from $60 per person) with menu options like Spanish charcuterie, roasted turkey canelons with cranberry bechamel and crunchy almond turrón (a nougat-y confection). elmercat.ca

READ MORE: The Best Sustainable Holiday Gifts of 2021

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.