This year, make sure your Christmas is centred around great food. From intimate dinners to family feasts, classic or untraditional, discover effortless menus from the UK’s best chefs – plus festive gifts and hampers for food-loving friends and family.

<p>This year, make sure your Christmas is centred around great food. From intimate dinners to family feasts, classic or untraditional, discover effortless menus from the UK’s best chefs – plus festive gifts and hampers for food-loving friends and family.</p>

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Grilled scallops in hazelnut butter are followed by lobster thermidor topped with herby Thermidor sauce and Parmesan, with chocolate pavé for dessert.

Luxurious Lobster Thermidor

<p><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A collaboration between Michel and his daughter Emily, this menu is a reflection of a Roux family Christmas. It features velvety parfait, and a golden Champagne and saffron soup. Next, handmade beef wellington features grass-fed fillet and mushroom duxelles in all-butter puff pastry — slice at the table for extra drama! Decadent brioche bread and butter pudding is served with spiced poached pears. \n"}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":48003,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":15134719},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Work Sans","16":10,"18":1}'>This celebratory menu is a reflection of a Roux family Christmas banquet. <br><br>It begins with classic warmed sourdough and butter and to follow, velvety chicken liver parfait. Next, scallop in golden Champagne and saffron soup, and for the main event, handmade beef wellington prepared with grass-fed fillet and mushroom duxelles in all-butter puff pastry — slice at the table for extra drama and serve alongside a feast of celeriac &amp; potato dauphinoise, heritage carrots roasted in brown butter and glossy red wine jus.<br><br>Decadent brioche bread and butter pudding is served with spiced poached pear for dessert and to finish, passion fruit pâte de fruits petit fours.</span></p>

A six course feast for two with luxurious Champagne and scallop soup, beef fillet wellington, and brioche pudding with mulled wine-poached pears.

Beef Wellington Banquet

<p>Begin with José’s house-made croquetas, filled with acorn-fed jamón and brandada de bacalao – a whipped salt cod and potato dip – served with breadsticks. The centrepiece is tender, slow-cooked suckling lamb leg finished with lamb jus, accompanied by crispy patatas bravas and herby allioli lightened with yoghurt. On the side, a bitter endive salad with orange segments is tossed in a lemon and honey vinaigrette. To finish – everyone’s favourite – Basque cheesecake with a dollop of jammy strawberry compote.</p>

A hearty Spanish feast, starring jamón croquetas, slow-cooked suckling lamb with patatas bravas, and Basque cheesecake with strawberry compote.

Castilian Suckling Lamb

A festive supper for two beginning with smoked mackerel rillettes and snowy horseradish, followed by crisp and melting goose legs with bitter chicory. To finish, gingerbread puddings in a pool of comforting custard.

St. JOHN Celebratory Spread

<p>A fine dining seafood feast at home, starting with seared scallops on crispy potato hash with a dollop of mayonnaise spiked with citrussy Japanese ponzu. Next, fresh Cornish dayboat monkfish is paired with saffron potatoes and finished with a luxurious Champagne sauce with cockles, clams and samphire. Dessert is a decadent chocolate ganache tart, given a festive hit with Cointreau orange liqueur and topped with frosted pecans and crème fraîche.</p>

A luxurious seafood feast with seared scallops, Cornish monkfish in Champagne sauce, and a festive Cointreau chocolate ganache tart.

Champagne Monkfish Celebration

<p>Exclusively for Christmas and New Year's, enjoy a Middle Eastern festive feast of veg-led sharing plates, perfect for balancing out an overdose of Christmas flavours. Small plates include baked halloumi with sweet and spicy harissa honey, garlic-and-chilli mashed butternut squash drizzled with tahini, a festive date, orange and walnut salad, and warm flatbread. At the centre is Sabrina’s celebratory North African bastilla: layers of chickpeas and feta spiced with coriander, sumac, and cinnamon, encased in a crisp, golden filo pie.</p>

Limited edition: A veg-led feast including baked halloumi with honey, spiced squash, and Sabrina’s golden North African chickpea and feta bastilla.

Middle Eastern Festive Feast

A celebratory five course Indian banquet for two featuring Keralan coconut prawn cocktail followed by tender lamb shank rogan josh and sharing sides.

Atul's Indian Banquet

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<p>A veg-led feast for four that's effortless to prepare. “There's an art to well-balanced spicing,” explains Sabrina. Her bastilla layers coriander, sumac, cinnamon and pul biber with parsnips, celeriac, chickpeas and tangy feta, all wrapped in crisp filo pastry. Persian-inspired sides balance the bold North African flavours, with refreshing yoghurt layered with cucumber and fresh mint, then finished with golden raisins, rose petals and walnuts.</p>

An effortless vegetarian feast for four, centred around spiced feta & chickpea bastilla and Persian-inspired nibbles.

