The most lavish meat, fish and veg boxes for summer barbecues and alfresco dining
With warmer days soon to come, it s time to invite friends over for a spectacular garden meal
HG Walter Indian BBQ Feast
Summer is on its way and that can only mean one thing. It s time to whip out the barbecue and invite your nearest and dearest over for a sumptuous food feast.
While a trip to the butchers for the finest cuts is all very well, the most lavish restaurants and food suppliers have made the planning process easier by supplying ready-to-go barbecue boxes offering everything you could imagine. Meats, sides, tipples and vegan options are all on the menu.
The most lavish picnic hampers to take with you to the park this weekend
The sun is out and picnics are back on the cards - from Borough Market to Fortnum & Mason, here s how to up your alfresco game
Provisions London picnic hamper
Borough Market
Arriving along with the summer sun, the Borough Market Picnic Box provides the al fresco lunch (and dinner) of dreams. A bag arrived at my door filled with treats, from mushroom pate to charcuterie and cheese, sourced from the best artisans at the market.
My partner and I brought it on our outing to Richmond park and spent a happy hour smothering thick cut rosemary and olive oil sourdough (which arrived whole in a boule) with parma ham, noix de jambon and emmental from Une Normande à Londres. There was soft cheese with chutney, olives and cornichons to snack on too.
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The Bugatti of villas
Villas No 1 to No 10 on North Island, in the Seychelles, “are gold standard-plus and you will have a jolly nice time staying in one”, says Susan d’Arcy in The Times. But then there’s Villa North Island – which will make you feel like you’ve parked your “£10m Rolls-Royce Sweptail only to have a £15m Bugatti La Voiture Noire pull up alongside”. Dramatically perched on giant boulders, Villa North Island offers
Robinson Crusoe-like isolation, but in classy surroundings spread over 8,000 sq ft. That compares with around 800 sq ft for the average British home, and it’s just for two. “Think lashed-together driftwood furniture, petrified tree stumps and seashell curtains, as well as a show-stopping waterfall of wooden decks with cabanas, hot tubs and fire pits that segue down to a golden beach.”