6 Ideas for Truly Unique Culinary Experience Gifts

Buy that special foodie in your life a ticket to experience some of the best cuisine and satisfying drink establishments in downtown New Haven. Choose from several themed walking (or biking) foodie tours, like the Pizza Lovers or Theater District Tour...with a designated guide from Taste of New Haven.

For those who want a little wine with their chocolate, send them to Goshen with a gift card to a tasting of five award-winning Sunset Meadow Vineyards estate wines paired perfectly with five specialty chocolates from nearby Fascia’s Chocolates. Extend the chocolate experience in Waterbury at Fascia's to learn about the origins of chocolate and how it gets from bean to bar. Even make a custom chocolate bar with tasty toppings!

Fairfield Cheese Company is a cheese lover’s dream! If you live in the area, be sure to visit the store in either Fairfield or Greenwich, for the full sensory experience, where you can order a Cheesemonger Box for the lucky cheese lover on your list. Or give the gift of classes led by certified cheese professionals, like Cheese & Cocktail Pairings and Cheese and Wine of the French Alps. Book an online class or wait until in-person classes resume — either way it'll be fascinating and delicious!      --Unlocking Connecticut

The Fig Cooking School in Milford is firmly on our culinary experience shopping list. It has a wide variety of cooking classes: hands-on, or the one we have our eye on, hands-off. The gift of just sitting at the copper and marble counter watching the expert culinary team cook for you and teaching you a thing or two! Heide Lang is not only the founder and chief instructor of the school, she recently took on the role of editor-in-chief and creative director for Fine Cooking. Either enjoy their innovative new online classes or wait for an in-person class. No matter what, you'll have a delicious experience!
    --Unlocking Connecticut

Join the hive! Here's an idea for those with an appetite for adventure: Choose a four-, six- or twelve-month monthly subscription to a bottle of delicious honey from Red Bee Honey in Weston...and pair it with some Red Bee skincare products including lip balm, body oil, foot rub and more!