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C hristmas, deli v ered CHRISTMAS MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, BUT THAT DOESN’ T MEAN THAT YOU CAN’ T ENJOY FANTASTIC FESTIVE FOOD AT HOME
A MIDSUMMER’S DREAM For those with a taste for the finer things in life, Midsummer House’s Christmas Box takes luxury dining to the next level. It’s packed with Christmas favourites, cooked by a Michelin-starred chef and accompanied by carefully selected wines. Included is a Christmas Eve dinner of chicken terrine, various sides, dessert, a baked camembert and bottle of sauvignon blanc; salmon, caviar and cuvée for Christmas Day breakfast – followed by turkey and all the trimmings for lunch (with sherry trifle for pud), and rounded off with a Boxing Day lunch of braised ox cheek and mashed potatoes, plus delice of pear and mulled wine. The box also contains the restaurant’s carrot cakes, chocolate selection, a loaf of sourdough bread and salted butter from The Estate Dairy. It’s £650 per box for two people. midsummerhouse.co.uk
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A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Fitzbillies has a whole array of amazing foodie hampers and gift boxes this Christmas, all of which would make ideal gifts or a fabulous centrepiece for your own festive feasting. The Christmas Essentials selection features Fitzbillies buns (a perfect Boxing Day breakfast?), mince pies and all-butter shortbread (£19), or the larger Christmas Box (£40), would be a great gift for a sweet-toothed acquaintance. Inside the instantly recognisable turquoise box you’ll find a traditional iced fruit cake, a stack of all-butter shortbread, a bag of deliciously decadent salted caramel fudge, jars of Cambridge marmalade and raspberry jam, and a box of Fitzbillies’ English breakfast tea. Check out the Fitzbillies website for details on all of the hampers and gifts. fitzbillies.com
IMAGES The Midsummer House Christmas Box (top) is a luxurious three-day feast for two, while Fitzbillies is offering a selection of Christmassy sweet treats (above)
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