The Best Foodie Gifts and Restaurant Kits for Mother’s Day
01 Mar 2022
Put a smile on her face with a range of beautiful foodie gifts this Mother’s Day, from elegant champagne and cakes, exciting experience vouchers and delicious DIY meal kits delivered straight to your door – all in time to celebrate Mothering Sunday on 27th March.
STAYING IN – NATIONWIDE DELIVERY
Burger & Lobster – The Ultimate B&L Box
Treat mum to one shell of a Mother’s Day feast with The Ultimate B&L Box from surf and turf specialists, Burger & Lobster. The luxurious kit for two includes a starter of whole Nova Scotian Lobster with garlic butter sauce, followed by B&L’s infamous combo starring a juicy 8oz Nebraskan Beef Burger and signature Lobster Roll, served with a generous portion of fries. Round things off with a Pots & Co salted caramel and chocolate ganache, while raising a glass to your leading lady with two espresso martinis from MOTH Drinks.
Boxes are available for nationwide delivery, priced at £85 for two with free delivery*. Order at
shop.burgerandlobster.com/product/combo-box/.
*Cut off for delivery on Wednesday, 23rd March at 1pm with orders delivered on Saturday 26th March.
The Cinnamon Club – Mother’s Day Meal Kit
The Cinnamon Club Executive Chef Vivek Singh’s delicious four-course Mother’s Day menu features dishes his own mum taught him to make, in celebration of the influence her cooking has had on him. Priced at £140 for two people to share, the kit includes dishes such as Bengali-spiced vegetable cutlets with beetroot, raisin and Kasundi ketchup, to a shrimp, coconut and cardamom Chingri Malai Curry and cured salmon carpaccio jhal muri with mustard potatoes, green pea chutney and caramel – this is a kit that won’t disappoint!
Orders must be placed by 6pm on Sunday 20th March for delivery on Saturday 26th March:
www.thecinnamoncollection.com/blog/shop/mothers-day-meal-kit/.
GIFTING
Pleeasecakes
Surprise your Queen this Mother’s Day with the finest cheesecake treats from Pleesecakes. Brand new for 2022, the stunning Choux Bun Box (£29.99) features six freshly baked choux pastries filled with a soft raspberry cream cheese filling and white chocolate shortcake, finished with freeze-dried raspberries and a floral white chocolate plaque. Swap your standard box of chocolates for the limited-edition artisan Chuffles (£26) – 24 unique cheesecake truffle bites in four flavours: Cherry & Coconut; Butterscotch; Miso Caramel; and Raspberry & Mint. The specially crafted box of six Mini Pleesecakes (£32) are perfect for the whole family to enjoy with flavours including Honey Caramel and Passionfruit & White Chocolate.
The range is available to order at www.pleesecakes.com now, with last orders by 22nd March.
Mariage Frères
Whether you’re looking to help Mum elevate her everyday cup or for the perfect blend to partner a celebratory afternoon tea, luxury French tea brand Mariage Frères has over 1,000 blends to choose from. From the new Sakura, Sakura!®, a green tea delicately flavoured with a blooming cherry blossom fragrance (£26 for 80g), to Habibi® with irresistibly sweet notes of rose lychee and orange blossom (£26 for 80g), there’s something to suit every palate.
The full range, plus tea paraphernalia and accessories, is available to order for nationwide delivery at www.mariagefreres.com, or purchase at Mariage Frères’ tea emporium in Covent Garden or in Selfridges London.
Patisserie Valerie
Lovingly handcrafted by the skilled master bakers, Madame Valerie’s Afternoon Tea for Two (£25, excluding delivery) features all your favourite patisserie in miniature form, from strawberry and black forest gateaux to chocolate eclairs and fluffy choux buns. Sweet treats are served alongside plain and fruit scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam and complimentary freshly roasted single origin bean or ground coffee blend, exclusively for Patisserie Valerie.
Patisserie Valerie’s Mother’s Day range is available to pre-order from 3rd – 20th March with deliveries made on or before Mother’s Day, 27th March at www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk.
PAUL Bakery
PAUL’s perfectly packaged luxury Afternoon Tea (£34.95) is the ideal box to open on Mothering Sunday and includes ‘flowers’ you can admire as well as eat. As well as two freshly baked scones packed with jam and cream alongside PAUL’s English Breakfast tea, there are two pretty-as-a-picture flower-shaped cakes – a strawberry Fraisier and chocolate Craquant – a box of 12 jewel-like Mini Macarons and six bite-sized Mini Tartlets. Alternatively, theSpecial Moments Bundle (£19.95) includes the limited-edition Fraisier and Craquant Flower Cakes, accompanied by a box of 12 pastel Mini Macarons.
Pre-order online via www.paul-uk.com from 7th March with delivery across select London and Oxford postcodes.
Hattingley Valley
Put some sparkle into Mother’s Day with Hampshire vineyard, Hattingley Valley. The award-winning bubbly, Blanc de Blancs 2014 (£39.50), is made using only the finest Chardonnay grapes and aged for a minimum of four years. A gorgeous gift, this deliciously fruity and honeyed wine, with its pastry and brioche notes, has a well-balanced acidity and is perfect for enjoying with dishes including hot smoked trout pâté, and cured meats such as salami and charcuterie.
The Blanc de Blancs 2014 is available to purchase in a beautiful gift box, available at www.hattingleyvalley.com.
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens
Located in the heart of West Sussex is the stunning Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, a unique gastronomic destination featuring a Michelin-starred restaurant and beautiful bedrooms. Gift mum a voucher for an overnight stay, quintessentially English afternoon tea and entry to the Grade I listed gardens (from £460 per room). Those looking to push the boat out can spoil mum with a voucher for a Getaway for Two, offering an overnight stay, a multi-course tasting menu in Restaurant Interlude, a bottle of award-winning Joie De Vivre MCC sparkling wine and two-day entry to the gardens (from £730 per room).
Vouchers valid for six months after date of purchase, available at www.leonardsleegardens.co.uk/gift-vouchers.
Searcys Gift Collection
Give Mum something to cherish with Searcys’ luxury gift collection. Celebrate the day with fizz and choose a beautifully packaged bottle of Searcys Selected Cuvée Brut Champagne (£41 per bottle, £80 for two), paired with a gift set of Searcy’s iconic champagne flutes (£35 per pair). Or for something extra special, discover Searcys William Edwards tea sets, beautifully decorated with elegant 24-carat gold edging (£90 for set of two teacups and saucers).
Order details: Available online only at www.searcys.co.uk/gifts with 48-hour nationwide delivery
Young’s
Give the gift of the pub and treat Mum to a Sunday lunch, a hotel staycation or dinner with Young’s gift vouchers. Available to redeem at any of Young’s 200+ pubs and hotels across London and beyond, and for every £50 Mother’s Day gift voucher receive an extra treat of two complimentary Plymouth gin and tonics.
Available to buy in your local pub or online here.
*T&Cs Voucher valid from 27th March to 27th September and redeemable at 209 locations. Promotion includes two Plymouth gin & Fever Tree tonics.