All the best food, drink and decorations for a successful Christmas dinner
The shops are so stuffed with thousands of things you could buy for the 25th, it’s hard to know how to narrow it down. So, we’ve found the very best Christmas essentials to impress your guests with…
The best Champagne
Unless you’ve got literally got cash to drink, there’s no point spending a few hundred quid on a bottle of Cristal. In fact, industry insiders at Decanter magazine rate Waitrose’s £18.99 own-label Blanc de Blanc even better than the big-name Champagne brands. It’s all down to the ‘creamy palette and richness’, apparently. Cheers!
The best crackers
These super-luxe crackers are stylish enough for the most elegant Christmas table but best of all the crackers are partially-made, so you can add a personal touch to them. Luxury gifts are included in the box, or you can add your own too. 6 crackers are £14.99.
The best roast
For the ultimate Christmas meat-fest, carve up the three-bird roast. It’s a turkey stuffed with a chicken stuffed with a pheasant, layered with sausage meat and apple and apricot stuffing. It will look, smell and taste spectacular on your Christmas table, and it will feed up to 10 people. It’s £99.95 and freshness is guaranteed. Imagine their smiling faces…
The best Christmas pudding
This Christmas pudding hamper will wow your guests. There’s delicious pudding wine, creamy brandy butter and Belgian cocoa dusted chocolate truffles. And, of course, a vintage Christmas pudding with an amazing rich fruity flavour. The only thing that could make the recipe more luxurious would be the addition of solid gold ingots – but then, you’d have to pay way more than £40 to take the hamper home.
The best mince pies
Look no further than the legendary Heal’s for the most glamorous mince pies on the planet. We can’t work out whether it’s the buttery pastry, the sherry-soaked fruit or the spicy filling, but we know we want more of them. Well worth £4.65 for a box of 12, and the cocktail-sized pies come gorgeously packaged in this cube too.