Christmas recipes from Giorgio Locatelli and great gift ideas
Christmas has always been about hospitality, making our friends, family and strangers welcome, bestowing gifts (however small) and feeding others. This year that hospitality faces something of a challenge. At home we may have fewer round the table than usual but an extra difficult one comes for the industry itself at what is traditionally its busiest time. Those that came through the first trauma once again find themselves having to shut their doors. In this month’s issue we talk to some of those whose lives have been changed dramatically by the shutdown.
For most us at least, celebrations will be rather different this year and whilst I expect I’m not the only one quietly rejoicing at the thought of the demise of the office party, we must find our fun where we can. For our cover story Georgio Locatelli brings us the story of his celebrations over the years, including much loved recipes from his childhood Christmases. Other guest contributors this year tell us what they want for Christmas, from canned fish and ceramics to strawberry Cornettos.
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