8 Best Gourmet Food Gift Baskets to Give This Holiday Season

8 Best Gourmet Food Gift Baskets to Give This Holiday Season

Everyone loves receiving gourmet food gifts! All Angel’s Salumi & Truffles products can be included in the gift baskets and sent as a food gift. Regardless of whether you are gift shopping for someone on your list or treating yourself to a tasty luxury, your items will all arrive nicely packaged every single time. 

For the best, enhanced holiday gifts, we have our Angel’s Gift Baskets – because there are truly myriad occasions to show your appreciation to your loved ones, from family and friends to loyal customers, exemplary employees, and even star clients. We have selected a variety of the best gourmet food available, including but not limited to, our own dry cured meats (made locally in Los Angeles) and our own Crayssac Truffles products imported from France and Italy, in addition to fine imported Italian olive oil products like pestos and infused olive oils.

We have gourmet gift baskets aplenty for the truffle aficionado, the meat lover, and even the vegetarians on your list. With a wide variety of artisan food offerings and customizable gift baskets, it’s easy as can be to find the perfect gift basket to show the people on your holiday gift list how much you care. 

1. Assaggi “Tastings” Gift Basket 

The dry cured meats in the Assaggi “Tastings” Gift Basket , all made locally in Los Angeles, embody the flavors and culinary traditions of Northern Italy. With selections that are versatile and delicious, this gourmet food gift basket is one highly recommended for friends, clients, family, coworkers, service providers, and meat-loving foodies alike.

Compared to other Italian-style food gift baskets out there, the Assaggi “Tastings” gift basket offers the lucky recipient the most robust blend of complex and earthy flavors of Northern Italy. The Soppressata Piccante Salami is made from 100% Berkshire pork meat and holds flavors of fennel, red wine, Grappa, and Piccante spices. The Liguarian Artichoke Paste is a crowd favorite, even among the pickiest of eaters. It’s all-natural and creamy, made from whole young purple artichoke hearts soaked in hand-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and adds a deep earthy flavor to any dish. The basket also comes with a choice of one small (100ml) bottle of infused extra virgin olive oil, and there is the addition of Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers. 

Each of the Assaggi “Tastings” Gift Baskets comes in an Angel’s Salumi & Truffles handcrafted wooden box, and all of the gift items are carefully tucked into a bed of recycled paper “grass”, so the aesthetic is appropriately rustic. 

What’s Inside: Nostrano Salami (5.5 oz), Toscano Salami (5.5 oz), Soppressata Piccante Salami (5.5 oz), Taggiasche Olives in Brine (300g), Artichoke Paste (90g), Pepper Paste (90g), Olive Paste (90g), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), and your choice of ONE the Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oil (100ml), Blood Orange Extra Virgin Olive Oil (100ml), or the Basil Extra Virgin Olive Oil (100ml).

2. Chef’s Table Gift Basket 

The Chef’s Table Gift Basket offers a plentiful and varied spread of four flavorful dry cured meats, mustard, gherkins, olives, artichokes, extra virgin olive oils, crackers, and more. This Carlsbad-based salumeria uses European practices and 100% Berkshire pork to create its herbal, savory, salty, and irresistibly delicious charcuterie. Carnivores and European food lovers will all appreciate the quality and the care that goes into each item selected for this gourmet food gift basket. 

Any gift recipient will particularly love the White Alba Truffle Salami and the sweet and nutty Taggiasche Olives in Brine. The robustly flavorful Black Truffle Salami is sumptuous, prepared with 5% black truffle and 100% Berkshire pork with French Brandy and spices. As for its accompaniments, the Frantoio Borettane Onions in Extra Virgin Olive Oil help cut the richness of the meats and go splendidly with the included Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers. Other additions include a chef knife, chef apron, cutting board, and cutting towel, all of which are gently and aesthetically set into a soft bed of paper in an Angel’s Salumi & Truffles wooden box. 

What’s Inside: Black Truffle Salami (6.5 oz), White Alba Salami (6.5 oz), Toscano Salami (5.5 oz), Soppressata Salami (5.5 oz), Edmond Fallot French Whole Grain Mustard (205g), Edmond Fallot Gherkins (340g), Frantoio Sundried Tomatoes in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (200g), Frantoio Borrettane Onions in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (200g), Frantoio Artichoke Paste (90g), Frantoio Pepper Paste (90g), Frantoio Taggiasche Olives in Brine (200g / 7.05 oz drained), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel. 

3. Ultimate Truffle Gift Basket 

There is a wide selection of gourmet food gift baskets to give this holiday season, but we think the recipient of the luxurious Ultimate Truffle Gift Basket is going to feel like they just won multimillions in the lottery, whether that person is a star client, favorite coworker, loved family member, or adored friend. 

