No one ever asks for the receipt to return that mountain-made bottle of whiskey. For the adventurous foodie on your list, here are 14听delicious and useful gifts.
Linden &听True Coffee ($18)

Stuff the stocking of your favorite runner with some 鈥攂y which we mean coffee, of course. We wrote about this brand after a cup fueled marathoner Des Linden鈥檚 historic Boston win. The monthly subscriptions sold out in a hot second, but the company still has single bags for sale.
Trail Truffles ($23)

Can we buy stock in this company? Made from dates, almonds, coconut, cacao, and other whole-food ingredients, but tasting more like a treat than an obligatory calorie-replacement snack, my biggest issue with is that I can eat an entire pack in one sitting. I love the mint-cr猫me and peanut-butter-cup flavors, but the variety pack, with all four flavors, is guaranteed to please.
Garrison Brothers听The Cowboy Whiskey (From $200)

OK, to be fair:听if you can get your hands on a bottle of this, you may just keep it for yourself. No one will blame you. is a Texas favorite for good reason. Everything the distillery makes sticks with you long after your last sip is gone. The Cowboy is aged in barrels handpicked by founder Dan Garrison and master distiller Donnis听Todd, and then bottled unfiltered and uncut. They only made 4,725 bottles, so may the odds be ever in your favor. If you can鈥檛 find the Cowboy, any of their other spirits makes a听worthy stand-in.
Michael Symon鈥檚 鈥楶laying with Fire鈥 Cookbook ($20)

A 240-page love letter to cooking with fire, is for the pyromaniac in your life. The recipes are meat heavy鈥擲ymon鈥檚 last book was entitled Carnivore,听so this should surprise no one. If you love brisket, pulled pork, fire-roasted chicken, and pretty much any other type of meat, you鈥檒l be in hog heaven. Are there veggie recipes in here? Maybe. We were too transfixed by the smoked crown roast and homemade bacon to notice.
Breville Bambino Plus Espresso Machine ($499)

So you want to live in your van, but you also want great coffee?听This delivers an excellent cup and听only demands听about one square foot of real estate. The unit heats up in three seconds, and the steam wand is adjustable, so you can make your latte听just the temperature you love.
Best of Kakawa Chocolate Elixir Set ($42)

This Santa Fe-based wants you to know what chocolate used to be like before mass-market companies defiled it. The three drinking chocolates in this mix draw on Mesoamerican, European, and classic American chocolate traditions. The flavors are deep and complex, not cavity-inducing sweet (even in the American Elixir mix, which uses some milk chocolate). Drink them as they are, or mix the three flavors to create a cup that satisfies your exact craving.
Yeti Rambler Stacking Tumblers ($50 for a set of two)

This is the perfect gift to shame your friend who still uses solo cups around a bonfire. (You know those are going to be in a landfill for like 300 years, right?) We love that are stackable鈥攜ou can carry a bunch from the car without making ten trips鈥攁nd听have a serious level of insulation to keep your IPA cold until you鈥檙e ready for the next round.
Solo Stove Bonfire ($350)

We love our s鈥檓ores without a side of serious smoke inhalation, thank you very much. The uses a double-walled frame to bring oxygen efficiently into the fire. An efficient burn is a clean burn听with way less smoke. The result is that you can sit by the campfire all night without smelling like you rolled in an ashtray the next morning.
Full Windsor听The Muncher Multitool ($50)

A spork, knife, veggie peeler, and fire starter, plus six other functions in one 鈥攚ho doesn鈥檛 need this? It weighs less than an ounce, so it鈥檚 ideal for the weight weenie in your life. We particularly love that it comes in a case that you can snap right onto your pack, because digging underneath three days鈥櫶齱orth听of dirty underwear for your spork isn鈥檛 exactly appetizing.
Sea to Summit Alpha 2 Pot Cookset 2.2 ($90)

Weighing just 27 ounces, has everything the backpacking chef in your life needs: two pots, two bowls, two mugs, and one dishrag. Even better, everything nests within the largest pot, and the handles fold flat for storage. Little details, like a lid perch and a built-in pasta strainer, make it clear that this set was designed for campers by campers.
Huckberry 128 UKeg Growler听($257)

This keeps beer fresh and carbonated for weeks, and with a built-in CO2 canister, it鈥檚听almost more keg than growler. But it鈥檚 totally portable, and the double-walled听vacuum insulation means it stays cool without having to be stuck in a bathtub full of ice. We听love the shiny copper finish, though the matte black isn鈥檛 a bad choice either.
鈥極ttolenghi Simple: A Cookbook鈥櫶($14)

Yotam Ottolenghi is one of the best plant-based chefs in the world, and his dishes never make you feel like you鈥檙e missing meat. But in the past, we鈥檝e听recommended his cookbooks with one firm caveat: only buy them if you don鈥檛 mind intensely complicated recipes with long ingredient lists. Finally, he wrote for mortals. This is not a true vegetarian cookbook; there are meat recipes mixed in. But the majority of the book is plant forward, and the dishes鈥攍ike zucchini and ciabatta frittata or grilled beefsteak tomatoes with chili, garlic and ginger鈥攕hine.
Skratch Labs听Mix It Up Box ($75)

For the person who听keeps saying they鈥檙e going to start making their own energy bars but needs a push to actually do it, . Full of custom cookie mixes, other ingredients, recipes that use those ingredients, and fun Skratch-branded kitchen stuff (we covet the apron), this box would get pretty much anyone jazzed up about DIY听bars. There are some premade bars in the box, too, in case your friend is still too lazy.
Truff White Truffle Limited Release Hot Sauce ($35)

Truffle oil is so 2010. For the gourmand who has to be cutting edge, there is this: spiked with rare white truffles. It鈥檚 got the heat you鈥檇 expect, but it also brings both umami (thanks to the 鈥檚hrooms) and spice (thanks to the organic coriander). Will you feel silly spending $35 on a bottle of hot sauce? Yes. Will your loved one wince a bit when they pull the bottle鈥攚hich looks like a garish perfume bottle鈥攐ut in a greasy spoon? Yes. But they will regret nothing as they shovel truffle-spiked goodness down their pieholes.