Tea and Coffee for the perfect Christmas from Farrer’s My household divides neatly into those who love coffee and those who prefer tea. A pre-Christmas review selection from Farrer’s was therefore very welcome and ticked everyone’s box. With quality this excellent, there is no way these speciality teas and coffees will last until Christmas in […]
Sri Lanka: Jungles, mountains, tea and elephants
Esala Perahera and English Colonialism in Sri Lanka As well as the bustling cities and sweeping beaches there’s a lot happening away from coastal Sri Lanka. You can go on safari, escape to the jungle, hike through mountains and tea plantations or celebrate the country’s bounty at a beautiful thanksgiving festival. There’s something to inspire all […]
Afternoon Tea at The Ivy Market Grill
The Ivy Market Grill – Afternoon Tea in Covent Garden: An iconic brand with its own entry in Wikipedia, The Ivy closed for refurbishment recently, re-opening on 1st June this year. Meanwhile, Caprice Group, the holding company for a number of fine dining restaurants in London, have opened a couple of ‘outposts’ of the original […]
Sofitel London St James – Afternoon Tea with a French Touch
Le Tea en Rose – a French style afternoon tea in London: Waterloo Place is home to the five star Sofitel London St James, an unmistakably French styled hotel. I headed there a few days ago to preview a new floral afternoon tea, a limited edition French take on that most celebrated of English events, […]
Drama and Delights – Afternoon Tea – Ampersand Hotel
Ampersand Hotel – Science Afternoon Tea I suspect I am nothing more than a big kid at heart. Revisiting the Ampersand Hotel for afternoon tea recently with friend and Theatre specialist Natalie York, we both looked at the menu – and despite the thirty year gap both decided that we should order the ‘Science Afternoon […]