This gourmet gift basket has everything a true truffle lover could ever want: two types of truffle salami, truffle butters, truffle salts, truffle powder, and truffle oils. This box also comes with some chef-worthy accessories to elevate your recipient’s cooking experience as they create dishes with the truffle ingredients in this truffle gift basket. The gift basket is overflowing with truffle delights, all tucked gently into a soft bed of paper grass within a handcrafted, wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box that is all beautifully wrapped in plastic and tied with a bow. 

What’s Inside: Black Truffle Salami made with 100% Berkshire Pork (6.5 oz), White Truffle Salami made with 100% Berkshire Pork (6.5 oz), Black Truffle Churned Butter (2.5 oz), White Truffle Churned Butter (2.5 oz), Black Truffle Salt (50g), Black Summer Truffle Powder (50g), Black Truffle Oil (100ml), White Truffle Oil (100 ml), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel. 

4. Carnivore Gift Basket 

If you’re looking for a gourmet food gift basket that will bring home the prize, then look no further than the Carnivore Gift Basket. This collection features a variety of wild game salami, duck salami, wild boar salami, Taggiasche olives, mustard, gherkins, and organic crackers, all with a knife, apron, cutting board, and towel. The basket is beautifully presented in an Angel’s Salumi & Truffles handcrafted wooden box and wrapped in plastic with a bow. 

For the person on your list who is crazy about cured meat, this is the perfect holiday gift idea. Everything in this gourmet gift basket arrives in pristine condition and well-labeled. There is a bountiful harvest of different types of cured meats and antipasto produced in various regions. The wooden cutting board is beautiful, of comfortable weight, and one that the recipient will love using. 

What’s Inside: Duck Salami (5.5 oz), Bison Salami (6.5 oz), Venison & Berkshire Salami (5.5 oz), Black Truffle Salami (6.5 oz), White Truffle Salami (6.5 oz), Chorizo Salami (5.5 oz), Toscano Salami (5.5 oz), Nostrano Salami (5.5 oz), Rosette Salami (5.5 oz), Wild Boar Salami (5.5 oz), Soppressata Piccante Salami (5.5 oz), Taggiasche Olives in Brine (200g), Clovis Mustard (7 oz), Clovis Gherkins (6.7oz), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel. 

Elevate this gourmet gift basket to supreme status with the Gourmet Carnivore Gift Basket or even the Ultimate Carnivore Gift Basket! 

4. La Campagna “The Countryside” Gift Basket

Want to go all out? Take the lucky recipient on picnic in the countryside of Northern Italy with the La Campagna “The Countryside” Gift Basket. Bonus points if you actually take them on a trip to Italy with this gourmet gift basket in tow. 

Enjoy the authentic flavor of the Mediterranean with the Wild Boar Salami, made with 100% Texas Wild Boar and prepared with herbs and wine. The Italian Toscano Salami is 100% Berkshire pork meat and prepared with black peppercorn, white wine, and fresh garlic. Rounding out the meat selection is the Soppressata Piccante Salami,  made with 100% Berkshire pork meat and prepared with fennel, red wine, Grappa, and Piccante spices. A selection of infused extra virgin olive oils, antipasto, and organic crackers are included in this countryside picnic spread. All of this comes in a wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box with visually stunning presentation.

What’s Inside: Wild Boar Salami (5.5 oz), Italian Toscano Salami (5.5 oz), Soppressata Piccante Salami (5.5 oz), Basil Extra Virgin Olive Oil (3.3 oz), Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oil (3.3 oz), Taggiasche Olives in Brine (270g), Borrettane Onions in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (280g), Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil (7 oz), Liguarian Artichoke Paste (90g), Liguarian Pepper Paste (90g), Liguarian Black Olive Paste (90g), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel.     

5. Pranzo Estivo “Summer Lunch” Gift Basket 

The holiday season may be a cold one, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give the warmth of Summer and all of its bright flavors as a gift! Regardless of who you are shopping for, the Pranzo Estivo “Summer Lunch” Gift Basket will delight anyone on your list.

The elegant, white ceramic bottle of Buon Frutto Extra Virgin Olive Oil holds the visual focus in this stunning gourmet good gift basket. Nestled around the the olive oil are different types of salami made with 100% Berkshire pork, artichokes in extra virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes in extra virgin olive oil, and organic crackers. The gift basket components are all carefully set into a paper grass bed within a handcrafted wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box prior to being wrapped and tied with a beautiful bow.

What’s Inside: Nostrano 100% Berkshire Pork (5.5 oz), Toscano 100% Berkshire Pork (5.5 oz), Soppressata Piccante 100% Berkshire Pork (5.5 oz), Buon Frutto White Ceramic Bottle Olive Oil (0.5L), Artichokes in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (10.2 oz/ 290g), Pepper Paste (3.18 oz/90g), Olive Paste (3.18 oz / 90g), Artichoke Paste (3.18 oz/ 90g), Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (7 oz/ 200g), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel.  

6. Liguria Gift Basket 

For the serious foodie on your holiday list, give the gift of Ligurian specialty delicacies with the Liguria Gift Basket. The small, crescent-shaped Italian province of Liguria is the birthplace of pesto and produces some of the best olive oil in the world. This gourmet food gift basket embodies the flavors of Liguria, presented in a handcrafted, wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box beautifully wrapped and tied with a bow. 

