The Best Food & Drink Hampers To Buy
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Our pick of the best luxury food and drink hampers on the market, offering everything from at-home afternoon tea to the ultimate picnic.
Jose Pizarro Picnic Ready-To-Eat Menu
Enjoy a Spanish-inspired picnic courtesy of top chef Jose Pizarro. The neatly packaged hamper contains Manchego cheese, potato salad, Spanish omelette, Iberican ham and two chocolate pots, plus two 50ml bottles of Nordes Gin for a park G&T. All you need now is the sunny weather. £75, josepizarro.com
Picnic Hamper from Berry Bros. & Rudd
Upgrade your picnic with a Provence-inspired hamper from Berry Bros. & Rudd. Designed for four people, it’s filled with charcuterie, cheeses, crudités, sourdough and fruit, with the option to add a bottle of the new 2020 vintage of Provence Rosé by Château la Mascaronne. bbr.com
Liberty Forest Road Drinks Hamper
A decadent celebration of artisan indulgences, from decadent boozy offerings to velvety milk chocolate, the Forest Road drinks hamper is the perfect gift. Crafted from woven wicker and beautifully lined with Forest road print, the sumptuous hamper is brimming with boozy bottled delights, delicious condiments and hand-crafted sweets. £350, libertylondon.com
HIDEAWAY Hamper
The newly opened café from the team behind Michelin-starred HIDE in Mayfair is launching a range of food hampers. Perfect to send to a friend in lockdown, the wicker hampers are brimming with treats: think homemade strawberry jam, goji berry cookies, artisan granola and London honeycomb. If you’re looking to give it an extra layer of luxury, there’s an option to add black truffle, Beluga caviar and a lobster roll. From £60, hideawaylondon.co.uk
Crowley’s Of Suffolk Gourmand Lockdown Hamper
The Gourmand Lockdown Hamper from Crowley’s of Suffolk delivers produce from the far corners of Europe right to your home, brimming with plenty of delicious treats for the whole family to indulge in. The hamper includes an abundance of jam and preserves, hand-made ham, bacon, salmon, duck, cheese, eggs, chocolate, crispbreads and much more – topped with a bottle of award-winning champagne. £550, crowleysofsuffolk.com
The Classic Crickhowell Wicker Gift Hamper
This Welsh-inspired hamper from Black Mountains Smokery will keep you full for days. There’s plenty of meat and fish – from smoked salmon to free range ham to lobster with cream terrine – alongside cheese and crackers, condiments like Dijon mustard, beetroot chutney and balsamic vinegar, canapé shells, and a whole host of sweet treats, plus Black Mountain coffee and Welsh Farmhouse Organic Apple Juice. Perfect for winter feasting. £375, smoked-foods.co.uk
GAIL’s Breakfast Hampers
Nothing beats breakfast in bed on a Sunday morning – particularly if it entails cinnamon buns. Treat yourself to one of GAIL’s hampers, which contain pastries, sourdough, marmalade, orange juice and coffee for two. If you’re a bigger group opt for the Farmhouse Breakfast Hamper, designed for four and featuring a whole host of breakfast ingredients including smoked salmon, sourdough, granola and Greek yoghurt. Breakfast In Bed Hamper is £30, Farmhouse Breakfast Hamper is £55, gailsbread.co.uk
Farmacy Hampers
Inject some plant-based goodness into your lockdown fridge by ordering a hamper from the healthiest restaurant in town, Farmacy. Inside you’ll find a whole host of nutritious goods, dressings and condiments used in the restaurant’s dishes: chia jam, hummus and goji ketchup to name a few, as well as items from Farmacy’s retail range such as a tote bag and a mug. £120, farmacylondon.com
Il Piccolo Pacchetto, Strazzanti
Chef Emilia Strazzanti is bringing together local East London businesses to create a new line of Sicilian-inspired food parcels, which are delivered to homes each Friday. Each contain all the ingredients for one of Strazzanti’s pasta dishes – including fresh pasta from Pasta e Basta – alongside a recipe card and a video link to a cooking tutorial. Also included is a selection of antipasti, a loaf of freshly baked bread and some Sicilian sweet treats. Parcels can be personalised with little extras, such as a bouquet of McQueens spring flowers or coffee from HackneyCoffee Co. Feeling inspired? The Thinking Traveller has partnered with Strazzanti to introduce a culinary course, available to book as soon as travel restrictions have lifted at a number of their Sicilian villas. They’ve also recently launched The Sicilian Picnic, filled with a feast of Italian-inspired al fresco dining treats, such as olives, sun-dried tomatoes and rosemary focaccia, plus a refreshing serving of Strazzanti’s signature dolci. From £35. strazzanti.co
Wild By Tart
Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones’ Wild By Tart is centred around local, seasonal produce, which you now enjoy at home on by ordering one of their luxurious hampers. The Tart hamper contains a whole selection of treats from the lovely Fitzrovia deli, such as marmalade, granola, brownies, truffle crisps, cheese biscuits, spiced nuts, coffee and wine. Bonus: each hamper comes with a copy of Tart’s cookbook. £160. wildbytart.vmos
The Piccadilly Hamper, Paxton & Whitfield
Cheese lovers, feast your way through lockdown with Paxton & Whitfield’s Piccadilly Hamper. Presented in a traditional wooden box, the hamper contains a selection of their house range cheeses – including Dorset Goat and Celtic Soft – alongside accompanying preserves, biscuits and sweet treats. Cheeseboard gold. £100, paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk
The Ultimate Care Package, Forman & Field
East London-based gourmet food company Forman & Field is famous for its fresh smoked salmon, which arrives at its smokehouse within just 48 hours of being caught. It’s then smoked and processed by hand, using only oak smoke and salt. This care and quality is seen throughout the company’s produce, which includes everything from charcuterie to cheese to chocolate, showcased in their hamper. Alongside 200g of Forman’s renowned smoked salmon, The Ultimate Care Package features buttermilk chicken, salmon fish fingers, prime beef burgers, English sausages, banana bread and more – all of which can be stored in the fridge for up to three weeks or frozen for several months. £79.95, formanandfield.com
Colette
On top of its at-home gourmet meals range, family-run Chelsea deli Colette now offers a collection of hampers, devised by chef Chris Hill – who previously worked at The Ritz. There are three to choose from: The Colette Picnic Hamper, The Colette BBQ Hamper and The Colette Afternoon Tea Hamper – all of which are brimming with goods. The picnic box features dishes like sausage rolls, chicken Caesar salad and black pudding scotch egg, while the BBQ hamper offers an indulgent feast for four: think rosemary marinated lamb cutlets, miso glazed halibut steaks, stuffed peppers and Thai spiced Argentinian prawns. The afternoon tea offering, meanwhile, includes a mixture of sandwiches, scones and sweet treats, with the option to add a bottle of Charles Heidsieck. From £55, colette.co.uk
