A selection of Gifts for skiers Snow is falling in the mountains, and the ski season is imminent. Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the skier in your life? Check out our suggestions for ski kit presents. Skiing is an expensive pastime, and you need a lot of gear to have a […]
Cosy Gondolas, Craft Cocktails and Alpine Nibbles at Cliveden’s Après Ski Pop Up
Experience Cliveden’s Astor Apres Ski Pop Up – a cosy winter terrace with vintage gondola seating, warming speciality cocktails and delicious nibbles. Perfect for a sunlit winter afternoon.
Food Gifts for Christmas
Our annual guide for the festive season As November rolls around, you may be starting to plan your Christmas events and gift lists. Many people find the annual gift shopping to be stressful, but I have found that food gifts are always well-received. Even if those on your list are not self-identified foodies, there are […]
Friendsmas – A fabulous alternative Christmas Lunch
Unless you happen to be American and celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas does seem a long way off from the last BBQ of summer. Not surprisingly, Friendsmas is growing in popularity – a way to celebrate with friends rather than family perhaps in a more relaxed way, with or without presents
Christmas in the City
Visit and explore Christmas in the City of London A mild evening spent exploring the City of London’s Christmas offerings got me well into the festive spirit. Not that I am any sort of Grinch, just that I have not had much time to get out and enjoy the lights, festive foods and spirit. There […]
Festive Pork Loin Roast – Anything but the Turkey
Celebrating Christmas without the Turkey – Festive Pork Loin and trimmings. Go straight to the I’m rather bemused that the day I started to write up my Festive Pork Loin – one I’d prepared earlier that week, I spotted a feature in The Observer with Claudia Roden’s Roast Belly of Pork with chestnut puree and […]
White Chocolate and Vanilla Fudge
Fudge for Let’s Make Christmas Gift Swap: Earlier this year, Vanessa, fresh back from a trip to Uganda asked us all if we’d like to take part in a gift swap for Ndali Vanilla. She’d been learning about vanilla and specifically about the Ndali estate in Uganda. And, to raise awareness of Fair Trade and […]