Five Extravagant Holiday Gifts for the Ultimate Food Lover

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Chicken coop, anyone?

There are certain extravagant holiday gifts that impress only because of their price tag -- particularly when it comes to shopping for the ultimate food lover. For these gift recipients, bottle openers and knife sets just won't do.

The food-obsessed home cook would love an electric wine cellar or sous vide professional immersion circulator just as much as a plasma TV. But, come January, we all know where that immersion circulator will be. It'll be stored away in that forgotten drawer, somewhere between the dusty holiday gifts from 2011: the pasta maker, the juicer and the ice cream machine.

Splurging for holiday presents is not impressive if the gift will end up consigned to oblivion. So, if you are feeling lavish this December, stop flipping through that Bloomingdale's catalog and check out our top five extravagant holiday gifts for the ultimate food lover. These prices will max out some credit cards, but we promise that these offerings will keep on giving. Be sure to keep that in mind when you see all the four-digit price tags.

Paradise Farms

A view of the dining room set up at Paradise Farms' Dinner in Paradise

5. Dinner in Paradise from Paradise Farms - $165 per person
Picture this: driving south to Homestead to an organic 5-acre farm for a dim-lit dinner, under the stars, prepared by Miami's top toques. Wines will be paired to perfection with the meal. And, best of all, the entire event will be raising funds for a local charity, including Urban Greenworks and Slow Food Miami. Where does this magic happen? At Paradise Farms.

Dubbed "Dinner in Paradise", these events cost approximately $165 per person and include a five-course meal in a lush, farm setting. Since it's about eating and drinking for a good cause, we think of it as one of our favorite splurge-worthy holiday gifts.