‘Buying local means all the money stays locally’
Everybody loves experiences so that’s the perfect gift this Christmas as many can be bought as vouchers.
Experiences
- Emporium Norwich - Chocolate experience
- The Assembly Rooms - Afternoon tea
- Sweet Tree Patisserie - Bottomless cake experience
- Cheers Restaurant - Unlimited 2-course steak hot-rock experience
- Estabulo - Brazilian Rodriguez all-you-can-eat menu
But of course, most of your favourite restaurants will offer vouchers, so your loved ones could even possibly take you out for a meal...
Restaurants
- Paolo's - a family Italian restaurant
- Le Hexagon - French bistro
- Brix and Bones - only my favourite restaurant in Norwich
And there is always cafes and coffee, takeaways and quirky supermarkets, all of which offer vouchers.
Hampers
Who isn't capable of wrapping a box in something fancy and filling it with some local shopping - voila
- Mercado - an Italian supermarket on Plumstead Road, they sell different pasta, Italian sauces and funky biscuits
- Norwich Fresh - Middle Eastern goodies with all sorts of pickles and packets
- Itaewon Korean Supermarket - Selling super tasty sweets, noodles and sauces
- Lucky Fortune - an Asian supermarket to name but one, but who doesn't need hoisin, panko crumbs and sweet potato crisps?
This is without mentioning a cheese box which could be sourced from Jarrolds' very own food hall and cheese fridge.
Plus, all the Norfolk produce like Bon Bakery biscuits, crumpets from Crumpetorium, Norfolk Gin, Norfolk Spirits rum and whiskey, wine and fizz, kombucha, Risky Biscuits in the shape of an elf or even Simply Roasted truffle crisps.
Plus, go to Norwich Market for a kilo or less of sweets from Alfie at Dottie's - they have over 180 varieties including sugar free and vegan. Norwich Market also have a kitchenware stall, a cheese stall and organic wines.
Plus, if you have any pennies and pounds left, you could also buy a voucher from me, for one of my Food and Drink Walking Tours.
And don't forget to celebrate your butcher, your baker and candlestick maker this Christmas.
Norfolk Turkeys are simply the best and by the way, the real Santa is the one in Jarrolds. I know because he told me, in Icelandic.
Read, stead, SHOP local.
Zena, x
