Brindisa
Brindisa (delis, restaurants and tapas bars) is also an on-line supplier of great Spanish food, inc hams, chorizo and, especially suitable for unusual stocking fillers – a supply of chocolate covered figs (from £7.50/6 figs), salsichon (£8.95), tins of chocolate cigarillo biscuits (£6.25/200g) and wonderful Canario chocolate hazelnuts (see below, £8.95/200g), visit brindisa.com
Savon Stories
Raw Cacao moisturizing soap bar, £12 from heals.co.uk
Cloetta Juleskum, Christmas Marshmallows
Lovely pillowy Santas with a comedy name. Vanilla and strawberry flavoured £1.55/100g available scandikitchen.co.uk
In and Out of the Kitchen by Miles Jupp: the complete series 1-3 (audio CD)
The ultimate foodie sit-com written by and starring Miles Jupp, featuring the entries and recipes from the diaries of cookery writer Damien Trench £22.52 amazon.co.uk
Colman’s mustard storage tin
Old-fashioned, stinging yellow mustard tin. Handy storage, or cool kitchen objet… £7 from iwmshop.org.uk
Choconchoc Gin and Tonic Stash
The makings of a classic G&T fashioned from white and milk Belgian chocolate in a fancy box. Inc three miniature gin bottles, two cans of tonic and three lemon slices £25 from choconchoc.co.uk
Lavolio
Mini decorated tins of chocolate-enrobed and candied fruits and nuts (inc Arabian night, decadent spiced and coconut follies) £5/60g available Ocado, Fortnum and Masons and lavolio.com
Ethical Coffee
Cofico’s 100% biodegradable compostable, Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules come in a stocking-shaped package and mean a guilt-free speedy cup of coffee on Christmas morning… from £3/10 pods from cofico.co.uk
Ursula Jug by Kahler
A classic Nordic jug in a cheery daffodil-yellow £36 available at skandium.com
Fortnum and Mason Traditional Potted Stilton
Potted version of the ‘King of Cheeses’ in a traditional ceramic jar £14.50/200g available fortnumandmason.com
Saturnus 1893 Vinglogg
Sweden’s favourite mulled wine…Saturnus has been supplying the Swedish nation with glogg since Christmas was invented, £9.95/750ml scandikitchen.co.uk
Re-Found Objects
A brilliant site for weird and wonderful one-off designs, objects and tree decorations, inc bone china British Isles mugs inspired by old French maps, (from £11) and old berry, plated/metal serving spoons, embossed with exotic fruit and flower designs (designs and sizes vary but approx L21cms, £14.50) from re-foundobjects.com