Bettys is an English tea tradition [6]
You simply cannot talk about tea in England without talking about Bettys. The story of Bettys began more than 90 years ago with Frederick Belmont, a young Swiss orphan who trained in baking and...
View ArticleLemon Cake recipe from The Tea Rooms in London [6]
Those of us who love frequenting tea rooms (you know who you are), just can’t help ourselves from obsessing over their decor, teapots, cups and saucers, and food. And although we wouldn’t dream of...
View ArticleTen tips to tracking down a terrific tearoom [16]
For over 300 years the English have been drinking tea in tearooms. The first known tearoom was opened by Thomas Twining in 1706 at 216 Strand, London. In 1864, the Aerated Bread Company opened the...
View ArticleTea at 78 Derngate may be the best Afternoon Tea value in England [15]
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect and designer of both the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements. My interest in Mackintosh began many years ago when I learned about the...
View ArticleWimbledon Afternoon Tea at Grosvenor House: Another Winner
As an Anglophile and mum to a son and a daughter who, in their youth, were talented tennis players, Wimbledon has always held a special attraction to me. The pure Englishness of it all – strawberries...
View ArticleThe Wellington Afternoon Tea – Flawless and Fit for a Duke
As a tea enthusiast who has over the years enjoyed many an Afternoon Tea, I have by now developed a keen awareness of what I love in an Afternoon Tea – and one thing I love is a themed tea. Whilst...
View Article10 reasons why the Wellington Afternoon Tea could be London’s #1 Afternoon Tea
The tradition of Afternoon Tea began in England and the English certainly know how to do it and how to do it right. At every top London hotel that serves Afternoon Tea, the ambience, the tea and the...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Popular National Trust Tearoom Cakes
Visiting National Trust properties is not only enjoyable because of their beauty and history, but also because most of them have excellent tearooms. Some are quite unique – for example housed in old...
View Article3 Whittard Teas That I Really Like
I’m a fan of Whittard Tea (I’ve written about them before) – not just for their tea (oh, and the attractive packaging), but for their retail shops too, which are brilliant. If you’ve never been to...
View ArticleThe Twelve Days of Christmas Afternoon Tea at the InterContinental London...
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree ~ in the form of a partridge pie, washed down with a whiskey/pear/Champagne cocktail. Intrigued? I hope so, because I...
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