food&drink
Festive foodie gift ideas
and Jonathan Swain has a select but bountiful selection of some right here, from restaurant and cooking experiences to delicious diet- ruining goods.
There’s a wealth of ways to spoil the food and drink lover in your life this Christmas,
Why not buy someone a voucher for a local restaurant? It supports local businesses and gives the recipient something to look forward to in the grey days of January. Luckily, some of Cardiff’s finest are here to help: you can treat then to a meal at Nook (info: nookcardiff.
co.uk) or Kindle (info:
kindlecardiff.co.uk) from £10 and £25 respectively. If you like the look of Sopra 73, reviewed this issue, then gift cards are available from £25. Heaney’s start at £20 and Pontcanna’s Thomas (info:
thomas-pontcanna.co.uk) in increments of £25, if you want to gift a taste of the most refined menus in the capital.
Restaurant Vouchers Llanerch Vineyard
Food & Luxury Goods Vouchers Vouchers from the 44 Group and Ultracomida (info: ultracomida.
co.uk) start at just £5, and can be used across all their businesses. The latter means they’ll be spoilt for choice: whether they fancy a night at their bustling Curado Bar in Cardiff, a lavish spread at Ultracomida Narberth or Aberystwyth, or even a splurge at their Spanish Wine warehouse on Penarth Road – they’ll thank you for your foresight!
Homecooking & Dining
If you’re buying for a keen home cook, why not surprise them with some of the best beef on the market? Ollie Woolnough’s Meat Matters (info:
meatmattersltd.co.uk) has been a huge success, supplying some of Wales’ best-known chefs and sending his beef to Michelin-starred kitchens across Britain. Available from £30-£200, what better way to treat them than a delivery of meat from what they call “downright intense, serious obsession in creating the right environment for our produce”. And yes, you can taste the difference.
For a taste of Spain in the drizzle of a Welsh winter, check out the Mercado 44 lineup (info:
mercado44.grupo44.co.uk). You can find their distinctive Parador 44 scented candles and body washes from £14, or you can make a friend for life with 8kg of some of the best ham on the planet (DOP Extremadura, Extrem jamón Ibérica de bellota 100% puro at £590, since you’re asking). Their Christmas Eve/Boxing Day ‘goodies for grazing’ hamper includes wild boar paté, boquerones, Manchego cheese, Guijuelo chorizo, lomo and salchichón, Espaniler Olive Oil Crisps, Bar 44 Gordal Olives and more for £55.
Discover Delicious (info:
discoverdelicious.wales) also have a huge range of gifts. Choose from anything from MamGu mini Welsh cakes (£3.20) to Christmas gin and a range of cheese and wine hampers, all from independent Welsh producers.
Cooking Classes & Experiences
If you’re going to learn, learn from the best, and the opportunity to do so hand-on with the team at Wales’ best Southern Indian restaurant would make an ideal present – that being The Anand George Cookery School (info:
purplepoppadom.com/events). After an introduction in the restaurant, Chef and his team will take you through to the Purple Poppadom kitchen to demonstrate the dishes you will be cooking, and then work alongside you to guide you as you create the specially created menu of dishes yourself. It’s a fascinating look at cooking in a professional kitchen for a few hours, before a relaxing lunch in the restaurant and heading home with an AG Cookery School Apron, a recipe folder, and the very dishes you have created to impress your family!
Finally, there’s a wealth of gift options at Llanerch Vineyard – choose from Wine Tasting and a Tour (£25), afternoon tea (from £25), all the way up to a sumptuous ‘Wine Escape’ with a vineyard tour and tasting, dinner and overnight stay in a luxurious suite at £425. (info:
llanerch.co.uk/gifts)
44 Meat Matters Ultracomida Anand George
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