15 gift ideas for food and drink lovers in the SF Bay Area

2022-11-27 06:00:02 By : Ms. Patty Wu

Everyone likes eating, so food- and drink-themed gifts are almost always an excellent idea. Fortunately, the Bay Area is full of options in this department, whether it’s silky milk jam from a bakery, stupendous chile oil from a pop-up or fancy glassware from a winery.

Many of these gifts are consumable (read: ideal for the friend in the tiniest San Francisco apartment), while some are ready to assist in said consumption (think crackled ceramic mugs). Others are wearable, like a shirt that proclaims to the world how much one adores bread. Rice Mylar Storage

15 gift ideas for food and drink lovers in the SF Bay Area

Here are 15 local food and beverage ideas for your loved ones, each picked by someone on The Chronicle’s Food & Wine staff. And if you’re looking for more inspiration, check out our picks for the best cookbooks of the year.

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Esther Mobley • emobley@sfchronicle.com  • @esther_mobley

Soleil Ho • soleil.ho@sfchronicle.com

Cesar Hernandez • cesar.hernandez@sfchronicle.com

Elena Kadvany • elena.kadvany@sfchronicle.com

Jess Lander • jess.lander@sfchronicle.com

Santiago Mejia • smejia@sfchronicle.com

Janelle Bitker • janelle.bitker@sfchronicle.com • @janellebitker

Bernadette Fay • bfay@sfchronicle.com

15 gift ideas for food and drink lovers in the SF Bay Area

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