the vinson view

Quality maniac Nick Vinson on the who, what, when, where and why

FAILSAFE GIFTS

*I have never enjoyed the taste of jam more than with London Borough of Jam’s damson and black pepper, londonboroughofjam.com

*Spring to Go sells delicious sauces, pickles and dressings in glass jars, as well as seasonal flowers, from Fern Verrow or Heckfield farms, springrestaurant-shop.co.uk

*Perfumer H’s olive oil, infused with lemon and bergamot, and pepper from the Keralan Muttiarmundi tree, are two pantry items that no one could refuse, perfumerh.com

*A guaranteed winner is a panettone from Pasticceria Stefania, though go for the 500g instead of the 1kg, pasticceriastefania.it

*Latteria Due Madonne produces exceptional Parmesan, matured between 26-48 months, latteriaduemadonne.com

*Paolo Petrilli sells exceptional slow-dried organic pasta and tomatoes, grown in the Puglian sunshine, paolopetrilli.it

Clockwise from top left, lemon olive oil, £150 for handblown 100ml bottle, by Perfumer H. Jam, from £5 for 220g, by London Borough of Jam. Parmesan, from 13 per kg, by Latteria Due Madonne. Seasonal flower bunch, £20, by Spring to Go. Rigatoni pasta, £7 for 500g, by Paolo Petrilli. For stockists, see page 153