Wednesday 10 December 2014 8:06 pm

2014 Christmas gift ideas: Spoil someone special with these gourmet festive hampers

Il Massimo hamper

Go Italian this Christmas with this red box of gourmet produce compiled by Carluccio’s restaurant.

These treats pay homage to the food served at Frost Fayres on the frozen River Thames in the 17th century.

Delight the chocolate addict in your life with this selection from five continents, including hot chocolate tea and chocolate coffee beans.

Lang, the Shard’s ground floor patisserie, has packed this Asian-themed hamper with homemade cookies, Christmas puddings, macaroons and more.

To make a wine lover happy this Christmas, look no further than this hamper stocked with rich malbecs and warming spices for mulled spirits.

Chocolatier to the Queen, Prestat, has printed a National Gallery painting on each item in its Christmas hamper.

This collection harks back to the Food Hall’s 180-year history, with vintage champagne, English sugar drops and retro-style biscuit tins.

Covent Garden’s bistro du jour is offering a hamper in two sizes. Highlights include mince pie petits fours and a chocolate Christmas bauble.