Ajesh Patalay’s hamper full of foodie gift ideas

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Jonathan Armistead Blancmange teapot, £400, and Cone espresso cups, £50 for a pair
The Canadian-born, south-London-based artist specialises in just the kind of ceramicware I love, including these playful pieces modelled on peanuts, jelly moulds and ice-cream cones. jonathanarmistead.com

Les Keepers 27 Rue des Fleurus tablecloth, from £310
A frequent collaborator with fashion brands and interior designers, Argentinian-born, London-based textile designer Pablo Di Francesco has brought out his own range of tablecloths. Among them is this dynamic cover inspired by the Paris salons of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas. coloursquatters.com

The Fife Arms Egg scissors, £115
One for the Bertie Woosters in your life who like their soft-boiled eggs neatly decapitated, these steel- and gold-plated scissors are engraved with the logo of the Braemar hotel The Fife Arms. shop.thefifearms.com

Centinelle cotton and silk Glowing Chard bandana, $45, and NN07 wool Gael jacket, £430
The Bear is still the most gripping show on TV and still worth plundering for wardrobe inspiration – whether it’s Carmy’s NN07 chequered winter jacket or one of Sydney’s snazzy bandanas. centinelle.com; nn07.com

Apostle hot sauce, £13.99
Every stocking requires hot sauce. The flavours from this New Zealand producer include roasted capsicum and chilli; mango, turmeric and ginger; and chocolate and manuka smoked chipotle, with labels inspired by religious iconography. selfridges.com

Luna Montes Artichoke candle holder, £10,203
This four-headed candle holder (in a series), from New York painter-turned-ceramicist Lola Montes (who now lives and works in Sicily), is the knock-out centrepiece I want for my table. (It actually costs more than the table.) nilufar.com

Aarke coffee maker, from £300, and coffee grinder, from £320
As a big fan of this Swedish design brand, which already counts a carbonator, kettle and purifier among its range, I’m fully on board for its sleek new “coffee system”, which includes a stainless-steel brewer (for two to 10 cups of filtered coffee) and grinder (with 64mm flat burrs). aarke.com

Romy Gill’s India: Recipes from Home by Romy Gill, £28
A beautiful cookbook from the British-based Punjabi-Bengali cook that delivers a delicious round-up of dishes from the subcontinent, with chapters on dhals, paneer, meat, fish and eggs (including Gill’s take on butter chicken), rice, breads and sweets. blackwells.co.uk

Cecily Cane confectionery
This one-stop shop for luxury candy stocks chocolate from Ocelot, Coco Chocolatier and Arthouse Unlimited; gourmet gummies from Wally and Whiz; artisan liquorice from Lakrids by Bülow; and peppermints in collectable tins from Motif. Curated gift boxes are also available. cecilycane.com

Noma Projects Flavor six pack, DKr1,350 (about £114)
Condiments don’t get any more high-powered than these pantry essentials from the team at restaurant Noma. This six-pack bundle includes aged pumpkin vinegar, corn yuzu hot sauce and mushroom garum. nomaprojects.com

D’Ambrosi holiday hamper, £175
The festive curation from this store in Stow-on-the-Wold comes in a reusable tote (not mountains of packaging) and includes French and Italian treats such as a Loison Pasticceri pear and chocolate panettone, a bottle of Noix de la Saint Jean (green walnut aperitif) and Nannini Panforte di Siena. dambrosi.co.uk

Mother Root Switchels, from £27.95, and Saicho sparking teas, from £17.99
A care package of non-alcoholic options is a must during the holidays. My current favourites include the ginger and marmalade switchels from Mother Root and the excellent sparkling teas from Saicho. motherroot.london; saichodrinks.com

KitchenAid Evergreen Design Series Artisan stand mixer, £889
Hello, my pretty! The latest release from KitchenAid may be the tilt-head stand mixer to outshine all others. It comes in a deep-forest-green matte finish with a 4.7l food-safe walnut-wood bowl. kitchenaid.co.uk

AssiedsToii Mushroom stool, from £400
Shrooms you can sit on in kitsch vintage prints, these occasional chairs from luxury interior brand AssiedsToii are the definition of fun-gi. assiedstoii.com

Pophams crisp bag clip, £2.80
Once I start on a packet of crisps, I just can’t stop. But this crinkle-cut clip for securing open bags – also available as a tortilla chip and in a mixed set of four (£10) – might encourage more moderate snacking behaviour. pophamshome.com

EAtoCO butter knife, £18
This stainless-steel knife delivers spreadable butter straight from the fridge thanks to a series of holes along the blade that turn the hard block into thin, stringy curls. shop.japanhouselondon.uk