Having been given a JING glass Gong Fu set recently, together with a set of four teas – Assam Breakfast, Dragon Well, Silver Needle and Jasmine Pearls, I am impressed by the quality of these products. These JING products make great gifts for any occasion or are simply worth buying as a treat for yourself or a loved one.

I’m sitting in Le Café Anglais with five rather nice dishes in front of me. Also in front of me are two PR ladies and the man who cooked the dishes, Rowley Leigh the chef/owner. If anything is guaranteed to cause indigestion then it’s this, I feel like a retarded lab monkey under their unblinking gaze, but I suppose that’s what happens when you’re the only hack to turn up to an event.

Who do you turn to when it’s Christmas Eve and the turkey you’ve just lugged home from the shops won’t fit in the oven? Or the recipe says ‘stuff the neck end” – and you just can’t tell which end is which? You call the turkey hotline of course!

We all love a bit of Waitrose even those of us in postcodes where Waitrose fear to tread. We simply mount an expedition to a more favoured code (SW12 over SW16 for me) and then bring back our goodies under cover of darkness in case the local chavs spot our signs of obvious affluence.

The Welsh True Taste Food & Drink award-winning producers have some delightful products to make anyone’s Christmas stocking bulge this year. These products will suit foodie friends of all ages and could be just the something extra you are looking for to pack out that Christmas stocking – or sack!

Findus have announced plans to extend their existing range of crispy pancakes to include some fantastic new flavours such as, Moroccan Lamb Tagine, Lobster Thermidor and Roasted Butternut Squash with Goat’s Cheese.

Looking for a gift for someone who is into food and cooking? Stuck for a gift that’s a little different? This Christmas, you could treat that someone special to a little piece of the Italian countryside, by adopting an olive tree with Italian olive oil producers Nudo.

With the festive season upon us, it’s that time of year when we treat ourselves to something a little bit indulgent. So, whether you’re looking for a gift for a friend, or something a little special to share with the family around the Christmas tree, biscuit expert Fox’s has an assortment tin to suit the occasion.

The Whoopie Pie is divine cake-like sandwich has already taken America by storm, where they are flying off the shelves at speciality shops and bakeries up and down the country. This week, The Whoopie Pie makes its British debut at Harrods and having had an exclusive taster, I can tell you that they are every bit as scrumptious as they look.