Celebrity Host Gifts for the Holidays 2025: Kitchen and Gourmet Picks

Choosing a host gift can feel like its own tiny etiquette puzzle: thoughtful but not too fussy, indulgent but not something your host has to put out on the table immediately. Luckily, some of our favorite celebrity cooks and entertainers have weighed in over the years with ideas that feel genuinely useful. These hosting experts know exactly what hosts want to receive — just look at gifts like Oprah’s beloved smash burger kit and Joanna Gaines’ signature candles. These gifts are meant to brighten the days after the party, when the leftovers are low and the dishwasher is tired.

We rounded up seven celebrity-loved host gifts and noted why they work so well. None of these requires last-minute plating or your host pretending to be thrilled about yet another bottle of grocery-store wine. There’s something for every host here, with picks starting at $7. 

Best Celebrity-Loved Hosting Gifts

• Nguyen Coffee Supply The Original Vietnamese Coffee Trio, $48 at nguyencoffeesupply.com 
• Stonewall Kitchen Our Seasonal Favorites Jam Collection, $34 at amazon.com
• Cobram Estate California Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil, $12 at amazon.com
• Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Medium Balsam and Berry Jar Candle, $15 at target.com
• TuttoCalabria Crushed Calabrian Chili Paste, $29 at amazon.com

Nguyen Coffee Supply The Original Vietnamese Coffee Trio

Ina has said many times that her go-to host gift is “good coffee” — something special enough to brighten the mornings after the holiday hosting craziness. This 3-pack from Nguyen Coffee Supply is one of our favorites, with coffee beans shipped directly from Vietnam and roasted fresh every week in Brooklyn. The set includes three 12-ounce bags of whole or ground beans, so your host can sample Ngugen’s classic arabica and robusta roasts: Moxy, Truegrit, and Loyalty.

Stonewall Kitchen Our Seasonal Favorites Jam Collection

Martha has shared that she often brings gifts straight from her own farm — “I’ll take them a couple dozen eggs from the chickens”, or a jar of homemade jam. If you don’t have time to make your own, this beautifully jarred gift set from Stonewall Kitchen is the next best thing. Great slathered on toast or as a sweet accompaniment to savory dishes, this set includes one 12.5-ounce jar of Holiday Jam (raspberries, cranberries, and pears), one 11.5-ounce jar of Strawberry Champagne Jam, and one 13-ounce jar of Sugar Plum Jam. 

Cobram Estate California Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Zimmern has said that one of his favorite host gifts is “a really exceptional olive oil — the kind you don’t buy for yourself.” It’s generous and a little luxurious, but you know your host will use it (maybe even daily). But Zimmern has previously mentioned that one of his favorite picks is actually Cobram Estate California Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which he says is still pretty accessible for a “really, really nice” bottle. 

Hearth & Hand with Magnolia 12-Ounce Medium Balsam and Berry Jar Candle 

While Joanna Gaines has previously joked that what a host really needs is a “dual-purpose dishwasher,” she’s also talked about setting the mood at home before the guests even arrive. Fragrance is one of her go-to tools, and this 12-ounce Balsam and Berry candle from her Heart and Hand line is warm, inviting, and low-maintenance. 

Maldon Salt 8.5-Ounce Sea Salt Flakes

Bobby has long championed finishing dishes with flaky salt, and Maldon is one he’s mentioned repeatedly in interviews and on his shows, Beat Bobby Flay and Barbecue Addiction. Gift them this 8.5-ounce box and it’ll be the kind of present that whispers, “You cook with confidence,” without saying a word. Bonus points because your host will absolutely use it.

TuttoCalabria Crushed Calabrian Chili Paste

You can spice up your host gift with Crushed Calabrian Chili Paste, aka Giada De Laurentiis’ “all-time favorite flavor booster”. She’s previously recommended the TuttoCalabria brand on her own Giadzy gift guide, and it’s a fun pick guaranteed to inspire someone’s next great weeknight dish (or an upgrade from pouring Frank’s Red Hot over everything). 

Sur La Table Smash Burger Kit

Oprah’s Favorite Things list just dropped for 2025, and she gave a nod to Sur La Table’s Smash Burger Kit as an experiential gift for the host who’s just finished orchestrating the holiday feast and now gets to unwind with some more fun weeknight dinners. The set includes a cast ‑iron press, a flipping spatula she says “flips like a dream,” and a seasoning shaker, and with recipe cards.