I think I’ve possibly heard the oddest, but most foodie, Christmas request from a team over this weekend. The team of builders from Poland who work for a friend are not having a Christmas bonus, but are having a whole pig. A dead pig, but a whole one, which apparently will be converted into a [...]
Entries from November 30th, 2009
What do your team want for Christmas?
November 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Meat treats, Places to shop online
Tags:Charcuterie·Christmas foodie gifts·Foodie gifts·kabanos·pig·Polish food·rare breed pigs·Sausages·unusual foodie gifts
Christmas in a box with Natoora
November 28th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Meat treats, Places to shop online
I really like Natoora, great for shopping for continental goodies without the jet lag. And now they are offering Christmas in a box, bringing great taste to the table without the queue! Each box gives you the ingredients for a main course, dessert and wine, plus a recipe card from a top chef such as [...]
Tags:British favourites·capon·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·christmas in a box·Foodie gifts·goose·Hampers·Ingredients·making life simpler·Natoora·turkey
The Friday Five – the cookbooks to let someone deliver
November 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Friday Five, Italian food
There seems to be an obesity problem, and I’m not just talking about our waistlines! Browsing the food section of the bookshop it seems that cookbooks are just growing and growing in size! Which means you probably don’t want to lug them home. Well, not unless you buy two and are equally balanced, so getting [...]
Tags:Cookbooks·ElBulli·Ferran Adria·Foodie gifts·Greek food·Heston Blumenthal·Italian food·Michel Richard·The Fat Duck·The Silver Spoon·Vefa Alexiadou·Vefa's Kitchen
Stock up on foodie gifts for less at Graham & Green
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online
Just a quick note to say if you’d been inspired by, or just curious about, my choices from Graham & Green then this is a good time to investigate the site. From today through till the end of the day on Monday you can get 20% off when you spend £50 or more online. You [...]
Tags:Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·credit crunch gifts·Graham & Green
Not forgetting the coffee drinkers!
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Just for fun, Kitchenwares
I wrote about great Christmas gifts for the tea lovers yesterday, and it would be very unfair to leave the coffee drinkers out. I have divided loyalties: can’t start the day without a cup of tea, and weekend doesn’t begin until the first cappuccino is brewed. But if the foodie in your life is a [...]
Tags:Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·coffee·coffee beans·coffee grinders·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Ingredients·space saving gadgets
Buy someone a whole set of new cooking skills for less
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel
Just a quick post to say if you’re scratching your head on what to buy a foodie that’s a bit different, then it’s worth checking out the food experiences and days out on Buy A Gift. Particularly as right now you can buy them with 10% off less from today through to midnight on on [...]
Tags:Chinese cooking·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·cookery courses·Cooking with kids·credit crunch gifts·Foodie gifts·gift experiences·kids cooking·wine tasting
Christmas Foodie Gifts for Tea Lovers
November 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Tea. Best drink of the day. Well, certainly first drink of the day in my book, but gets equal pegging with coffee during the day. But if you’ve got a serious tea drinker on your hands, what could you give them that would upgrade their tea drinking experience? Here’s a few thoughts for you: 1. [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Alex Probyn·Bellevue Tea·British favourites·Chocolate·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·English Eccentrics·Hampstead Tea·home fragrance·Melt·Prestat·tea·tea cosy·tea towels·white tea
Christmas gifts for difficult foodies – the “don’t buy me anything” type
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Foodie treats, Naff presents, Sweet treats
It’s coming round to that time of year, when you’ve ticked all the easy ones of your list, and you’re facing into the fact you’ve only got that one awkward so and so to still shop for. We all have at least one, and every year it’s tough going. My best advice is shop early [...]
Tags:A Quarter Of·Action Aid·BeRo·British favourites·charity gifts·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Cookbooks·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·home baking·Jams·Peanut Brittle·Pontefract Cakes·Practical Presents·retro sweets·Richard Bertinet·The School of Artisan Foods
Foodie Christmas Gifts Not on Every Street Corner
November 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, French food, Italian food, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Wedding Presents for foodies, Wine
I’ve written quite a few posts on the Christmas gifts on offer from some of the High Street, so I think it’s time to have a look at a source for more unusual and unique gift options. Not On the High Street was a welcome addition to the online shopping world a couple of years [...]
Tags:allotments·aprons·Bellini·British favourites·Chocolate·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Foodie gifts·French food·Grow your own·Hampers·Ingredients·Italian food·Not On the High Street·Nudo·olive oil·Save Water Drink Wine·teatowel
The Friday Five – cooking for charity
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
It surely won’t have escaped your notice that today is Children in Need day. You might have been busy knocking up cakes for cake sales, and if not then get ready for next year by stocking up at Lakeland now. There doesn’t appear to be a cookbook to support Children in Need this year, so [...]
Tags:celeb cookbooks·Charity cookbooks·Children in Need·Christmas foodie gifts·Climb Your Mountain·Cookbooks·fair trade food·Food for Heroes·Foodie gifts·Help for Heroes·home baking·Lakeland·The Caledonian Kitchen