Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Tea Party

I realize that tea parties are off topic for this blog. Since I have met and gotten to know Steph and Sweetcakes, I have taken an interest in the elegant and charming and relaxing practice of afternoon tea.

My sister-in-law and I treated our mother-in-law and her friend to afternoon tea at the Orchid Room at the Hilton Netherland Hotel in Cincinnati. Of all the tea houses and tea rooms I have been to with Steph and Sweetcakes, this is probably the best. I can't wait to take them there.

Simple but time tested loose leaf teas were on the menu:





An individual plate of savories for each guest. Note to tea party goers: If you are a vegetarian order the vegetarian option in advance.




A huge assortment of breads, scones and pastries. This was more than all of us could eat.



An added bonus was that our server Michael knew tea well and presented all of our food and tea with a flourish. Here he is showing a member of our party one plate of the breads and scones:

2 comments:

sweetcakes said...

It looks so lovely and elegant! I hope we get a chance to go there someday. Thanks for sharing your experience and pictures!

Steph said...

Oh, yeah - yeah - yeah! I want Michael's job! So wonderful. Thank you for sharing and I'm glad you had a nice time!