Who said secret Santa gifts had to be mundane (we’re looking at you, gift certificate to Boring ‘R’ Us)? For those with budgets to stick to and stockings to fill, we present some of our favourite food-related treats you can pick up for $25 and under.
Suck UK customisable cookie stamp
Suck UK customisable cookie stamp
It’s probably the only time when EAT ME isn’t NSFW. Make your secret Santa gift a personalised one with Suck UK’s fun customisable cookie stamp replete with letters, numbers and symbols. $24.95
Lifefactory glass food storage containers
Lifefactory glass food storage containers
Give the gift of convenience with Lifefactory’s glass containers. They’re protected by a silicone sleeve, making work lunches easy to cart from the kitchen to the office without the addition of unwanted BPAs. From $24.95
Williams-Sonoma novelty wall-mounted moustache bottle opener
Williams-Sonoma novelty wall-mounted moustache bottle opener
Here’s something for the co-worker who’s “forgotten” to shave post-Movember: a wall-mounted mo-shaped bottle opener from Williams-Sonoma. $22
Dinosaur Designs napery
Dinosaur Designs napery
This fun printed linen/cotton napery from Dinosaur Designs is sure to add a splash of colour to the Christmas lunch spread. $25 each
Ladurée Napoleon box
Ladurée Napoleon box
Ladurée’s Napoleon box, which comes with four of the French confectionary house’s famous macarons, makes for the sweetest of stocking fillers. $18
Le Creuset mug
Le Creuset mug
Boring mugs be gone. Le Creuset steps up the game with its brightly coloured stoneware numbers. $20
The Forty Nine pinch dish
The Forty Nine pinch dish
These hand-painted pinch dishes from Sydney-based ceramics studio The Forty Nine look as good empty as they do filled with a handful of peppermints or salt and pepper. $18.
Bar spoon
Bar spoon
Help the mixologist in your office stir up some trouble with this Japanese-style trident-tipped bar spoon from Bar Geek. $19.95
Jiro Gastronomy book
Jiro Gastronomy book
Do you know your shoga from your shoyu? This pocket guide from Tokyo sushi master Jiro Ono, is small enough to fit neatly into a Christmas stocking, but still big on authority. $20.85, from Kinokuniya