For those of you looking for a Christmas gift for a foodie friend, Lough Erne Resort may have just the present for you. Their multi award-winning head chef, Noel McMeel, has put together Christmas hampers chock full of local food picks.
This year's Northern Ireland Hotels Federation Hospitality Hero, Noel's top picks are all local to the Resort. He has put together three separate hampers, with a focus on the finest ingredients sourced locally, perfect for a delicious foodie Christmas.
The first, The Lough Erne Resort Classic Christmas Hamper, has a choice selection of chutneys, jams, festive pieces, chocolates, rich Christmas pudding, fruit loaf, a bottle of red wine and red grape Shloer, and is presented in a picnic basket with Noel's Irish Pantry cookbook. It costs €81.50.
Lough Erne Resort Head Chef Noel McMeelFor a lovely Christmas treat, the Indulgent Christmas Hamper contains everything in the Classic Hamper, along with some additional treats. Christmas morning shortbread, fruit and nut cake, plum loaf, some extra chocolates, a bottle of Baileys, an extra bottle of wine and Oscar Wilde sparking water are all includes, along with an embroidered Lough Erne Resort apron. It costs €150.
Noel's final hamper is the Christmas Dinner Hamper To Go, costing from €225, depending on what you include in your perfect Christmas dinner. From mashed potato, mashed carrot & parsnip, duck fat roast potatoes, honey glazed parsnips, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage & beetroot, to cranberry, orange & mulled wine chutney, Lough Erne Resort’s own traditional Irish marmalade, raspberry jam and strawberry jam, Kettyle double turkey breast, baked Irish ham, cranberry & herb stuffing, plus a range of sweet treats which can be customised to your own personal taste. They are bespoke hampers, designed to take the stress out of the big day.
Call +44 (0)28 6632 3230 or 048 6632 3230 to book a hamper or visit their website for more information.
Prices indicated are indicative and subject to change based on the exchange rate on the day of purchase.
