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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
More greens, this time the drinkable kind...
This lovely fresh green mint...
Is growing on French Girl's balcon taking in the Paris sun or Paris grey skies, whichever happens first. This is her 'appart' jardin...
I asked if she knew how to make fresh mint tea and she proceeded to tell me, first I must make 'REAL' tea, then add fresh mint leaves to the hot tea. Non non non! Do you know how to make fresh mint tea?
Do tell svp.
I had it at Sketch Parlour in London, which one of you brilliant PB readers said I MUST visit. I'd ordered Rooibos tea, but when the server saw me turn up my nose at the strong aroma, she offered instead some fresh mint tea.
The best afternoon tea is at Sketch I'm happy to announce. And I loved their 'fresh' mint tea = instant addiction to something that may even be healthful!
This is a super fun place. It does take a bit of searching out. I almost didn't go. Luckily I was wearing my macaron T-shirt so they felt obliged to seat me immediately, though I had not reserved ahead...
On Sunday morning I traipsed out to Richmond (which took all of 10 minutes on the Waterloo train) to Petersham Nurseries, another London must-do. Because of my rotten missing 'green thumbs' I don't dare own any plants, but it's still well worth a visit.
A bit of lunch seemed a good idea. When the server asked what I'd like, I said, "cake please". Completely daft of me, as the Brits say, since all they had was cake on this table!
The 'fresh' courgette soup (that's zucchini to you)...
And the 'fresh' mint tea again. YUM
Now I know what do to with all the glass teapots I've collected to paint. That is as soon as you tell me how to make fresh mint tea correctly...
Sitting in the caf' at Petersham is just fine unless you'd like to book ahead for the restaurant. It's much more posh...
On to Paris mint tea. Feeling completely bushed yesterday after just one hour's sleep (in deadly fear of missing the 'CHUNNEL' train) I stopped in the newly refurbished Laduree salon de the in Printemps for mint tea. But the tea was made the way French girl makes it. Refreshing none the less, but no 'fresh' mint leaves saying hello to you.
And what to have with your mint tea?
And what to have with your mint tea?Definitely not these toy felt petit fours unless you're a doudou...
Laduree has new ice creams with half a macaron adorning the top.
Laduree has new ice creams with half a macaron adorning the top. Or a luscious looking charlotte gateaux...
Definitely 'fresh'!
In fact they were fresh out of them by late afternoon, except for one last yummy cassis number, which I shared with French girl last night. She could barely wait for me to take the picture before diving in. It's more like a light delicate muffin (or 'moofin' as she calls them - fortunately she does not read my blog or I'd be out sleeping on the rue...) loaded with blackcurrants and a bit of thin roof of icing on top.
BONJOUR THE A LA MENTHE FRAIS!
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