Persian Bastilla Party

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Rick's celebratory lobster feast makes hosting easy. Grilled scallops in hazelnut butter are followed by lobster thermidor topped with herby Thermidor sauce and Parmesan, with chocolate pavé for dessert.

Stein's Family Lobster

<p>This celebratory menu for four is a reflection of a Roux family Christmas banquet.<br><br>It begins with classic warmed sourdough and butter and to follow, velvety chicken liver parfait. Next, scallop in golden Champagne and saffron soup, and for the main event, handmade beef wellington prepared with grass-fed fillet and mushroom duxelles in all-butter puff pastry — slice at the table for extra drama and serve alongside a feast of celeriac &amp; potato dauphinoise, heritage carrots roasted in brown butter and glossy red wine jus.<br><br>Decadent brioche bread and butter pudding is served with spiced poached pear for dessert and to finish, passion fruit pâte de fruits petit fours.</p>

Inspired by a Roux family Christmas, this six course celebration for four is centred around classic beef wellington and indulgent brioche pudding.

Beef Wellington Family Banquet

<p><meta charset="utf-8">An effortless crowd-pleaser that lets you spend less time in the kitchen and more time family. Enjoy an Italian-style feast with Angela Hartnett's four-person porchetta. Start with Milanese arancini made with saffron risotto, and for the main event, pork belly rolled up with focaccia stuffing flavoured with fennel, sage and orange &amp; lemon zest. It comes already slow-cooked, ready for you to roast and serve with a drizzle of fresh salsa verde, a side of crispy crackling, crushed rosemary potatoes, and a little gem salad with an anchovy caper dressing. </p>

An Italian feast for four, made easy. Start with golden arancini, followed by a rolled porchetta centrepiece with crispy crackling, roast potatoes and a fresh gem salad.

Italian Family Porchetta

<p>Start with methi mathri, a popular Indian fenugreek-spiced snack, then move onto succulent king prawns in a delicate coconut sauce, balanced by cucumber salsa. Atul’s famous smoky chicken tikka pie blends his Indian roots with a British favourite. Tender lamb shank rogan josh is garnished with zingy red onions, accompanied by finely sliced beans with chilli, fresh coconut, curry leaves and mustard seeds.</p>

A Christmas Eve celebration: Gather family and friends for a five course Indian banquet featuring Keralan coconut prawn cocktail followed by tender lamb shank rogan josh and sharing sides.

Atul's Family Banquet

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<div class="p-rich_text_section">A showstopping feast for four. Serve harissa rouille rarebit toasts before the main course: tender salmon fillet and mushroom duxelles with mascarpone and shallots, wrapped in buttery puff pastry and baked until golden. The Wellington is paired with a creamy white wine sauce with chives and parsley, new season potatoes and samphire, fine beans and petit pois in a green herb dressing. It’s the perfect no-stress menu for entertaining.</div>
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Impress guests with Rick's showstopper salmon Wellington for four, served with white wine sauce, minted potatoes and samphire, fine beans and petit pois in a herby dressing.

Stein’s Salmon Wellington

<p>A feast for four – or a standout addition to a party buffet – enjoy Bun House Disco’s signature steamed buns filled with BBQ-glazed pork belly with yam and lardo, slow-braised beef brisket, coconut curry chicken, and spicy cumin lamb. Serve with smacked cucumber in black vinegar and chilli oil, plus house sauces for dipping. Delivering exclusively for Christmas and New Year’s, they’re the perfect antidote to turkey – an effortless Christmas Eve dinner and ideal for a New Year’s Eve party.</p>

Canotonese steamed buns with bold, flavour-packed fillings, smacked cucumber and house sauces – the perfect antidote to turkey.

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<p>Get into the festive spirit with Andi Oliver’s mince pies. A Caribbean twist on the classic, Andi’s are filled with rum and raisin mincemeat and almond-flavoured frangipane, encased in buttery shortcrust pastry, and finished with toasted flaked almonds. “My father-in-law, Lloyd, keeps asking me for rum and raisin everything – so this is for him,” Andi says. Delivered straight through the letterbox, all season long. So good, they’ll convert the mince pie sceptics.<br><br><meta charset="utf-8">Add a gift message at basket to make it extra special! <br><br>x9 Rum &amp; Raisin Mince Pies<br><br>Shelf life: 10 days from delivery<br>Ingredients:<br>Dried raisins, sunflower oil, rum (alcohol), almonds <strong>(tree nuts)</strong>, unsalted butter <strong>(milk)</strong>, caster sugar, whole (egg) pasteurised, plain flour <strong>(wheat (gluten))</strong>, amaretto (<strong>alcohol)</strong>, sea salt, tart cases (flour<strong> (wheat (gluten))</strong>, sugar, vegetable fat, (<strong>egg),</strong> water, raising powder, salt, natural vanilla)<br><strong></strong>Suitable for vegetarians<br>Made in a kitchen that handles all 14 allergens, including nuts.<br></p>

A Christmas treat with a Caribbean twist. These boozy, fruity mince pies are delivered straight through the letterbox.

