Seasonal suggestions

What to do

Mince pies are Christmas’s bread and butter. Learn how to make them on a three-hour, Bread Ahead workshop, available in the company’s Wembley, Pavilion Road and Borough Market bakeries, from December 3 (www. breadahead.com/product/mincepie-workshop)

What to eat

A free-range turkey of course. Pipers Farm (www.pipersfarm.com), Frenchbeer Farm (www.frenchbeerfarm.co.uk) and Farmison (www.farmison.com) will all deliver to your door

What to buy

Christmas decorations from Joanna Wood (57, Elizabeth Street, SW1; www.joannawood.com). They also make excellent presents for hosts of those last-minute drinks parties