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Christmas is fast approaching, and with shopping to do, gifts to wrap, and decorations to put up, we could all use an extra pair of hands.

If you want to save yourself the stress (and the oven space), a takeaway turkey cooked by expert chefs is the ultimate way to make the festive season easier. Ssshhhh, we won’t tell your guests if you don’t.

Vida Downtown’s culinary team are offering a traditional roast with a twist this year. A juicy 7 to 8kg turkey with chestnut stuffing is the star of the show, but you can’t have a proper Christmas dinner without a spread of indulgent sides. Turkey bacon wrapped chipolata sausages, buttered festive vegetables, herbed roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, and homemade turkey gravy taste as good as they sound.

You can also opt for the finishing touch – a Christmas pudding to follow your meal. The traditional British festive desert is delicious but time consuming, with mixed fruit and spices left to soak for hours. Vida’s version is served with a generous dollop of vanilla custard to add a creamy flavour to your sticky pud.

All you need to do is make sure you put your order in at least 48 hours in advance… and lay the table.

Vida Downtown, Downtown Dubai, Available from December 15 to 25, Dhs699 for a roast turkey and sides, extra Dhs120 for Christmas pudding. Tel: (04) 888 3444. bit.ly/VidaTurkeyRoast.

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