Foodie Explorers Christmas Magazine 2026: Read It Free
Our Foodie Explorers Christmas magazine is out now!
Issue 18 of our free digital magazine brings together Christmas gift ideas for food lovers, festive recipes, cocktails and places to escape for a seasonal break.
If your Christmas planning currently consists of a growing list of things to buy and a vague promise to make something lovely, put the kettle on. We’ve gathered plenty of inspiration to browse, whether you’re filling stockings, feeding friends or dreaming of letting someone else cook Christmas dinner.
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What’s inside our free digital Christmas magazine?
This festive issue is all about good things to eat, drink, give and discover. There are advent calendars to make December mornings more interesting, presents for keen cooks and coffee lovers, and recipes to bookmark for the weeks ahead.
Here’s a little taste of what’s inside.
Christmas gift ideas for food lovers
Buying for someone who always plans their next meal before finishing the current one? We know the type.
Our Christmas food and drink gift guide includes sweet treats, cheese, bottles for under the tree and presents for people who love spending time in the kitchen. There are ideas for tea drinkers and home baristas, too, from brewing kit to books for their next coffee break.
You’ll also find something a little different: an Italian olive tree adoption for the person who would happily organise an entire holiday around olive oil and good bread. We’ve even made room for festive treats for the four-legged members of the family.
Food and drink advent calendars for Christmas 2026
Chocolate is lovely, but it isn’t the only way to count down to Christmas.
Inside the magazine, we explore advent calendars featuring fudge, cheese, spices and hot sauces, alongside whisky and gin selections for drinks enthusiasts. Look out for names including Roly’s Fudge, Lakrids and Paxton & Whitfield.
Whether you’re buying an early present or choosing your own December treat, there’s plenty to browse beyond the usual chocolate calendar.
Festive recipes and Christmas cocktails to try at home
Planning a gathering, a leisurely lunch or a cosy evening in? Our festive recipes include Cheddar and cranberry mince pies, with cheese worked into the pastry, and spiced clementine and cranberry Scotch lamb shoulder.
For the drinks trolley, there’s a particularly lovely Glasgow connection. Finn from The Clydeside Distillery has created a Clydeside S’Mores cocktail especially for Foodie Explorers, bringing together whisky, chocolate and a biscuit garnish.
You’ll also find more Christmas cocktail inspiration, including a Bardinet Black Brandy Royale and a festive Trevethan G&T. Pick something to serve when friends arrive, or save a recipe for your own Christmas night in.
Christmas hotel breaks in Scotland and winter escapes
Fancy trading the washing-up for a few days away?
Our feature on Christmas and Hogmanay hotel breaks in Scotland revisits places we’ve previously stayed or visited, including Loch Rannoch Hotel & Spa, Fingal in Leith, Golf View Hotel & Spa in Nairn, The Cairndale Hotel & Spa and Murrayshall Country Estate.
From loch views to Edinburgh’s floating hotel, there are ideas for readers who like their festive celebrations with a change of scenery. Further afield, the issue also features a Somerset cottage escape at Moorleaze and a stay at The Grange Hotel in Grange-over-Sands.
Read Foodie Explorers Christmas magazine for free
Our Christmas 2026 issue is free to read online. Settle down with a cuppa, browse the gift ideas and see which recipes make it onto your festive menu.
Happy reading!
Emma & Mark
(and Frankie!)
