6 Christmas gift ideas...for those who love food

Know someone who can tell their Stinking Bishops from their Ticklemore? We're sharing our favourite foodie Experiences for your own Chef de Cuisines. With 6 of our favourite Experiences that revolve around food and eating, what could be a better match?

Evening kitchen experience at The Fox with celebrity chef Lenny Carr-Roberts

📍 Twyford

🎟 £195 per person

We're starting off strong with an evening alongside Lenny (a regular on the small screen) and his Michelin trained expertise. He will guide you every step of the way through your 3 hour session, you will learn the art of service in a fine dining restaurant and get a real taste of the world of a working chef. There is even a reward of a delicious meal at the end.

Find out more and book this Experience here.

Latte art course - 2 hour workshop at Winchester Coffee School

📍 Winchester

🎟 £75 per person

So they love their coffee? Can't go a day without it? Then this is for them! Coffee aficionados appreciate the skill it takes to nail great latte art, so why not give them the chance to learn? They'll soon be swirling love hearts in all your coffees.

Find out more and book this Experience here.

Sourdough bread-making 1 day class

📍 Cheriton

🎟 £165

Freshly baked sourdough slathered in butter? Oh go on then! This full day Experiences takes them through the skills of mixing, kneading, stretching and shaping their loaves before moving on to learning about why bread made this way is both nutritious and more easily digestible than other bread you might buy. Plus they'll leave with their two freshly baked loaves and a sourdough starter they can then use at home to keep baking. My stomach is rumbling...

Find out more and book this Experience here.

Chocolate Making - Milk Chocolate Heaven workshop

📍 Lymington

🎟 £55 per person

Ah, so they've got a sweet tooth? Then this indulgent workshop is for them. A yummy afternoon spent learning how to make 18 milk chocolate truffles and how to temper chocolate to finish your truffles. They will then move on to creating chocolate mendiants decorated with a transfer print on the underside. As long as they don't gobble them all before they even leave, they can then package their truffles and mendiants in beautiful boxes to take home.

Find out more and book this Experience here.

Marmalade Masterclass

📍 Lymington

🎟 £95 per person

Not just for Paddington Bear, marmalade is a firm favourite for toast lovers UK-wide! A former World-champion, Jennifer Williams is without doubt, among the global elite of jam makers. On this hands-on training course, she will share some of her much-coveted, marmalade-making secrets. Preserves will include Seville Orange, Lime and Tequila and Triple Citrus. This Experience includes refreshments and lunch all enjoyed in a cosy country kitchen.

Find out more and book this Experience here.

Afternoon Tea at the Thatched Cottage Hotel

📍 Brockenhurst

🎟 £21 per person

Enjoy this quintessentially English treat in a beautiful Tea Room, or out in a gorgeous Tea Garden. The Afternoon Tea includes a selection of freshly-baked cakes and pastries, delicious sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, all served with a pot of tea or coffee. Sounds like a perfect afternoon treat for someone special.

Find out more and book this Experience here.


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