While the shops are full of Father’s Day gifts at the moment, there’s no need to stick to the standard gift offering of a ‘best dad’ mug and a pair of socks. Instead, why not think about the food he enjoys the most and take inspiration from these to choose a perfectly personalised prezzie for your Dad?
If you choose a food that you know he likes, you can be sure he’ll enjoy the gift. Plus, it shows that you’ve taken notice of his faves – such as chocolate, rum or umami treats – and have sourced something special in the same category.
It’s always lovely to try a more elevated, luxurious version of a favourite food when it’s a special occasion, so Father’s Day is a great excuse to choose a hamper, tasting kit or gift box full of tempting treats. Here are some gift ideas to get you started:
1. Decadent chocolate
While chocolate gifts always go down well with cocoa fans, there are ways that you can make the gift more personal and tailored to the recipient. If you go beyond simply choosing the flavour or a long-standing favourite chocolate bar, you can give your Dad something extra special.
A themed assortment of chocolate treats in a basket or hamper is a great idea, as this gives him plenty of options to choose from when enjoying his treat over the coming weeks. You can find chocolate gifts ideas that pair chocolate with other complementary items that reflect his interests, such as wines or fruits.
If you choose a luxurious Italian chocolate selection box, this makes the whole gift a more elevated option. Plus, it might be a brand that your Father has never tried before and will soon become a new favourite, which gives you an easy repeat gift option for the future!
Don’t forget that it’s often possible to get chocolate gifts personalised with a name or dedication piped onto a large bar to make it a truly unique gift. Or you could choose a selection box with packaging decorated with ribbons and a ‘thank you’ or ‘I love you’ message, which makes the gift even more meaningful.
2. Delicious drinks
I’ve mentioned it before, but I believe that a beautifully boxed tasting kit makes a gorgeous gift for Father’s Day. Much better than a whole bottle of alcohol, a tasting set of whisky, gin, bourbon or rum with 6 or 12 ‘wee drams’ of a spirit lets your father explore different flavours of his favourite tipple.
These kits from Drinks By The Dram come with tasting notes, which turn the whole gift into an experience. Perhaps you can even enjoy trying the drinks together one evening and see if you can both taste the interesting flavour combinations within each spirit?
This gift is also easy to have delivered, so it’s handy if you won’t be able to visit your Dad on Father’s Day and will need to order a present to be sent directly to him instead. Plus, much like the chocolate gift, it gives your Dad a chance to discover a new favourite rum or whisky, which you can buy again for him for his birthday.
3. Foodie books
Foodie gifts don’t have to all be about treats to eat – cookbooks make an equally great gift for Father’s Day. If your Dad loves to get out in the garden to cook alfresco, he’ll be excited to receive a book on grilling or smoking.
With 45 recipes, the Fire + Wine Backyard Pizza cookbook is ideal for Dads who have any outdoor oven or grill and provides methods for cooking all the classics, along with flatbreads and even dessert pizzas. If you’re lucky, it might prompt a family gathering in the future where you all gather in the garden for a pizza feast!
Likewise, the Wood-Fired Feast book shows just how many other recipes can be achieved using a wood-fired pizza oven, from lamb and chicken to potatoes and even chocolate brownies! It includes invaluable advice on building and maintaining a fire to create the ideal cooking temperatures. Plus, it has 100 recipes, some by celebrity guest chefs, so it gives your Father a whole new area of alfresco cooking to explore.
Cookbooks will provide endless hours of foodie fun for your Dad, simply choose one that’s filled with recipes in his favourite cuisine and you’ll soon be enjoying the results when you’re invited round for a family meal!
4. Super snacks
I personally love a hamper of snacks. I’d always prefer to have a consumable gift rather than something that’ll clutter my home, so a beautiful box of delicious nibbles is always happily received for birthdays and special occasions.
Think about what types of food your Father loves and gather together a fabulous basket of all those tasty treats. If he loves a specific type of food, such as Japanese, all the hard work is done for you via the Sakura snacks and candy box.
The box itself is beautifully packaged, so it needs no further gift wrapping, which will save you time and it also means you can arrange for the box to be sent directly to him, just like the other hampers I’ve mentioned above. Likewise, if you’re after an even more vibrant packaging, you could choose the Tokyo Treat snack box.
This is full of fun treats with eye-catching graphics, so it’s a great gift for design lovers. You could even choose the subscription option for either box and gift your Father a few month’s-worth of delicious deliveries. This lets him know you’re thinking about him and will give you a good excuse to catch up when he receives each box and can let you know what surprises are inside.
5. Customised cake
If you’re seeing your Dad on Father’s Day itself, don’t turn up empty-handed – always take a teatime treat that you’ve baked or bought, ready to enjoy with a cup of tea. If you already know how many other members of the family will be there, make sure you select a cake that offers enough slices for everyone to enjoy.
It’s possible to get personalised photo cake designs, including those with official licensed Premier League football team logos in your local Asda, to combine his love os food with his top team. Find your nearest store with a cake kiosk and it can be printed with a photo of your Dad while you do your shopping.
I really like these pre-iced sponge cakes, they’re always the softest ever and my favourite is the vanilla buttercream with raspberry jam, but it’s also possible to choose a chocolate sponge with chocolate buttercream, so choose your Dad’s fave for his special day.
I hope these gorgeous gift ideas have given you inspiration for a Father’s Day present for your foodie Dad this year. Let me know in the comments below if you’ve got any other thrifty ideas for treating your Dad, I’d love to hear what you’ve got planned for this coming Father’s Day. 🙂
