CONDIMENTS OF THE SEASON

A fine selection of colourful bottles offering a variety of seasonings is a necessity at brunch. Your guests can then spend a pleasurable few moments customising their food with sauces and pickles. Consider yourself a B& B proprietor for the day and lay the HP sauce and maple syrup before them. A couple of bowls filled with gherkins and/or chopped capers will bring a New York vibe to the table, and no dish involving bacon is complete without tomato ketchup. Don’t forget the salt and pepper – either fully charged grinders or cute little pinch pots – and a slab of butter for the toast.

Serving suggestions

Tabasco sauce (for extra-hot Bloody Marys); honey; Marmite; tomato ketchup; HP sauce; English mustard; gherkins; capers; marmalade; cream cheese; maple syrup (for pancakes and waffles); mayonnaise.