Who’s Your Zaddy? A Father’s Day Gift Guide
Words: Maggie Fagan
Buying for Dads is famously difficult. They literally have everything they want that they bought with their own grown up money.
Instead of wracking your brains, failing to find anything in there, and cop out by buying him a book written by some irrelevant footballer that was on sale in Eason’s, take our advice, and profile him. You heard us, profile him. Does he enjoy a glass of wine in the evening? Perhaps he’s partial to a bit of artisan cheese? He’s a Bougie Dad. How about football? Is he obsessed with football? Or always talking about “the match”? He’s a Football Dad. Can he eat a whole sleeve of biscuits in one sitting? That’s a Sweet Tooth Dad. Et cetera, et cetera.
You see, Dads are simple. Simple creatures who like simple things. But that’s no excuse not to spoil the Big Guy on his Big Day. So, if you’re like us and are absolutely running out of time to show him you love him in the form of capitalist consumerism, use our curated shopping lists powered by Just Eat, where everything can be delivered with just a few taps on your phone. Don’t say we don’t look after you x
The Bougie Dad
You know the one. He likes the finer things in life, is into his food, and knows his wine. Perhaps he owns beard balm. A regular Jon Hamm. The Bougie Da insists on always smelling the cork, owns an array of elaborate wine openers (many a last min Chrimbo gift), huffs the occasional cigar, and has impeccable taste in footwear.
The Bougie Dad is actually quite easy to buy for. Especially if you, dear reader, are into your food, which you probably are if you’re reading this. For a last minute Father’s Day gift that honestly can’t go wrong, order him a selection of tasty yet posh bits on Just Eat.
Shuppa: 1. Bread 41’s Shackleton 7 Seed Sourdough Bread, 2. Ortiz Yellowfin Tuna, 3. Dublin Pizza Company Lucifero Pizza.
Dunnes: 4. Maldron Sea Salt, 5. Dunne’s Cheese selection, 6. Faustino Gran Reserva Rioja, 7. Goatsbridge Rainbow Trout Pate
The Meat-and-two-Veg Dad
The picky eater Da is a bit of an epidemic, and rampant among older Irish gentlemen. There are the Dads that grew up in the 70s and 80s when pizza was still a scarcity in Ireland. The meat-and-two-veg Dads are very set in their ways. They freak out at the sight of a prawn head, reject any sort of ethnic cuisine, and are highly intolerant of spice
For these Das, they prefer to play it safe and stick to what they know. It’s a lot of beige, a lot of subtle flavours, but no judgement, they’re from a different time.
Centra: 1. Pint of Milk
Dunnes: 2. Barry’s Tea Bags, 3. Mash Direct Mashed Potato, 4. John McCambridge Soda Bread, 5. HB Vanilla Ice Cream
Next Door Off License: 6. Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, 7. Paddy Whiskey
The BBQ Dad
If your Dad’s the type of Dad that would BBQ in the winter if he could – this section is for him. The second mid April hits, he’s out there cleaning the BBQ, watching grill vids on YouTube, and talking about getting a smoker.
You’ve already bought him all the appropriate accoutrements – the apron, the personalised burger press, the fancy rubs, the Weber plancha scraper – so it’s time to hit him with the consumable gifts. And what better way to celebrate Father’s Day than by giving him the ingredients to do what he loves most – pottering around the BBQ (with a beer in hand of course). Big grilly style.
Dunnes: 1. Irish Fillet Steak, 2. Irish Beef Quarter Pounders, 3. Sesame Seed Burger Buns
Shuppa: 4. Chimac Korean BBQ Sauce, 5. Springfresh Creamy Coleslaw
Next Door: 6. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
The Sweet Tooth Dad
Contrary to popular belief, Dads absolutely love sweets. The stereotype that women have a bigger sweet tooth is a bold faced lie, and probably something to do with the fact that the study of female hormones has been massively overlooked since the dawn of modern medicine. I digress. Have you ever seen your Dad sink a full sleeve of biscuits during one ad break? That’s a Sweet Tooth Dad if we’ve ever seen one.
We’ve rounded up the most Dad coded sweet treats for all The Sweet Tooth Dads out there. This is going to be the simplest gift you’ve ever constructed. Build a personalised treat box packed with all of his favourites and get them all delivered on the day. Pimps.
Dunnes: 1. Fig Rolls, 2. Mr. Kipling French Fancies
Shuppa: 3. Ferrero Rocher, 4. Hobnobs,
Londis: 5. Tunnock’s Tea Cakes, 6. After Eights
The World Cup Dad
If your Da is football crazy and currently bet into the World Cup, chances are he’s begrudgingly staying at home this Father’s Day, but let’s be honest, wishes he was in the pub. For this Dad – recreate the pub for him. Spoil him with a “best of” the pub at home. We’re talking Nitro Guinness, Scampi Fries, Manhattan Cheese and Onion Crisps, and a pack of Spice Burgers he can whack on when all the Guinness is gone. It will be the Father’s Day he’ll never forget.
Molloy’s: 1. Guinness Nitro Surge Device, 2. Bacon Fries, 3. Scampi Fries,
Spar: 4. Manhattan Salt & Vinegar Peanuts, 5. KP Salted Peanuts,
Daybreak: 6. Manhattan Cheese and Onion
Dunnes: 7. Walsh’s Original Spice Burger
The Coffee Dad
The Coffee Dad is the kind of Dad who gets genuinely excited about going to bed because it means coffee is only a few hours away. He’s a full-blown bean snob, shudders at the thought of getting his cortado at Caffè Nero, and may or may not have a crush on James Hoffmann (spoiler: he does).
What started as a lockdown hobby, has quickly became a personality trait, and he’s never looked back. It also keeps him regular, which he’ll happily tell you all about.
These are the gifts he’ll actually use straight away – which is more than can be said for yet another shite novelty mug.
Shuppa: 1. V60 Drip Decanter, 2. Cloud Picker Beans, 3. Evian Still Water, 4. Minor Figures Barista Oat Milk, 5. Industra Coffee Colombia PITAYA Speciality Coffee
Dunnes: 6. Melitta Coffee Filters
