A unique selection of festive gifts for the foodie who has everything
Comfy pubs to curl up at this Christmas
Some of the cosiest country pubs and restaurants where you and your loved ones can celebrate in the lead up to Christmas!
Be Merry And Bold This Christmas With Lurpak
Pull-Apart Cheese Scone Christmas Wreath for a table decoration with a difference, Bubble and Squeak with Bacon and Halloumi for serving up left overs with a twist, Festive Seafood Sharing Platter for a unique starter or for a bit of sweetness – why not try Right Rum Christmas Cake Muffins or Shortbread Stars with Mincemeat and Orange Brandy Butter.
Bel and the Dragon -Fish Pie recipe
This Sustainable Fish Pie with Sorrel & Petits Pois is just that. Poached in sorrel & bay infused stock until opaque and tender, the strained liquid is then used to make a delicious cream sauce.
Ask For Janice snowy cocktails
Over on the rather unlovely side of Smithfield Market, the south side, Ask For Janice has been busy creating some Christmas cocktails and, being in the area, we tried the three front-runners. As you do.
All aboard’The Nyetimber’ this Christmas
Celebrate with Nyetimber at Covent Garden
Mercure Flavours from the Cellar
It’s a huge responsibility to choose a new wine selection for an ambitious hotel company like Mercure; but Susie Barrie and Peter Richards have all the necessary expertise to make the job look easy.
Lima Floral and the Crees Foundation – a tasty partnership
Lima Floral’s Head Chef Robert Ortiz has created a new dish in honour of the Restaurant’s partnership with the Crees Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which is dedicated to supporting a sustainable Peruvian Amazon.
Christmas food shopping
Daring to brave the supermarkets at this time of year requires a courageous and determined shopper. It helps to know what’s on offer before you go, so you can hone in on the necessities and bypass those tempting special offers, that always seem to make you spend more than you wanted to! Here, we look at the offerings from Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, unearthed® and Paxton & Whitfield.
Christmas in a jiffy -Tesco style
Okay the new Tesco TV ads may be toe-curlingly awful but the big beast retailer has still got most of what you want for Christmas and at affordable prices. Here’s a guide to what to grab.