Dames Gift Guide
Supporting Our Dames
Our chapter is full of inspiring Dames many of whom make, sell or provide amazing goods. Please think of them when you are shopping for a unique or unusual gift for any occasion.
Chantal Coady – The Chocolate Detective
Chantal’s fantastic boxes of bird eggs are a dream gift at any time.
Now Dames get a 20% discount – just use the discount code LDErocks when prompted. Discount valid until June 30th 2025.
Alternatively, find Chantal and her eggs at the markets listed on her Instagram account
Rachel de Caen – Royal Mash Vodka
Made from Jersey Royals and hand crafted in bespoke 200 litre copper stills, the Royal Mash Master Distiller expertly removes the heads and the tails of the distillation, retaining only the purest part of the heart. Distilled only once, Royal Mash vodka retains the character of the ingredients thereby producing a spirit with both personality and purity, just like its founders and their much-loved mutts Daisy and George.
Anne Dolamore – Grub Street Publishing
Grub Street Publishing is an award-winning, small, niche independent publisher specialising in cookery books. Founded by Anne and her husband John Davies, GSP has built a reputation for finding the gaps in the market and republishing authors that readers can’t find elsewhere – such as Elizabeth David, Jane Grigson and Claudia Roden to name a few. Current new titles are Vegan Pastry by Pierre Hermé and Le Cordon Bleu Confectionery School.
Dames can access a 20% discount using the code lesdames.
Clare Donovan – Cooking Champions
Chef Clare started the charity Cooking Champions in north London after seeing a need in her community. As a caterer, Clare’s business fell off a cliff during Covid so she put her skills to work providing meals for the NHS and then to the wider community. You can read more about how her community spirit grew here and you can support her work by buying Pay It Forward vouchers via the link below.
Jen Greenhalgh – Two Dogs London
Chef Jen’s Two Dogs catering company pops up frequently at the Bonnington Café in Vauxhall where you can dine on her vegan/vegetarian ‘comfort food’ at very reasonable prices. Follow this link for TD Gift Vouchers available for £10, £20, £25 and £50 – these are redeemable at any of her Bonnington Café pop ups. Show the card on payment and it will be deducted from your bill.
Valentina Harris
Valentina teaches master classes in Italian cookery and you can now share the experience with friends – either in a one-on -one session, with a friend, or several. Choose from a variety of options on her website.
Hermione Ireland – Academie du Vin Library
Hermione publishes wine books by many of the world’s top wine writers under her Academie du Vin Library imprint.
Dames get a 20% discount on any books ordered online using the code LDEI20
Order from website: Academie du Vin Library
Elisabeth Luard
Elisabeth is a cookbook author, travel journalist, memoirist and illustrator. She is rarely ever seen without her travel set of watercolour paints and notebook – a habit of a lifetime. Her career includes working as a botanical artist for Kew Gardens and her love for flora and fauna are evidenced by her delightful watercolours of everyday fruit and vegetables that are available to buy as prints via her website.
Debbie Vernon – Ellie’s Dairy
Debbie is a goat farmer and cheesemaker and a regular at Farmers Markets in Balham, Blackheath, Ealing and Wimbledon where she sells her goat cheeses and, when available, goat meat. She also sells goat’s milk soap and kid hides – both of which would make a unique gift – which you can find via the link below.
Nicola Lando – Sous Chef
Nicola, together with her small team, have spent the past 12 years tracing ingredients back to their origins. They’ve met with small-scale makers, eaten around their tables, and forged relationships that have become genuine friendships.
Today, all that work means that the world’s best ingredients are now at your fingertips. LDE member discount code sent in WhatsApp.