Rum & Raisin Mince Pies

An array of festive treats, featuring Corrigan's game terrine, Bentley's classic smoked Scottish salmon with potato blinis, creamy Colston Bassett Stilton with truffle honey and Bentley's signature Irish soda bread.

Corrigan’s Christmas Hamper

Delivering throughout December, this Cornish Christmas pud is packed with sticky cherries, candied citrus and a splash of stout.

The Ainsworth Christmas Pudding

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<p>The perfect surprise for loved-ones near and far, Sabrina's letterbox-delivered chocolate orange brownies are given a grown-up twist: swirled through with nutty tahini and almonds. "I absolutely love combining chocolate and orange in cakes and desserts," she explains. "But the nuts and the wonderfully rich tahini really crank up the flavour while also keeping them lovely and soft.” Making eight generous slices, the brownies arrive beautifully decorated with pistachios, candied orange peel, and golden glitter.<br><br><strong>Add a gift message at basket to make it extra special! </strong><br><br><em><strong>Shelf life: 10 days from delivery</strong></em><em><br>Ingredients:<br>Almonds <strong>(tree nuts)</strong>, <strong>egg</strong>, sugar, butter <strong>(milk)</strong>, dark chocolate <strong>(soybeans)</strong>, orange, tahini <strong>(sesame)</strong>, candied orange peel <strong>(sulphites)</strong>, cocoa powder, pistachios<strong> (tree nuts)</strong>, barberries, edible gold glitter, sea salt<strong><br></strong><strong>Suitable for vegetarians</strong><br>Made in a kitchen that handles all 14 allergens, including nuts.<br></em></p>

Send a little slice of chocolate-y joy straight through the letterbox with Sabrina's chocolate & tahini brownies bejewelled with pistachios, candied orange peel and golden glitter.

Tahini & Orange Bejewelled Brownies

<p>A warming seasonal hamper of Michel’s French favourites, perfect for fireside grazing or gifting to francophile friends. Savoury bites include Comté gougères, pork &amp; duck rillettes for spreading on warm sourdough, and Gruyère &amp; caramelised onion pastry puffs. For sweet, enjoy silky coffee cream pots, sugary heart-shaped palmier biscuits, and passion fruit jellies to finish.</p>

A selection of seasonal French favourites including cheese gougères, pork & duck rillettes, coffee cream pots and more.

French Weekend Hamper

<p>Let them know you’re thinking of them with this indulgent torta di nocciole. It’s based on a classic recipe from the north of Italy, where delicious hazelnuts grow in abundance. Made with freshly toasted hazelnuts, scattered with Demerara sugar, and finished with a glaze of chocolate, hazelnut praline, and shards of crushed feuilletine biscuit. The cake can be cut into eight generous slices and arrives straight through the letterbox.<br><br><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>Add a gift message at basket to make it extra special! </strong><br><br><em><strong>Shelf life: 10 days from delivery</strong></em><em><br>Ingredients:<br>Sugar, flour <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(gluten)</span></b></strong>, dark chocolate <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(soybeans)</span></b></strong>,<strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span> </span><span>milk</span></b></strong>, hazelnuts <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(tree nuts)</span></b></strong>,<strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span> </span><span>egg</span></b></strong>,<strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span> </span></b></strong>rapeseed oil, sugar, coconut oil, praline paste <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(tree nuts)</span></b></strong>, feuilletine <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(gluten, milk)</span><span>, </span></b></strong>baking powder <strong><b id="docs-internal-guid-11ed2f5a-7fff-2396-366f-7550cb645ffa"><span>(gluten)</span></b></strong>, vanilla paste, cinnamon, sea salt<strong><br></strong>Suitable for vegetarians<br>Made in a kitchen that handles all 14 allergens, including nuts.</em><br></p>

This decadent hazelnut praline cake can fit through the letterbox, making it the perfect postal surprise for any occasion.

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Luxurious Lobster Thermidor

Beef Wellington Banquet

Castilian Suckling Lamb

St. JOHN Celebratory Spread

Champagne Monkfish Celebration

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Atul's Indian Banquet

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Persian Bastilla Party

Stein's Family Lobster

Beef Wellington Family Banquet

Italian Family Porchetta

Atul's Family Banquet

Stein’s Salmon Wellington

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Rum & Raisin Mince Pies

Corrigan’s Christmas Hamper

The Ainsworth Christmas Pudding

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