How to celebrate a luxe Christmas without the fuss (hint: someone else cooks)
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Gathering your loved ones and preparing them a delicious Christmas meal is always wonderful, but let’s be honest: sometimes you just don’t want to cook.
With many venues already booked out and Christmas Day fast approaching, finding the perfect mouth-watering meal might seem impossible. Luckily, Canberra locals Emma and Nate from Pialligo Food Emporium have the perfect solution with their new Christmas Catering menu.
Available to pre-order now until Friday 17 December, the Christmas Catering menu offers little touches to help you enjoy the downtime in the presence of family and friends without compromising the magic of Christmas.
As a family juggling running the Kitchen Garden at Rodney’s Plants Plus, helping in Rodney’s nursery and running the Providore, Emma and Nate know that a luxe Christmas without the fuss is the way to go on the big day.
Here are a few easy steps to help you celebrate.
Location, location, location
Choosing a Christmas celebration location should be at the top of your to-do list. If the prospect of being inside is making you feel ‘Meh’, Emma and Nate have the perfect picnic essentials for a day outdoors—and the best part is you won’t need to book in advance!
Pick up a dreamy picnic rug from Wandering Folk, add in some glassware, a picnic basket, a wine holder and cushions and get ready for a celebration you won’t forget. You can even add in a grazing box with cheese, cured meat, dip, muscatels, nuts, fruit paste, crackers and chocolate for luxurious food without the hassle of plating it up yourself.
Choose your menu
If a traditional sit-down Christmas meal is more your style, the Christmas Catering menu has plenty to choose from. With every dish pre-prepared and cooked, all you need to do is set the table.
For a delicious main course that will have everyone going back for seconds, order rolled pork belly stuffed with apple, vodka and dill cured half a side of salmon or beef ragu lasagne. Feeling extra fancy? Add a side of pâté.
If you prefer your plate to be more plant-based, there’s always crunchy coleslaw with aioli, roasted pumpkin, beetroot, quinoa, candied walnut and feta salad or creamy potato salad with shallots, chives, seeded mustard sour cream and aioli.
Christmas is never the day to skip dessert and with the choice of chocolate brownie with berry compote and hot chocolate fudge sauce or Christmas pudding, you’ll be thanking Emma and Nate long after the meal is done.
Find a stress-free gift
Planning for a special Christmas lunch leaves little time to find the perfect present for your loved ones, but a stress-free gift can also be found at Pialligo Food Emporium. While ordering your mouth-watering meals, add in a hamper and sit back as Emma and Nate do the hard work for you.
The local lover hamper features some of the best products in the Canberra region and is the perfect gift to spread love (and great food). You can even pop into the store; tell the team your budget and they will make a tailored hamper that supports local suppliers and artisans without breaking your bank account.
Enjoy!
You’ve chosen your location and picked up the food from Pialligo (which can be done on either Thursday 23 December between 11 am and 5 pm or Friday 24 December between 10 am and 4 pm). So now what?
Well, now you have your luxe Christmas without the fuss so all you have left to do is enjoy the day with family and friends.
Duck and cherry pâté, anyone?
For more information visit pialligofoodemporium.com
