Today I’m taking you out for tea. But not just any tea. It’s time for afternoon tea on high at TING Restaurant in Shangri-La The Shard. Ready for something special? TING is on Level 35 of one of London’s most iconic (and its tallest) buildings. The Shard was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano who […]
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My sumptuous afternoon tea at London’s Mandarin Oriental
Today I’m taking you into the lap of luxury for a truly magnificent afternoon tea. I love this English tradition, especially if you’re fortunate enough to do it in style. Like today in The Rosebery which is in London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge. Named after Lord Rosebery, it was a tea house in the […]
High Tea at The Twelve Apostles in Cape Town
My birthday tea at The Twelve Apostles I recently celebrated my birthday (I’m not going to put a number on it, they’re getting way too big for my liking!) and my sister treated me to High Tea at The Twelve Apostles Hotel in Cape Town. And what a treat it was! This beautiful five-star hotel […]
Celebrating the Queen’s birthday with Royal Tea at St Ermin’s
Today I’m celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday with a slap up tea. She’s Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a lady of amazing dignity and strength (in my opinion anyway). And where better to celebrate her life than at the stylish St Ermin’s Hotel in London’s St James where they’ve laid on a Royal Tea in her […]