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Showing posts with label afternoon tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label afternoon tea. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Yesterday I went for afternoon tea at Alice's Tea Cup on the upper west side at 102 West 73rd street.
It's the perfect place to take out-of-town guests for a lovely surprise...
The front shop of the tea salon is filled with a vast array of teas...
And tempting cakes to get you salivating...
And of course all things 'Alice' ...
You say you have nothing to wear to Alice's Tea cup? You can pick up a gown in the front shop...
Plus a pair of pink wings...
And the ever-so-essential TIARA bien sur!
No reservations accepted unless you're a party of 6+, so bring lots of children along. Your eyes will pop when you see 'The Mad Hatter' tea trays being served...
I went with PBer Frances of City Views, Country Views. *Do note her fabulously tied Frenchie scarf please - the secret how-to video is HERE!
There was no leaving the house without Monsieur BEAR, who insists he needs tea salon practice before we hit Paris...
We were both quite taken with the new Alice's Tea Cup cookbook.
The authors, Haley and Lauren Fox have THREE tea salons in New York so no wonder they needed a cookbook - very clever indeed...
And those delectably stacked tea trays - you can do them at home!
Or plan a kid's tea party just as if it was at Alice's...
Do you think they should rename New York City 'The Big Cupcake'?
We were drooling over the goodies in the cookbook...
But Frances and I settled rather sanely on the scones + pot o' tea($10). Granted the scones were insanely huge and you got a choice of TWO! I had Mixed Berry + Pumpkin Spice and Frances went off the deepend with Caramel Banana + Mixed Berry and gobs of jam and butter.
My tea was a wonderous mix of apricot + ginger + orange + + +?!
Our neighbor (British) asked politely if she might take a closer look at M.BEAR. As an owner of four bears at home, she was instantly smitten. In fact she popped BEAR into her purse just to see if he would fit...ahem. She is returning to London shortly and BEAR mentioned he liked London a lot.
We did not have any Mar-Tea-Nis...
My tea was a wonderous mix of apricot + ginger + orange + + +?!Our neighbor (British) asked politely if she might take a closer look at M.BEAR. As an owner of four bears at home, she was instantly smitten. In fact she popped BEAR into her purse just to see if he would fit...ahem. She is returning to London shortly and BEAR mentioned he liked London a lot.
Some bears have a lot of nerve!
The idea of going home with the first person who asks?
HMPH
HMPH
We did not have any Mar-Tea-Nis...BONJOUR ALICE'S TEA CUP!
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!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Blue Willow-oholic,original art,5" x 7"Well another obsession is taking hold it seems...
Was the seed planted with these over-the-top Blue Willow windows in Bergdorf's?
Yesterday I bought this BW cookie tin. fun no?
And these two cups + 3 dinner plates...ahem
Of course it's all meant to go with my new re-decorating theme of blue an white. Naturally. Not a bad excuse as excuses go...
There was a ton of blue and white at the Musee de la Toile de Jouy...
And even more at the Bastille Brocante in October...
If only I could win the lottery...
Flo bleu...oh YUM!
I'm flirting with this doll's set of BW dishes...
How about these puppies?
There was a ton of blue and white at the Musee de la Toile de Jouy...
And even more at the Bastille Brocante in October...
If only I could win the lottery...
Flo bleu...oh YUM!
I'm flirting with this doll's set of BW dishes...Do I succumb or resist?
HELP!
How about these puppies? Can you resist?
Blue macarons with a little help from the paint palette..
My name is Carol and I'm am a Blue Willow-aholic~
BON BLEU!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Le Loir dans La Theiere chocolat chaud, original art, 5" x 7"A quick hop back to Paris for some serious comparative analysis on combo cafe/patisseries...
Dear Anne of MesVitrinesNYC took me to her favorite place, Le Loire dans la Theiere in theMarais at 3 rue de Rosiers, 75004.
It's rather dark and cosy and friendly inside...
In fact Le Loir dans le Theiere could easily be transplanted to Soho, NY in an instant. No fussy desserts. No ladies who lunch here. This is total casualness and a relaxed atmosphere.
Anne arrives and we decide to share...
Le Loir's fabulous Citron Meringue tarte. Racked with inappropriate fear, my photos are blurry. There really was no need. It's very RELAXED here!
This citron tarte is so high it's served on it's side...sighNote the soup spoon you eat it with...
After we finished we passed by the dessert buffet for a closer look at the goodies.
The ardoise (blackboard) reports:Apple cake with nuts and cinnamon
Tarte Bordalae
Apple crumble with salted butter
Diplomate creme anglaise
Figge tarte
chocolate pudding
cheese cake
And the lemon meringue tart or what's left of it...
There's no question if I go back I'll get the lemon meringue tarte again...Research over.
~
BON MERCREDI!
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