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WHERE TO BRUNCH ‘THE DAY AFTER’
Bad Egg is a real restaurant that serves tacos, burgers, Asian salads, baked eggs and hash (no not that one). Neil Rankin has opened an all day diner in The City with a killer menu that American classics with spicy world cuisines.
THE GIFT ON MY WISHLIST
I would love to say that my Christmas dinner table will be adorned with these Möet crackers for all of my guests. Sadly not, I will be pulling this one myself, a cute cracker with a 200ml bottle of Möet Champagne just for me. From £15.99 Selfridges.
THE PLACE TO FLOP AFTER A BIG SHOP
Liberty (department store) has decorated Mr Fogg’s with fabulous Christmas decorations. Just off Oxford Street, the bar is the perfect place to put your feet up by a roaring fire and enjoy a few festive drinks in between shopping. Click here for deets.
THE PERFECT PICK-ME-UP BREAKFAST
If you’re heading to Selfridges for a little Christmas shopping, get over to the food hall for pastries and coffee from New York deli Sfilatino. Their creamy mini cannolo and flakey aragostines filled with lemon cream and pistachios are heavenly. Click here for deets.
THE COOKBOOK I’M HOPING WILL BE IN MY STOCKING
With fabulous recipes like al pastor pork tacos, crab soup and stuffed chilies in a walnut sauce, Mexico: The Cookbook is my definitive Mexican food bible. Geek out on the ingredients glossary and enjoy a mouthwatering selection of recipes from the worlds greatest Mexican chefs. Click here for how to make their mouthwatering Pork Tacos. The book is available on Amazon here at £29.95.
