Bristol Cooks to Bring Festive Cheer to Homes
Bristol’s most talented home cooks have created an array of delicious, festive and in some instances totally adorable treats, bringing freshly cooked real food to the people of Bristol to be enjoyed at home over the festive period.
Cooks, from the recently launched All About The Cooks platform, have launched a selection of sweet and savoury dishes in the hope of bringing homecooked food and a smile into the homes of the people of Bristol this Christmas. From a delicious whole roasted duck in a cardamon, cinnamon and orange glaze, to the traditional Christmas dinner trimmings (think pigs in blankets, bread sauce and stuffing balls), to a sumptuous chocolate reindeer cake that won’t fail to make you grin – all of these and more will be available to order on the platform from Friday 27th November 2020.
Founder of All About The Cooks, Claire Ladkin, says: “At Christmas vast amounts of factory produced food is sold in supermarkets. As an advocate of eating real food made in kitchens not factories, and given it’s the time of year where we want our families to enjoy the best food possible, I urge the people of Bristol to visit our website and see some of the tasty Christmas items on sale from cooks in their neighbourhoods. Many of these, including all the ‘traditional trimmings’ for your Christmas dinner, can – like supermarket food – make life a little bit easier over the festive holidays, but unlike supermarkets, shopping on All About The Cooks means investing money directly into your local community, which seems more important than ever this year. The cooks on the platform cook from the heart and it would feel a disservice not to share this wonderful food with the people of Bristol, particularly in a year where we could all do with a little pick-me-up.”
With a diverse range of cooks on the platform, the dishes and treats available are not just the expected traditional ones either.
Cook, Indira from Easton, says: “In Cuba it’s Christmas Eve that is the most special day and the traditional meal is a whole suckling pig prepared in the backyard served with a traditional “Congri”, which is black beans, cassava, sweet or green plantains and salad. There is usually plenty of rum involved in the celebrations too!”
Cook, Mona from Stoke Bishop says: “Whilst I don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, I do like to cook a festive feast of a whole roasted duck during the December holiday. With the glaze of orange, honey cinnamon and cardamom powder all over the bird, it creates a delicious dish for all occasions – and it’s my daughter’s favourite!”
Cook, Giuseppe from Southville says: “The meal I most love to cook over the festive period is the one for the 31st December. It is a traditional plate of lentils with slices of cotechino (an Italian pork sausage). In the Roman Empire, lentils were believed to resemble coins, so it is said to bring luck and prosperity to those who eat it!”
Those wanting to treat a friend or loved one can also purchase a gift voucher from the website, allowing their loved one to enjoy discovering a cook near them!
The All About The Cooks platform allows for contactless payment (via the website ahead of delivery or collection) and all cooks adhere to strict hygiene and safety policies that keep both them and customers safe.
To discover more of the festive food available at All About The Cooks, visit: www.allaboutthecooks.co.uk/
