Marie Claire UK - 09.2019

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WORDS BY SOPHIE GODDARD AND CHARLOTTE VOSSEN. PHOTOGRAPHS BY RODOLFO MARQUES/UNSPLASH

TEA

WITH

A TWIST

CelebrateAfternoon Tea Week (yes,

that is a thing) with one of these

delightfully quirky British options

FASHION-FORWARDFANCIES

At London’s boutique hotel The Pelham in South Kensington,

enjoy a fashion-focused tea to celebrate the V&A’s Mary

Quant exhibition. Created by luxury event planners La Fete,

Michelin-starred chef Alfredo Russo and his team serve

delicious sweet and savoury treats (think Quant’s Crayons mini

buns or an ‘edible lipstick’ of dark chocolates).£40 per person

‘HIGH’ TEA

Vegan restaurant Kalifornia Kitchen in London’s

Bloomsbury has launched a ‘high’ tea – everything

contains five per cent CBD drops. Choose from

cannabidiol-infused lattes, smoothies or a glass of

champagne, as you nibble on CBD sweets (all plant

based, of course) such as hazelnut truffles, raspberry

madeleines and banana cupcakes.£28 per person

Deluxe

GAME OF

THRONES TREATS

After a day exploring Northern

Ireland’s Causeway Coast,

where many iconic scenes

from the fantasy drama were

shot,take afternoon tea at

BallygallyCastle in Antrim.

Themenu features Baratheon

bread,Jon Snow cakes and a

Dothraki trifle.£24 per person

MEAT-LOVERSFEAST

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill in

Edinburgh was the city’s first

gourmet steak restaurant,

serving Scottish farmed beef.

So it figures its afternoon tea

would be a meat-based affair,

with savouries like beef cheek

sandwiches with jalapeños and

applewood smoked cheese in a

pretzel bun, plus sweets such as

freshly baked scones, clotted

cream and jam.£25 per person

A SLICE OF HISTORY

This summer marks the

200th anniversary of Queen

Victoria’s birth, and the

St James’s Hotel & Club in

London – just across the

park from her birthplace,

Kensington Palace – is

offering an 1840s-inspired

afternoon tea. Enjoy classic

cakes with a modern twist, as

well as homemade Cheshire

cheese scones made with

the oldest recorded British

cheese!£40 per person

NEWYORK EATS

Bringing New York

City vibes to the centre

of Liverpool, NYL

Restaurant & Bar has

createda homemade

high‘tea’ that comes

with coffee, in case

you fancy a cuppa of

Americanfuel. Savoury

treatsinclude smoked

salmon bagels with

cream cheese and

tarragon,while the

sweettier contains mini

chocolate hot dogs,

apple pie doughnuts and

cheesecakeof the day.

£17.50 per person