24 Teas to Try – the Tea Revv Festive Gift Pack: Do you like loose leaf tea? Tea Revv has created a wonderful festive loose-leaf tea gift pack that contains 24 different teas from Gingerbread to Notorious Egg Nog – each blend specially designed for winter weather! Tea 24 is a selection of 24 different seasonal […]
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 […]
IngenuiTEA – Enjoy the Perfect Cuppa #Giveaway
IngenuiTEA – the Perfect Cup of Tea: My favourite way to make coffee is in a French Press or Cafetiere. Although I love expresso machines, I tend toward the simple whether I am cooking or making a hot drink and for the most part I’d rather have the control that the French Press gives me […]
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, […]
Learning about Tea with PG Tips – and a #Giveaway
PG Tips – An Introduction and a Giveaway: I love a good cup of tea. I’m one of those people who generally prefers a hot drink to a cold one (with a few exclusions like wine and champagne). And, I’m a firm believer that a nice cup of tea will make almost anything better. I’ve […]
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 […]
Twining Tea Tasting and Trying Delaunay
The Heritage of Tea – Twinings and Delaunay: Walking from Temple to Fleet Street was once my route to the office. It was my choice. I could have walked from Chancery Lane in just a little less time, but I liked arriving at Temple, looking out over the river as I walked up to the […]
The Monkey Goes to Oxford – PG Tips Herbal and Fruit Range
Preface I’m in the middle of trying to move house – and I’m also travelling a bit. While I love my tea as much as the next woman, I wouldn’t have had a chance to review the new PG Tips range properly for a few weeks. So, when I was asked to get involved, I […]
Christmas Afternoon Tea at the Intercontinental, London Park Lane
Twelve Days of Christmas Festive Afternoon Tea, Intercontinental London Park Lane: Who doesn’t need a treat before Christmas? Much as I love the holiday season, somehow life conspires to make me feel stressed. And that’s without kids to cater for and school holidays to deal with. Afternoon tea is one of those relaxing, recharging […]