Colette. Its mix is an authentic Swiss one of Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois and Raclette. The ‘Fondue-it-Yourself’ kit from the Cheese Bar, £28, meanwhile, includes Coolea and Cornish Kern cheeses, new potatoes, cornichons, Coombeshead Farm sourdough and add-ons such as Savoie wine and kirsch shots.
Drinking anything other than kirsch is an absolute fon-don’t. No skimping on the firewater (you might as well glug hand sanitiser); head to Hedonism Wines for Etter kirsch, £145.80, or eaux de vie by British distillery Capreolus, £55.The French have made an art of looking chic while eating oysters en plein air however cold it is: they know Christmas is the season for these precious bivalves.
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