When
Little Red Riding Riding Hood went to visit her grandmother she was
carrying a hamper. She was doing so because since the beginnings of
times, this is how we show we care.
It
may be that Little Red Riding Hood had time to bake and of course
grand mother lived just across the wood, but sadly though her gift
had been put together with that very special person in mind, the
hamper was not the center piece of the story, otherwise the wolf
would have eaten it.
What
you really want is a delectable
hamper
which is going to be a show stopper. I possibly had that Wolfie grin
when I opened the door to the courier. I knew I was getting a hamper
and I wasn't disappointed. A special message-card was attached to the
box and in the box was the most beautifully presented basket with a
huge bow.
No doubt that
the Wine & Cheese Feast had been picked with Pebble Soup in mind-
Without
further ado that evening we tucked into Olives Et Al Kiln's Roasted
Spiced Siena Nuts & Seeds awarded a gold medal at the Guild of
Fine Food Great Taste Awards. First impressions are important and
often hampers look great but are let down by the goods, this was not
the case, thumbs up for the nuts and seeds.
Then came the
wine, the cheese and the cheese biscuits
- Kleine Zalze Merlot, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2008/9 75cl and the two award winning cheeses were tried on that very same night
- Snowdonia Cheese Co. Black Bomber Extra Mature Cheddar Truckle Snowdonia Cheese Co. Red Leicester with Chillies & Crushed Pepper Truckle
- Cairnsmhor Parmesan & Pepper Oatcakes
All
medal winners, this is quality food and drink, the table was divided
over the Red Leicester with chillies, good cheese but too chilli
potent for some taste-buds.
We
finished dinner around a coffee and the matchstick size White &
Milk Chocolate with Mocha Coffee Filling. Hadn't we pushed our guests
out they would have stayed to taste the rest of the goodies. There
are plenty more including marmalade, chutneys.
Overall, the
hamper was all what it should be, plentiful, good quality products
and beautifully presented. With hampers starting from £20 delivered
for £6.95 to the door (UK other destinations check) and an easy to
surf website covering all occasions. This
is an excellent way to show your appreciation.
If
you would like to know more click
here for food hampers.
Disclosure: I was kindly send the
Wine & Cheese Feast Hamper, any opinions expressed are my own.
3 comments:
Wow, that sounds fantastic. I could picture you sitting round. Your table enjoying the contents.
Wow, that sounds fantastic. I could picture you sitting round. Your table enjoying the contents.
It is a bit like the gift which keeps giving. I have one more jar to open but chuuut! let's not tell anyone.
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