Every year our workers and contributors spherical up their best gift ideas for cooks, eaters, and the kitchen curious. Learn on for the very best items for puzzle lovers.
I didn’t suppose I used to be a puzzle particular person. The thought of spending all day toiling away at a type of color-gradient abominations made my eyeballs itch. However pre-March 2020 I additionally didn’t suppose I used to be somebody who could be “into composting” or “personal formal sweatpants.” All that is to say that in the previous couple of years, puzzle items have gone from area of interest—perhaps one thing you bought on your indoor-kid brother or your aunt who collects Hummel collectible figurines—to a believable present thought for almost anybody. Whether or not as a vacation, housewarming, or birthday present, there’s a puzzle for each character, and meals persons are no exception. Beneath you may discover the very best items for puzzle lovers who’re as obsessive about perfecting their pie crust as they’re with discovering all of the nook items—and we have paired every merchandise on this present information with a Bon Appétit recipe, so you’ll be able to snack when you puzz.
For the carb lover
Bread Head
This 1000-piecer is tougher than mastering enriched dough.
Spaghetti Western
Enjoyable reality: Chris Morocco wore these very boots whereas growing his recipe for BA’s Best Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Icing on the Cake
Form of stylish, sort of classic, very additional. One of the best puzzle choose for the extreme baker in your life.
I Love Donuts
Maintain our recipe for lemony glazed cake donuts readily available for when cravings inevitably strike at your subsequent sport night time.
Kitchen Smells Puzzle Set
This set comes with three completely different puzzles—a slice of cherry pie, a cup of espresso, and a wedge of blue cheese—and every is designed to be accomplished in twenty minutes or much less. It’s slightly candy, slightly daring, and slightly funky.
Kitchen Smells Puzzle Set
NY Meals Coronary heart Puzzle
An ideal present for a New York expat, this heart-shaped puzzle depicts a jumble of iconic NYC meals, from a greenback slice to soup dumplings to Italian rainbow cookies.
For the good friend mourning the tip of out of doors eating season
Buns Out
For the summertime grill master and the wintertime puzzle lord.
Consuming Exterior
This vibrant and daring 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle options an al fresco scene by Mexican artist Ana Leovy. Pour your self a cup of tea and dream of hotter days.
Sunbathers by Rhi James
Snuggle a snack board subsequent to your puzzle board (what, you let your puzzles take up espresso desk area?) and name it an indoor picnic.
In your enemy
Banana Fingers
Welcome to my nightmares! Discover me stress-eating caramelized banana pudding.
For the plant-based puzzlers
Juicy
Make your self a Mai Tai and let this vintage-inspired fruit salad scene transport you to a spot the place papayas are in season.
Magic Second
The last word jigsaw puzzle present for the unapologetic mushroom person.
Massive Sally
Eat your greens.
For the very best host in your circle
Apres-Ski
Fondue for 2? Or three or 4—nonetheless many individuals it is advisable to assist you to with this 1000 piece puzzle.
Toga Occasion
Combine up some blood orange Jell-o shots for you and your fellow puzzle solvers, and let’s have a look at how far you get.
Troublemakers Puzzle + One Stripe Chai Co. Gulab Metropolis
For the jigsaw puzzle lovers who admire puzzles and tea, this set features a 500-piece puzzle that includes the artwork of Manuja Waldia and a chai blend made with rose petals, black tea, and inexperienced cardamom from One Stripe Chai Co.
Troublemakers Puzzle + One Stripe Chai Co. Gulab Metropolis
For the meals people who find themselves additionally animal folks
Pizza Cat Puzzle
To not be confused with the Pizza Space Cat Puzzle or the Space Cat Pizza Puzzle. The pizza cat puzzle style is deep, similar to this Detroit-style pan pizza.
Dimsum Manufacturing unit
Tag your self; I’m the hen driving the forklift. Contained in the puzzle field you’ll discover a reference poster plus a bonus recipe.
Retro Dachshund Sizzling Canine Advert
Is that this…cannibalism?
Retro Dachshund Sizzling Canine Advert
For individuals who admire a superb drink
99 Bottles of Beer on The Wall
Know what goes nice with beer? Tacos.
99 Bottles of Beer on The Wall
Nostalghia
We love Ghia’s nonalcoholic apéritif for its bitter complexity, which makes it a superb swap for the booze in a Campari-based cocktail just like the Siesta. Give a bottle to the one you love who’s gearing up for Dry January—and toss in considered one of these vibey puzzles too.
Learn extra Bon Appétit present guides:
- Bon Appétit’s Holiday Gift Idea Homepage
- 17 Novelty Cookbooks For the Cook Who Loves Pop Culture
- 22 Cooking Gifts for Kids That Go Beyond the Easy-Bake Oven
- 13 Sustainable Gifts for the Extra-Green Cook in Your Life
- The Best Gifts for Gardeners According to a Chef-Turned-Green-Thumb
- The Best Food Ornaments for a Deliciously Festive Christmas Tree
This piece was initially printed in 2020 and was up to date in 2021 by Tiffany Hopkins and 2022 by Megan Wahn.