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The Rise and Rise of Vegan Food – our Favourite Italian Vegan Recipes
At the end of 2018, the Economist, Forbes Magazine, the Guardian and several other high profile publications proclaimed that 2019 would be the year of the vegan. Although the most up to date figures are from 2018, (3.5 million vegans and counting in the UK) there’s no...
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Business gifts – Our top ten tips to help you upgrade your gift giving this Christmas.
Every year companies are estimated to spend a massive £78.3m on business gifts, yet in a recent gifting survey 88% of people said they wished that the corporate gift they received had been more suited to them and almost a quarter said that they had thrown it away or...
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An Italian Affair – Love, War, Family & Betrayal in Tuscany
To mark the launch of her stunning debut novel we chatted to author Caroline Montague about “An Italian Affair”, her love of Italy and her favourite Tuscan recipe! Italian Hampers: Tell us a little about your new novel “An Italian Affair”, what inspired you to write...
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Slow Food – A Better Way to Eat
Vorrei Italian Hampers is a strong supporter of the Slow Food movement and the concepts behind it. Here’s a brief look at its history and what it stands for. Pasta protest on the Spanish Steps The Slow Food movement began on the Spanish Steps in Rome in 1986....
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Our Favourite Gluten Free Hampers
Finding a special gift for someone on a gluten free diet is no longer a problem thanks to our wide selection of Gluten Free Gift Hampers and Baskets. If anything it will be difficult to choose just one, so here are our top 5 gluten free hampers for foodies to help...
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Christmas Gift Baskets for Foodie Couples
Our Christmas Gift baskets and hampers are a great way to let your your favourite food obsessed couples how much you think of them. If they love experimenting in the kitchen either as enthusiastic beginners or seasoned chefs, we have something that suits! The...
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Corporate Gift Hampers Your Colleagues Will Love
Are you looking for corporate gift hampers? Christmas is already around the corner and you might already be thinking about how you can show your appreciation for your employees, clients or business associates this year. Or maybe your office is planning a Christmas...
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Brilliant Christmas Gift Ideas for Vegans
Whether you are looking for a Christmas gift for a friend, colleague or loved one, with our variety of brilliant vegan gift baskets and hampers there is something for everyone. Here are our top 5 Christmas gift ideas for Vegans. Vegan Dinner for 2 Curl up and...
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Italian Wedding Traditions – Our Quick Guide
Getting hitched in Italy is as joyous an occasion as it is in the UK, if not more. A day filled with laughter, tears, and the people we love, Italian weddings, just like ours, are naturally coupled with the finest food, wine, and gifts one can offer. So should you be...
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Italy’s Ferragosto Holiday – Sunshine, Company & Great Food!
This week it's Bank Holiday in Italy, the traditional Ferragosto holiday marking midsummer. Families up and down the country will be getting ready for their celebrations – menus for huge Ferragosto meals will have been decided upon and the food will be being prepared...
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Our Favourite Italian Cheese Recipes
If you visit Italy and are a cheese lover, you really will be spoilt for choice. Each individual Italian region, city and village boasts a myriad of typical local cheeses with each product representing the area’s cultural and farming heritage. There are so many...
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Italian Organic Wines – Why You Should Try Them!
Imagine being able to enjoy a few glasses of delicious Italian wine with friends WITHOUT having to worry about how you might be feeling the next morning? Well.... now you can.... as how you feel in the morning depends greatly on the quality of your wine! Choosing high...
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Cucina Povera – Easy Recipes to Try at Home
What is Cucina Povera? Cucina Povera (the kitchen of the poor/frugal cooking) has its origins mainly in Southern Italy and dates back to times when families had no means to provide fancy, expensive foods. History of Cucina Povera Many lower class, country families...
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A-Z of Italian Food and Cookery Terms
Continuing on with our blog post series on Italian food and cooking, (read our first blog post here on A Beginner's Guide to Italian Cooking), we've put together a handy A-Z of Italian food and cooking terms! Although Italian cooking isn't a hard cuisine to master,...
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A Guide to Italian Picnic Hampers!
With Spring finally starting to make an appearance, our attention is turning to warmer days and al fresco dining! Although not quite the rolling Tuscan hills, at Italian Hampers we like to think an authentic Italian picnic is still achievable in good old Blighty. To...
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Wedding Hamper Gift Ideas
With the wedding season creeping up fast, we thought it was time to put together a blog post on our favourite Italian wedding hamper gift ideas. Buying for newlyweds isn’t always easy, especially if you’re late to the wedding gift list. Faced with a £1,000 vase or...
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Our Five Favourite Italian Birthday Hampers!
Shopping for birthday hampers for a true foodie can be a stressful experience. Panicked you’ll pick something inadequate for your food aficionado, many people resort to restaurant vouchers or a cook book to avoid disappointment. For a real foodie, however, nothing...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Italian Cooking
For many, the thought of cooking from scratch after a long day at work is a tiring one - especially when tackling a new cuisine! One of the joys of Italian cooking, however, is that many dishes are actually very simple to cook. Forget hours slaving over a stove after...
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Food That Means Business – Corporate Gifts with a Difference
Food that means Business - Corporate Gifts with a Difference Rewarding hard-working employees or finding appropriate corporate gifts to impress a client can often be an uninspiring task. From gimmicky mugs or USB sticks through to generic store vouchers, it can be...
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The Five Pillars of Vorrei Italian Hampers
Vorrei Italian Hampers is far more than just an online hamper website. Built on a passion for authentic Italian food, culture and Mediterranean-style healthy living, we’re a business founded on core Italian values. Located in Saffron Walden in England, Italian Hampers...
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Our Favourite Valentine’s Day Hampers and Recipes
To celebrate the fact that we're already half way through January (yay), we're looking ahead to February and - being Italians - Valentine's Day! To help you prepare for the most romantic day of the year, we've put together a guide to our favourite Valentine's Day...
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Last-Minute Foodie Gift Guide
Is Christmas creeping up fast? Have you got the familiar feeling of panic that you're running out of time to get everything done before the big day? Let us lend a helping hand with our last-minute foodie gift guide this Christmas! From pizza hampers, sweet gifts...
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Top 5 Vegan Friendly Food and Wine Hampers
At Vorrei Italian Hampers, we're passionate about providing delicious and authentic Italian food and wine that's compatible with all dietary requirements. Our products are sourced from small farms and family businesses in Italy - all of whom we know personally - with...
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Our Pick of the Best Christmas Hampers this Season
A Christmas hamper packed full of delicious Italian food and wine is the perfect way to spoil a loved one this Christmas. If the way to someone's heart really is through their stomach, then you can’t go wrong with one of our Italian Hampers this festive season. At...
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Our Favourite Boozy Christmas Hampers
Nothing says Christmas like fabulous boozy Christmas hampers! Here at Vorrei Italian Hampers, we have an outstanding selection of food and wine gifts that any adult will love; combining delicious Italian treats and some wonderful organic tipples to launch you into the...
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