Recently I was invited to attend a very special afternoon tea by a group of young women who were celebrating a birthday. The young women were special, because to a woman, they were full of joie de vivre and good humour. The location was the light filled atrium lounge of swish five star centre city hotel.
With crisp table linen, and customised porcelain, a most unusual afternoon tea, (which contained no tea at all!) was served with elegance and ingenuity.
The most peculiar afternoon tea : an overview
The teapot that didn't contain tea
The teacup that didn't contain tea
Trays of treats for two
The birthday girl gets a special selection
Mimi Rouge makes a choice
Oak-smoked Irish salmon, caviar and cream cheese blini
Spiced roast beef, spinach, red onion and horseradish roll-ups
A charcoal coloured cone filled with prawn cocktail