Crusts On or Crusts Off at Tea Time?
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Crusts On or Crusts Off at Tea Time?
What is the importance of afternoon tea to all of us in Britain...
There has to be more than cream to afternoon tea at chic hotels to make it the popular phenomenon that it is. It doesn't seem to matter where you're from or how old you are, the prospect of an extra meal between lunch and dinner featuring impossibly small sandwiches and disproportionately large scones, is universal.
I think one of the reasons for it, is the wide possibilities for interpretation and innovation that this classic British institution allows even in modern chic hotels. Not to mention regional traditions that always provide healthy heated debate. Do you put the cream on first, or the jam? It is a question that has divided families and friends.
Whatever your cakey preference, it may well dictate the destination that you choose. After all, your afternoon tea style says a lot about your personality as well as that of those providing it. At a classically beautiful hotel a traditional approach of sandwiches and scones is exactly what you are looking for.
Others who do great justice to the customary variation on afternoon tea, and even throw in a log fire for good measure include hotels in the Lake District, and the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. At these types of hotels you will also obviously benefit from the hearty appetite generated from a bracing walk in the local area - it's fine, all those hills nullify any calories you may or may not have been concerned about.
To take 'chic hotels' to a whole new level however, you can always rely on Anouska Hempel to create great chic hotels. The interior designer who is famed for her high fashion flair and award-winning sense of luxury would no doubt be disappointed with anything less exquisite from the food that's served on the carefully chosen plates. So when it comes to La Suite West in London, the 100% vegan, three course afternoon tea is just what Anna Wintour ordered, right down to the coconut cream and fresh strawberries. Talk about having your cake and eating it too!
Perhaps in the 50 Shades world in which we live however, the best is yet to come. The upcoming opening of Hotel Gotham in Manchester in April is highly anticipated for its naughty-but-nice humour and serious sex appeal... just imagine what they might be doing with the raspberry jam and the oozing black chocolate Gotham Kirsch cake!?
When Bespoke Hotels talk about 'chic' at, for example, La Suite West in London, designed by Anouska Hempel, their 100% vegan, three course afternoon tea, that Anna Wintour ordered, including the coconut cream and fresh strawberries is served on the best designer crockery.
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