10 Easy Holiday Gift Ideas For Hosts

A small cheese or charcuterie board is a thoughtful gift that is sure to get plenty of use. Olive wood boards are especially trendy right now, or you can find slate or even marble versions that will fit your budget. If you feel like splurging, you can also find high-end wood boards and pair them with a set of cheese knives.

For hosts that like to pair wine with their dinner menu, grab a nice bottle of your favorite red, white or rose to share over the food they prepared. If the host prefers other beverages, feel free to sub in a small bottle of a great liquor or non-alcoholic beverage instead.

Gifting candles can be tricky, as you don’t want to end up giving a scent the host can’t stand. Stick with scentless taper candles and attractive holders that your host can use during the dinner party or any time they choose.

Olive oil and vinegar are versatile pantry staples that work great for cooking, prepping salad dressings or even baking. Gift your host with a lovely set of olive oil and vinegar, or opt for infused varieties that can add some unique flavors to their dishes. As an added gift, you can also include oil and vinegar dispensers.

One can never have too many kitchen towels to dry hands and clean up spills. Choose linens with a durable fabric or a fun pattern for a thoughtful and endlessly useful host gift. You can also gift the host cloth napkins and napkin rings to match their dining room decor.

Like kitchen towels, there always seems to be a shortage of coasters. That makes them a perfect and functional gift for the host to put to use right away. Go for a minimal wood variety, brighten things up with colorful felt coasters or add some sparkle and shine with gilded agate coasters, depending on the host’s style.

Consumable gifts are always a hit, and you can’t go wrong with locally-made honey. This is a thoughtful gift that can be used in a number of different ways, whether drizzled over fruit, added to a charcuterie board or baked into a homemade cake.

Any host and home cook worth their salt keeps plenty of salt easily accessible to season dishes as they cook and finish off recipes. Give them a beautiful container to store their favorite salt in full display on the counter by the stove.

Plastic wrap is handy for wrapping up dishes to put away for later, but all that single-use plastic is bad for the environment. For the sustainably-minded hosts, gift them beeswax wraps that can replace all that plastic wrap and are reusable. Bonus tip: beeswax wraps are great for storing cheeses in the fridge, as they allow them to “breathe” and stay fresh for longer.

Anyone hosting also probably loves to cook and could always use some fun, flavorful seasoning blends to spice up their dishes. You can find unique seasoning blends for purchase at specialty stores and farmers markets or you can make homemade versions for a special touch.