16 Great Food Gifts For Grads

Made In's 8-inch chef knife is fully-forged with a full tang -- the two things you really want in a knife for strength and balance. It also feels wonderful to hold and it's a reasonable $89 with free shipping. You can spend fortune on a knife but you don't have to to get a good blade.









Leroy's


Dip your free chocolate chip cookies in Leroy's signature espresso martini recipe martini.


Insomnia Cookies


Insomnia Cookies is celebrating National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day in a big way: From Thursday through Sunday, get a free chocolate chunk, vegan chocolate chunk or gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookie with any in-store purchase or delivery order from any of the 220-plus Insomnia locations nationwide.


Potbelly


Potbelly Perks members get a free cookie of their choice with the purchase of any sandwich, whole salad or bowl of soup on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.

Plans start as low as $8 a meal and there are keto, vegan and paleo meals to choose from for those keeping to a special diet. 

Read my full review of Fresh n' Lean here.

It has loads of interesting recipes that aren't terribly complicated -- even for a beginner. Sunbasket is my favorite overall meal kit of the 10 or so I've tried. It also offers , meal kits aimed at  and even a slew of  for the truly kitchen-phobic. One of the easiest ways to help that process along is with a subscription to one of the many .


Jacques Torres


On Thursday Jacques Torres is offering 15% off chocolate chip cookies and cookie mixes.

Icons such as Thomas Keller and Alice Waters teach invaluable kitchen skills or go in-depth on Mexican cuisine with Gabriela Cámara, Texas barbecue with Aaron Franklin or learn to make a perfect martini -- they don't teach that in college -- with MasterClass' sweeping cocktail lesson.

ET to close on Saturday and Sunday, get two free chocolate chip cookies -- made fresh daily with big gooey, chocolatey chunks and flaky sea salt -- with the purchase of a Lexington martini, Leroy's twist on a classic espresso martini made with rye, walnut, coffee and Espelette peppers.
Leroy's


In honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, this Greenpoint, Brooklyn, bistro is offering a special cocktail-and-cookie deal: From 4 p.m. ET until close on Thursday and Friday and 3 p.m.

Now doesn't that sound better than a glass of milk?





Since your grad doesn't likely have an excess of cash on hand at the moment, and they even may be stocking an entire kitchen for the first time, you can't go wrong with anything you see as vital to your own home. But just in case you're drawing a blank, here are 16 great gift ideas for every type of food-loving graduate. 

From cookware to kitchen gear and gadgets, serverware, barware, bakeware and more, there are endless useful gifts for grads that will last far longer than a Venmo dump or wad of bills.