10 Christmas boxes that let you cook like a star at home
Can you still remember that there was a time called corona, when eating out—especially at Christmas—was virtually impossible? Fortunately, countless restaurants offered us a way out with Christmas boxes for home. Complete Christmas menus that you could easily prepare yourself. Although thankfully we can eat out again this year, the Christmas boxes are still here.
Eating out at Christmas is of course fantastic. Putting on a glamorous glitter dress and spending the evening in style is something we often really look forward to. But isn’t staying home in your pajamas sometimes just as appealing? With a delicious Christmas menu, you can enjoy an equally unforgettable Christmas at home as you would in a Michelin-starred restaurant. Here are the 10 best Christmas boxes of this year, with which you’ll become the star of the evening—whether you’re dazzling in a glitter dress or relaxing comfortably in your pajamas.
Christmas box 1: A wild Christmas with Daalder*
Speaking of Michelin-starred restaurants: with the Thuis met Daalder box, you can truly bring that experience home. Daalder’s five-course box was already a resounding success last year, and this year will undoubtedly be no different. Chef Dennis Huwaë invites you to embark on a culinary journey at home. What to expect: tuna tartare with basil cream, mushroom ravioli, pulpo with fregola and gochujang pepper, guinea fowl ballotine with verbena and pumpkin, and sweet-and-sour lemon curd to finish. As an added bonus, you’ll receive Dennis’s playlist full of great hits. What a celebration! The Christmas menu is also available vegetarian. Fantastic, right?
Order the menu via eatsous.com
Christmas box 2: a menu from getvoila
Are you a little starstruck by Michelin-starred chefs and television cooks? Bring the stars home this Christmas via the getvoila platform. For example, choose the festive-season menu from star chef Peter Gast or the festive meat menu from TV chef Julius Jaspers. We went ahead and tried the menu from star chef Jonathan Zandbergen. All the boxes are ready to finish, so you’ll have them prepared in the blink of an eye. And that’s while everything looks as though you’ve spent days slogging away in the kitchen. Christmas has never been so relaxed and delicious!
Order via getvoila.com.
Christmas box 3: gourmet from Lindenhoff
Lindenhoff, one of the best-known culinary farms in our country, has once again put together plenty of boxes filled with goodies for this Christmas. Feel like having gourmet this year, but in a stylish way? Then choose the Lindenhoff gourmet box. Believe me: this is the reason to pull that gourmet set out from the deepest recesses of your cupboard. Beef tenderloin tips, diamond tenderloin, Gascon veal schnitzel, Baambrugge suckling pig belly, fresh vegetables, rustic baguette… This box makes the gourmet smell completely worthwhile. Or would you rather go for individual Christmas classics, such as a ready-to-roast turkey? Super easy to prepare, yet so full of flavor.
Order via lindenhoff.nl. The boxes are delivered on December 21, 22 and 23.
Christmas box 4: NENI Amsterdam
Would you like to go for an Eastern Mediterranean Christmas this year? Then you know there’s only one answer to your question: NENI Amsterdam. They’ve also created a fantastic Christmas box for home. The box is essentially a more luxurious and extensive version of their Balagan menu. Expect a selection of the best mezes, two main courses and a slice of cheesecake. Tip: you can complement the box with a cocktail from The Lemonman, the bar above NENI Amsterdam. Do it!
Order via neni-amsterdam.nl.
Christmas box 5: from Héroine
Are you from Rotterdam or the surrounding area? Then restaurant Héroine is your hero this Christmas. The five-course menu for home is a lovely box that you can also order vegetarian. It includes amuse-bouches, petit fours and bread, as well as a complete wine pairing if you want. Or cocktails, if you really want to go all out. It truly feels like dining out at home. Please note: you can only collect this box. But the trip to Rotterdam is more than worth it.
Order the box via restaurantheroine.nl.
Christmas box 6: Cook Like A Chef
Do you secretly dream of a career as a top chef? This Christmas is your chance. With the Christmas boxes from Cook Like A Chef, you can awaken the natural star chef in you. You can choose from various chef menus—meat, fish or vegetarian—with dishes from several Michelin-starred restaurants. Think dishes from De Librije*** and Parkheuvel**. All components of the menus have been prepared, so all you need to do is add the finishing touch. Champagne, nuts and luxury chocolates are included. Your Christmas has never been this culinary.
Visit the cooklikeachef.nl website.
Christmas box 7: Ron Gastrobar At Home
Crazy about Ron’s Gastrobar? So are we. That’s why we love that we can always bring his Gastrobar menus home—including this Christmas. Choose an extensive rice table, Ron’s famous spare ribs, or a box with nasi rames: a collection of delicious Indian and Indonesian dishes. Everything is super easy to prepare, so forget about spending hours cooking in the kitchen. Tip: Ron’s cocktail box—with two different cocktails—completes your dinner at home.
Order via ronsgastrobarathome.nl.
Christmas box 8: Brasserie van Dam
Brasserie van Dam has been a familiar name on Cornelis Schuytstraat in Amsterdam for years. You can now order their all-time classics as a Christmas box. What are those classics? Steak tartare with truffle mayo and quail egg, Tom Kha Kai soup, roast veal roulade with mushroom sauce and ravioli with truffle and sage, to name just a few. The dessert is an absolute showstopper: a chocolate surprise from Waldo. You. Want. This. Have the box delivered to your home or collect it free of charge at Maroastraat 20 in Amsterdam.
Order your box via eatsous.com.
Christmas box 9: Onno Kokmeijer at home
Top chef Onno Kokmeijer worked at Ciel Bleu** for almost 20 years, but decided to go his own way. He developed his own Onno at home menus for Christmas. There is a winter menu, a festive-season menu and a total experience menu, all also available vegetarian. With the help of videos and simple step-by-step instructions, you prepare Onno’s menus entirely yourself. No stress, just lots of delicious food this Christmas.
Order your favorite box from Onno via eatsous.com.
Christmas box 10: Pancakes with Peking duck
Do you love pancakes with Peking duck, but find it too complicated to prepare a Peking duck properly? With the Zheng Iconic Peking Duck, you can easily make the most delicious filled Chinese pancakes yourself. An added benefit: you can use the leftover duck to make a delicious soup the next day. That also gives you a relaxed second or third day of Christmas. You can order this Christmas box from SOUS as well. It’s a great initiative in which various chefs prepare the carefully assembled menus in their own kitchens and package the components fresh and airtight. All you have to do at home is add the finishing touch.
Order your Peking duck from restaurant Zheng via eatsous.com.
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