The Italian cuisine lover on your holiday gift list will be ecstatic at the green ceramic bottle of  I “Clivi” Olive Oil and the jars of Taggiasche Olives in Brine and Ligurian Pesto. Joining those are a box of Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers and a jar of Edmont Fallot Gherkins to round out the savory spread. 

What’s Inside: I “Clivi” Olive Oil in green ceramic bottle (0.5L / 16.9 fl oz), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4oz), Edmont Fallot Gherkins (6.7 oz), Sundried Tomatoes in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (200g), Artichokes in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (290g), Ligurian Pesto (90g), Pepper Paste (90g), Artichoke Paste (90g), Olive Paste (90g), Olives in Brine (270g), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel. 

7. Frantoio | Tartuffo Gift Basket 

Savory and rustic, yet also elegant, the Frantoio Tartuffo Gift Basket is brimming with Italian antipasto and charcuterie options featuring the Frantoio olive. This is a hardy Italian variety of olive that comes from the lush, green hills of Tuscany and is well known for its rich, fruity flavor paired with an aromatic, grassy nose. The Frantoio extra virgin olive oil is hand-pressed during the fruit’s first pressing and has a pale emerald coloration. Each bottle of single varietal Frantoio extra virgin olive oil holds all of the olive’s remarkable characteristics and is unlike any of the regular olive oils.

Framing the ceramic green bottle of Frantoio Di Sant’agata D’Oneglia's "I Clivi" Extra Virgin Olive Oil, made with hand-pressed Taggiasca olives grown 200-500 meters above sea level along the Ligurian coast, are delicate jars of Frantoio goodness like Ligurian Sundried Tomatoes and Ligurian Pesto. To wrap up this culinary gift are White Truffle Salami and Black Truffle Salami, both made from 100% Berkshire Pork. This gourmet food gift basket comes elegantly arranged in a handcrafted wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box that is wrapped and tied with a bow. 

What’s Inside: I Clivi Green Ceramic Bottle Olive Oil (0.5L), Taggiasche Olives in Brine (200gr), Borretane Onions in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (280gr), Ligurian Sundried Tomatoes (200gr), Ligurian Pesto (90gr), White Truffle Salami made with 100% Berkshire Pork (6.5oz), Black Truffle Salami made from 100% Berkshire Pork (6.5oz), Rustic Bakery Organic Crackers (4 oz), a chef knife, a chef apron, a cutting board, and a kitchen towel. 

8. Classic Pork-Free Gift Basket 

For those on your holiday list who do not eat pork, finding gourmet gift baskets they can enjoy every part of can prove to be a challenge. The Classic Pork-Free Gift Basket was designed specifically with them in mind, and is the perfect holiday food gift basket for those who have a pork-free diet but still love artisan charcuterie, cheese, and dry cured meats. 

Opulently displayed in a handcrafted wooden Angel’s Salumi & Truffles box is a diverse assortment of pork-free delicacies like duck salami and Frantoio Artichoke Paste. A box of Sourdough Flatbread Bites pairs up nicely with the gifted spread. The entire pork-free gourmet gift basket is balanced with dining accessories such as a chef knife, chef apron, cutting board, and kitchen towel. 

What’s Inside: Duck Salami (5.5 oz), Clovis Whole Grain Mustard (7 oz), Clovis Cornichons (12.34 oz), Frantoio I Clivi Extra Virgin Olive Oil (250ml), Frantoio Ligurian Red Pepper Paste (3.18 oz), Frantoio Artichokes Paste (3.18 oz), Frantoio Taggiasche Olives in Brine (10.58 oz), and Rustic Bakery Organic Sourdough Flatbread Bites (4 oz).

Take this holiday food gift basket one step further and gift the Gourmet Pork-Free Gift Basket that includes additional culinary delights like Bison Salami or even the Premium Pork-Free Gift Basket with the inclusion of two Bison Salami and two Duck Salami. Finally, you can also give the best pork-free holiday gourmet gift basket possible with the Ultimate Pork-Free Gift Basket. 

Sending Gourmet Food Gift Baskets for the Holidays 

Holiday food gift baskets and gourmet gift boxes have been a beloved present idea for loved ones as long as there have been baskets. Some of the closest people on your holiday gift list may not be able to physically be with you during the holiday season, so surprising them with a gourmet gift basket filled with delicious culinary treats arriving at their doorstep will be an excellent way to show care and are fondly thinking of them. 

Holiday baskets, like these eight best gourmet food gift baskets, are a personal and thoughtful gift to send. With our wide assortment of customizable, themed gourmet gift baskets, you are sure to find the perfect present for everyone on your holiday shopping list!

All of our baskets can be personalized with hand-written notes for an extra special touch. These customizable gift baskets may have original items substituted for a similar item if supply or resources are low. 

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