Category Archives: Afternoon tea
Marriage Frères do iced tea!
Oh Harvey Nichols Food Hall, how you do spoil us! New in store this week is French tea merchants, Marriage Frères iced tea. Paris’ most respected tea salon, Marriage Frères have adapted their most popular teas, including the best-selling Marco … Continue reading
Harrods Perfume Diaries Afternoon Tea
Master pâtissier Eric Lanlard has collaborated with Harrods pastry chefs to create a limited edition afternoon tea inspired by key perfume notes and ingredients. The afternoon tea features as a celebration of the department store’s first major fragrance exhibition, ‘The … Continue reading
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Tagged bergamot, Brewer Street bakery, Cake Boy, Channel 4, Cox Cookies & Cakes, eau de parfum, Eric Lanlard, fourth floor Harrods, French pastries, Glamour Puds, harrods, lemongrass, London department store, miniature puddings, Mohammed Al Fayed, patisserie, Patrick Cox, Perfume Diaries afternoon tea, Perfume Diaries exhibition, perfume exhibition, perfume-inspired cakes, rose, Soho fashion bakery, violet
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Ruinart and Miller Harris Sensory Tea at Covent Garden Hotel
While having a decadent breakfast of Eggs Benedict, coffee and mixed berry juice at the Covent Garden Hotel yesterday with the girls from Indigo PR, I found that the Ruinart and Miller Harris Champagne afternoon tea can now be taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon tea, Brasserie Max, cakes, central London, Charlotte Street Hotel, Covent Garden Hotel, Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels, Haymarket Hotel, London, miller harris, Miller Harris Bruton Street, patisserie, peach cake, raspberry friand, reims, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, ruinart champagne, Sensory tea, Soho Hotel, tea salon, West End hotels
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Hummingbird Bakery launches Spring flavours…
Within two short months, The Sunday Times heralded cupcakes as being the coolest party cakes then cast them into foodie Siberia, replacing them with the more ‘sophisticated’ macaroons. However, judging by the mountains of them at this week’s press days … Continue reading
Posted in Afternoon tea, Cafes, London
Tagged American cupcakes, central London, cupcakes, earl grey, espresso, frosting, fruit tea, green tea, hot chocolate, Hummingbird Bakery, icing, mocha, Portobello road, red bush tea, Soho, South Kensington
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Mad Hatter Madness!
Tim Burton’s long-awaited Alice In Wonderland was released just yesterday and if you managed to get a ticket, then well done! Back in October, I was invited to a preview of the film at The May Fair Hotel, with an … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Afternoon tea, Beauty, London, Paris
Tagged Alexander McQueen, Alice fragrance, alice in wonderland, Alice Temperley, Ann Demeulemeester, Anna Lou of London, Berners Street, Bernhard Willhelm, checker flag, Cheshire Cat, Chloé, Christopher Kane, ClaraBows, Courtyard Garden, Disney Couture, Haider Ackermann, Helena Bonham-Carter, Heston Blumenthal, Johnny Depp, laduree, limited edition macaroons, Louise Buchan, macaroons, Mad Hatter, madhatter, Maison Martin Margiela, Manish Arora, Nicholas Kirkwood, OPI nail varnish, Paul & Joe, pineapple lollipops, Queen of Hearts, religieuse cake, Selfridges, Stella McCartney, The May Fair hotel, The Sanderson, The Sanderson hotel, The Wonder Room, Tim Burton, Tom Binns, Urban Decay, Veuve Cliquot champagne, vintage tea set, white rabbit, Wonderland, Wonderland necklace
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Ruinart Valentine’s Afternoon Tea at Miller Harris
Remember I told you about the delectable Ruinart afternoon tea at Miller Harris in Mayfair? Well, it has proved so popular that Lyn Harris has launched a Valentine’s afternoon tea with a new twist. The Ruinart Valentine’s Afternoon Tea focuses … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon tea, berkeley square, boutique, bruton street, cafe, cakes, champagne, Chardonnay, cupcakes, fruit, gift, Lyn Harris, Mayfair, miller harris, patisserie, perfume, Pinot Noir, pot of tea, Primrose Bakery, Reunion, romantic, Ruinart Rosé, salon, tea room, tea shop, Thé Pétales, Turkish rose, Valentine's Day, white tip Oolong
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Last treat in Paris at Ladurée
Ladurée is a real institution in Paris and every Christmas, thousands of Parisians treat themselves to some seasonal macaroons, pastries or finely iced cakes. The queue at the Rue Royale store almost curves around the Place de la Madeleine, it … Continue reading
Posted in Afternoon tea, Cafes, France, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged 75 avenue des champs elysées, cakes, caramel, chocolat chaud Ladurée, coffee, crème patisserie, jacques garcia, laduree, les deux magots, macaron pomme caramel, macaroons, macchiato, millefeuille, noisette, Paris, pastel, pastries, patisserie, place de la madeleine, religieuse, Religieuse à la Rose, Religieuse à la Violette, Rue de Rivoli, Rue Royale, saint-germain, spiced apple macaroon, tea, thick hot chocolate
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Ruinart Afternoon Tea at Miller Harris
On Thursday, I was invited to sample the Ruinart Afternoon Tea at perfume boutique, Miller Harris’ Mayfair flagship store. The afternoon tea has been running since October in the petite tea room at the back of the store and has … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon tea, bergamot tea, berkeley square, bigarade, bruton street, cakes, central London, christmas, citrus, earl grey, fragrance, hermes birkin, jane birkin, l'air de rien, lemon meringue cupcakes, Lyn Harris, Mayfair, miller harris, mini cupcakes, oxford street, peach and coconut cake, perfume, pret-a-portea, Primrose Bakery, reims, ruinart champagne, serge gainsbourg, tea room, the berkeley, the ritz, traditional English, violette, white peach, wine cellars
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