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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
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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
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Getting inventive at MasterChef Live
Lured by the promise of tasting top notch, gourmet food and spotting celeb chefs, I attended the MasterChef Live press breakfast at Olympia, followed by a gander around the exhibition. Unlike the TV programme, MasterChef Live is aimed at chefs … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Exhibitions, London, Restaurants
Tagged Andi Peters, beverly hills bakery, Blue Elephant, bougie macaron and tea, boxwood cafe, brown cow organics, Cafe Spice Namaste, celebrity chefs, chateau civrac, chefs, cookery workshops, fine dining, flavoured coffee, food, foodies, frangelico, funkin cocktails, gourmet, Gregg Wallace, irish cream coffee, jacc's gourmet coffee, James Martin, John Torode, keens cheddar, Kensington Olympia, locally sourced food, loopy lisa's fudge, macaroons, MasterChef Live 2009, mersea oysters and ale, organic, Plenty, rachel's organic, Rachels organics, Roast to Go, saturday kitchen, Terry Wogan, the co-operative, the garlic farm, the Ivy, thunder toffee vodka, Urban Caprice, west London
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Afternoon tea at Yauatcha
Earlier this week, the lovely Sheena Appadoo from Aramis invited me for afternoon tea at Yauatcha. Sheena keeps me in delightful scents and replaced my summer daily staple of DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom with the richer, Autumnal DKNY Women limited edition … Continue reading
Posted in Afternoon tea, Bars, Cafes, London, Restaurants
Tagged Afternoon tea, alan yau, Aramis, bitter chocolate ganache, broadwick street, cakes, champagne and gold leaf macaroon, chinese tea, chocolate macaroon, chocolate slabs, darjeeling first flush, desserts, dim sum, DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom, DKNY Women Limited Edition, exotic fruit, hakkasan, London, lychee, macaroons, mascarpone, matcha green tea, Matcha green tea scone, michelin stars, oriental afternoon tea, oriental jams, patisserie, pret-a-portea, scones, Soho, sweet sandwiches, tea house, the berkeley, The Berkeley hotel, truffles, vanilla sponge, wagamama, yauatcha
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