Posts Tagged ‘high tea’

AFTERNOON TEA, ANYONE?

Tea stack

Afternoon tea with delectable sandwiches, petit fours, macaroons and scones with cream and jam served on a dainty stack has to be about the best meal of the day. It’s not often we treat ourselves to such an indulgence but why not? At only R80 for the Cape Grace Afternoon Tea in Cape Town’s picturesque [...]

TEA ANYONE?

Mad Hatters Tea Party

One day back in the 1840s, round about 4pm, the 7th Duchess of Bedford suffered a ‘sinking feeling’. Because the main meal was still a way off, she had her servants sneak her a pot of tea and a few carb-loaded fancies. Deciding to adopt the idea as a daily occurrence, she invited a few [...]


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