Holiday Gift Guide 2021: The Best Mail-Order Dishes For A Gourmet Dinner At Home

Everyone loves a fancy dinner out to celebrate a holiday or special occasion. But sometimes even more special is when those elegant meals can be recreated right in their home kitchen.

If someone really has an appreciation for the finest food, shipping them beautiful steaks or seafood can be a beautiful gift idea this holiday season. Whether they enjoy it as a holiday dinner or save it in the freezer for date night, they’ll love  being pampered. And, as an added benefit, maybe they’ll invite you over to join them when they enjoy the meal!

Alaskan Salmon Company Chef’s Selection Seafood Box

It’s hard not to love fresh seafood, but if they aren’t going to be able to visit Alaska this holiday, we may as well send Alaska to them as a gift. Perfect for the seafood lover, this monthly subscription box is filled with a bunch of wild-caught seafood. Each box (12 flash-frozen fillets at $189 per box and 24-packs at $378 per box)  will include 12 fillets of wild-caught species like Copper River sockeye and coho salmon, as well as rockfish, black cod and halibut from small fisheries from Kodiak and Cordova.  

Flannery Beef California Reserve Dry Aged New York Steak Gift Box 

There’s nothing like a thick juicy steak, and you don’t get much better than Flannery Beef. This online butcher ships dry-aged meat, straight to your door, ready to throw on the grill or in a cast-iron pan. The California Reserve Dry Aged New York Steak Gift Box (starts at $108) features two steaks that are hand cut and trimmed of excess fat, for a robust flavor with a texture close to fork tender.  They’ll love saving this for a special romantic date night!

Citarella Seafood Grilling Party

There’s nothing like a raw bar, except perhaps there’s the opportunity to enjoy one right at home. This seafood kit ($199) includes Norwegian salmon, tuna steaks, cold water lobster tails, shrimp, and so much more. What a beautiful idea for a spread for a New Year’s Eve get together!

Imperia Caviar A5 Japanese Wagyu Ribeye + 100g Kaluga Hybrid Reserve Caviar

Is there really any gift more special and luxurious than the pairing of wagyu and caviar? Imperia Caviar’s  A5 Japanese Wagyu Ribeye + 100g Kaluga Hybrid Reserve Caviar gift set ($309) is destined for the most romantic of date nights. 

Drago’s Charbroiled Oyster Kit

Do they fantasize about a trip to New Orleans? If they do, chances are they really want to have some charbroiled oysters while they are visiting. From Drago’s Seafood Restaurant in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the Charbroiled Oyster Kit ($71.95 plus $29.00 overnight shipping) is the next best thing to a trip to New Orleans. Perfect for the oyster lover, this kit includes three dozen fresh Louisiana raw oysters, a pint of Drago’s Charbroiling Sauce, a pint of Drago’s Charbroiling Cheese, 36 aluminum cooking shells and New Orleans-style French bread. The website also has a DIY video available as an instructional companion.

Carnegie Deli Ultimate Feast Kit

A special dinner at home doesn’t necessarily need to be fresh-caught seafood or well-marbled steaks, it can also just be great food they truly covet. For the friend who really loves and misses old-school New York-style deli, you can’t get better than this feast from Carnegie. The Ultimate Feast Kit ($199) includes pre-sliced pastrami, pre-sliced corned beef, knish bites, pickles, cheesecake, and so much more.

Churchill’s Ribeye Prime Steak Gift Box

We can’t get enough of steak. These four beautifully trimmed and perfectly aged USDA Prime Ribeyes ($229) come with Churchill’s Signature Steak Seasoning and herb finishing butter. Also included is a thermometer and a cooking guide, to make sure these beautiful steaks come out perfectly when prepared at home, even by the novice home chef.