Best Cooking Gift Ideas From Canadian Shops
Whether you are shopping for an avid baker, at-home chef, or your favourite foodie, our collection of some of the best cooking gift ideas is full of awesome culinary picks from local Canadian businesses. If this past year had you spending more time in the kitchen, then be sure to browse these great finds that will help you spice up your routine. Enjoy!
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Olive Oil Dispenser
Montreal pottery studio, Poterie Bonmatin, creates the most beautiful made in Canada olive oil dispenser. They come in a variety of colours so you can choose one that suits the recipient perfectly. These would also make a great housewarming gift.
Canadian hand blown glass studio and local Calgary shop, Miss Mac Glass, makes the most gorgeous glass olive oil dispensers.
Cookbook Stands: Cooking Gift Ideas
From Inside Style Co. is a Canadian home decor store based in Waterloo, ON. They have an incredible collection of wood cookbook stands. They come in various wood stains and stand up right or lay flat (like the one shown below). They also have some of our favourite wood Christmas decorations.
If you prefer to follow your recipes on your tablet, Arbol Cuisine Design has a modern solution. This local Quebec business offers a tablet cookbook stand in white oak, walnut or maple wood. You can also use this stand with a phone or traditional cookbook.
We included their incredible handcrafted salt and pepper shakers in our made in Canada wood products shopping guide. They’re stunning!
JM La Bonne Impression is a local Montreal shop that offers a number of customized products like beautiful bamboo cookbook stands. These make great housewarming gifts or wedding gifts because they can be personalized with a family name. They also have great BBQ sets that we included in our BBQ gift ideas guide.
Wooden Knife Holder
Another great cooking gift from local Quebec business, Arbol Cuisine Design, is this handcrafted made in Canada wood knife holder.
Spice Kits: Cooking Gifts
Totem Tea & Spice is a Canadian tea and spice company that specializes in loose leaf tea and spice kits. Their spice kits come in awesome tin containers and include spices from around the world. This local Montreal shop also have BBQ rub kits which we included in our BBQ gift ideas guide.
Canadian seed company and local Toronto shop, Jenno’s Homestead, has a great idea for cooking lovers – organic spice sample packs. These are a great budget friendly gift and also make a great stocking stuffer.
Pixie Chicks Spices is a Victoria, BC shop that also has spice packs available. You can buy their spices individually or as a set.
Thompsontown Maple is a Canadian maple syrup company and local Ontario shop that has crafted a maple spice mix. This is perfect for trying a new spice on chicken, fish, beef, vegetables and more.
Premium Pancake, Waffle & Scone Mix
Lannie Rae Gourmet is a Cochrane, Alberta shop that creates gourmet pancake, scone and waffle mixes. These premium baking mixes come in a variety of delicious flavours and would make an awesome cooking gift idea.
Pasta-Themed Gift Baskets
Dragonfly Gift Baskets is a Calgary gift basket company that has put together a great gift for cooking lovers. Their pasta themed gift basket includes locally made pasta and pasta sauce, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, tea towels, cheese and grader, along with a pasta server. As you can see it includes everything you need for a pasta night at home. This would be great for a housewarming gift as well.
Canadian gift basket brand and local Ontario shop, Touch Box, has a great cooking-themed gift basket. Their Italian pasta-themed gift box has products like pesto, spaghetti, olive oil and more.
Recipe Books
Forest Nine is a local Calgary shop creating beautiful made in Canada leather journals, notebooks, vow and recipe books. Their recipe books make an amazing gift for cooking lovers that will last for years to come and can be passed on for generations. Looking at, and trying, old family recipes is so special.
The Joyful Life Company is a local Winnipeg shop that specializes in keepsake, memory books. They’ve put together a ‘Family Recipe Book‘ where you can write down your favourite family recipes. This is such a great gift for cooking lovers because it can be passed on from one generation to the next. They also have Grandparent interview books which we included in our gifts for grandma shopping guide.
Recipe Cards
Linden Paper Co. has created really nice floral recipe cards that make the best gifts for cooking lovers. They also have journals and greetings cards and this local BC shop is based in Port Moody.
Bureau Home & Gifts is a Canadian gift shop and local BC business based in Surrey. They have recipe cards that can be personalized with the recipients name.
Jaybee Design is a Calgary greeting card shop that also sells really cute recipe cards.
Aprons
Canadian eco-friendly store, Your Green Kitchen, has some beautiful cooking aprons to choose from. They have both adult and kids sizes to choose from. These make for a great mommy and me matching outfit.
Tiny Owls Gift Co. offers really cute kids aprons that can be completely personalized with a name. This local Ontario shop based in St. Thomas has lots of other great gifts for kids, including gifts for baby showers.
Meal Planners: Cooking Gifts
Recipes To The Rescue is a Vancouver shop that creates meal planners and shopping lists to help you plan your meals for the week.
Those are some of our best cooking gift ideas in Canada. There’s sure to be something to help you find the perfect gift or addition to your own kitchen. We’ll keep updating this collection of cooking gifts as we discover them.