Take away the stress with these festive hampers and ‘pub in a box’
Christmas Day offers to perfect opportunity to relax and have fun – provided you’re not the one having to prepare the food, cook the dinner and wash up afterwards.
Peeling Brussel sprouts, basting the turkey and putting the pigs in blankets can take a lot of precious time, both on the big day and before. But you can join the rest of your clan and put your feet up by getting your meals and other edible goodies delivered straight to your door.
Here we pick out some of the best Christmas pre-prepared food and drink options, including festive hampers and a “pub in a box”.
Farmison & Co turkeys and chef-prepared meats
Farmison & Co is serving up a festive feast featuring a choice of meats including turkey, beef and goose.
The online butcher can also provide pigs in blankets, stuffing and chef-prepared items such as chicken ballotine, caramelised onion and lemon; beef Wellington for two; Swaledale mutton shoulder with Yorkshire spice; and aromatic spiced duck and plum cocktail sausages.
If you want to keep it traditional and opt for turkey, the free-range heritage breed Bourbon Red (whole or crown), exclusive to Farmison & Co, could be a Christmas dinner winner. Prices for the whole Bourbon Red turkeys (top and above) start from £86.95 (5kg, serves six), and deliveries run from 2 to 23 December.
Farmison & Co Christmas hampers
Farmison & Co also has two Christmas hampers options this year. The Steak & Caviar Christmas Hamper includes a Chateaubriand steak, King’s Imperial caviar, truffle butter and Pump Street Chocolate (£85). The Heritage Beef Christmas Hamper (above) features a wing rib of beef, F&Co English Mustard and a Carved Angel Christmas pudding (£100).
Full Monty Events: Ultimate Hassle-Free Christmas at Home
For the ultimate hassle-free Christmas, Full Monty Events can provide not only the food and drinks but also the table decorations for your Christmas Day meal, Christmas Eve dinner and Boxing Day breakfast.
Designed to serve groups of two or more, the options include a Christmas Day-only package for £95 per person that comprises a Christmas Day brunch, canapes, supper, dessert and, of course, that all-important cheeseboard. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dietary requirements are all catered for.
Products are sourced from across the country and Full Monty Events delivers nationwide, straight to your doorstep.
Elite Bistros: Christmas Day ‘boxed off’
Elite Bistros has Christmas Day “boxed off” this year. The company will do all the hard work with a choice of festive meal boxes featuring all the trimmings plus turkey (£109-£307), beef (£136-£368) or a butternut squash option (£55-£105). Alternatively, you can order “just the trimmings” (£95-£265).
Orders will arrive on Wednesday 23 December via courier, in a fully curb-side recyclable insulated box.
Nationwide delivery; elitebistros.com
The Ultimate St Andrews Hamper
Scottish gin producer Eden Mill has created five luxury hampers for Christmas this year. The Ultimate St Andrews Hamper (above) features a huge selection of spirits including Eden Mill gins, seasonal releases, Scotch whisky, and a hand-picked accompaniment of exclusive collaboration items, from artisan chocolates to whisky sauce, gin-infused jams and a luxury bartender’s cocktail set.
£325-£650; edenmill.com
Signature Brew’s Christmas Pub In A Box
Signature Brew brings the fun to you with its Christmas Pub In A Box. This boozy selection includes a selection of award-winning craft beers, plus glassware and Christmas snacks. There’s even a Christmas music quiz and exclusive Christmas playlists curated by music journalists to soundtrack your festivities. Pub In A Box is available throughout the UK and is delivered within one to two days after the order is placed. Pre-orders will be shipped from 1 December.
£28; signaturebrew.co.uk
