Sunday 21 April 2013

Floral High tea at One Aldwych

So to Introduce us to spring One Aldwych Hotel in Covent Garden designed a floral high tea!!  Well I can tell you that it WAS delicious, but as my sister Angela and I were welcomed into the lobby it was from a snowy and not particularly spring-like London >:(

But enough misery - FOOD PORN:

 
 The Menu:

Bottom: 
 Chicken and Wild Garlic Flower Mayo.
Jasmine smoked salmon.
Egg mayo and Watercress
and a goats curd and chive quiche.

Middle:
Vanilla Panacotta with violet leaves
Rosewater Jelly
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lavendar Brioche served with gorse flower
 compote
Homemade scones served with plum, elderflower
jams and clotted cream


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As is the case with these situations - the scones were the highlight!  I always look forward to the desert - of course by then you're approaching critical mass and can barely stuff it in!  Oh the shame.

After stuffing our faces full on Angela and I were subjected to an hours bus ride - in LONDON rush hour traffic - to Stanstead Airport and then all the subsequent stresses that come with air travel as we were off for the weekend to EDINBURGH!


 KIDDING!  It was such a great adventure!  

After being a dithering dilly about only having 10 x 100ml containers of liquids it turns out you have to fit ALL your containers into a TINY snap lock bag anyway... so Ange and I shared the load together and managed it... I did get enthusiastically pat down by security though #ooh-er!

Have you ever done the high tea thing?  
Got all dressed up fancy, eaten your full then got on a BUS!?
This is the first of TWO high teas we indulged in... 
so stay tuned for FOODGATE Part ii 


♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.

Chicken and wild garlic flower mayonnaise on wholemeal bread
Jasmine smoked salmon on a bridge roll
Egg mayonnaise and watercress on wholemeal bread - See more at: http://www.onealdwych.com/food-drink/lobby-bar/food-menus/afternoon-tea.aspx#sthash.BMqO9EDm.d
Chicken and wild garlic flower mayonnaise on wholemeal bread
Jasmine smoked salmon on a bridge roll
Egg mayonnaise and watercress on wholemeal bread - See more at: http://www.onealdwych.com/food-drink/lobby-bar/food-menus/afternoon-tea.aspx#sthash.BMqO9EDm.dpuf
Chicken and wild garlic flower mayonnaise on wholemeal bread
Jasmine smoked salmon on a bridge roll
Egg mayonnaise and watercress on wholemeal bread - See more at: http://www.onealdwych.com/food-drink/lobby-bar/food-menus/afternoon-tea.aspx#sthash.BMqO9EDm.dpuf

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    1. You HAVE to. such an anazing energy and there's ALWAYS something to do :-*

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    1. So super yummy ;-)

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    1. Thanks - I did it for you guys ;-)

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  4. I did high tea with my mom and aunts once and it was so much fun! A great way to chat and enjoy one another - and the tea!
    Isn’t That Charming.

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    1. Its SUCH a treat and you feel a little posh ;-)

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    1. Almost too delicious ;-)

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  6. The whole high tea idea looks fun and delicious to me. Nice photos!

    Would you mind following each other? Let me know

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    1. Sure I would love us to follow each other. I'll visit your blog and leave you a comment :-)

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  7. thanks for your comment love!! i love that post!!. I hope u soon! A big and fashion kiss honey!!! Xx c.o.c.o.

    L O O K I N G F O R T H E S T Y L E

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    1. Yep - You'll see me around :-D

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