London…. Jeg er VILD med London… En fast tradition hver gang jeg er i London med min elskede mor, det er Afternoon Tea. Eftersom vi ofte er i London, så har vi derfor også prøvet en del forskellige varianter af den klassiske engelske Afternoon Tea – nogle bedre end andre;)
Da vi besøgte London sidste weekend – faktisk helt præcist sidste lørdag – kastede vi os over Afternoon Tea på Michelin-restauranten Céleste, der meget praktisk ligger på det hotel vi også boede på (The Lanesborough) – men selvfølgelig er åben for alle. Restauranten (og hotellet) ligger lige ved Hyde Park, og derfor vil jeg foreslå, at man først går en tur i den smukke park og gør plads til alt den lækre mad der bliver serveret. For lækkert (og smukt) det er Afternoon Tea på Céleste. For tiden er der udover den klassiske Afternoon Tea, også den særligt smukke Alexander Hamilton Afternoon Tea, der serveres for at hylde den velkendte musical “Hamilton”, som spilles på Victoria Palace Theatre lige om hjørnet fra restauranten. Det er en meget smuk version af den klassiske Afternoon Tea – specielt kagerne er små kunststykker i sig selv, og er alle inspireret af musicalens hovedpersoner – kreeret af Célestes chef-konditor Gabriel Le Quang. De små kager er: eksotisk blonde cupcake, blåbær cheesecake, grapefrugt kage, pecan nøddetærte og chokoladestjerne. Løber mundvandet? Det forstår jeg godt…. Udover de lækre kager får man serveret varme scones med hjemmerørt smør og marmelade, samt små klassiske fingersandwich. Altsammen selvfølgelig akkompagneret af et meget omfattende udvalg af forskellige the. Er man meget sulten – så fylder de såmend bare de smukke fade op. Det er ingen skam at spørge om mere;)
Hvis man liiige vil toppe sin Afternoon tea – som vi gjorde – så vil jeg foreslå at bestille med et glas champagne Prisen er 39 GBP og 49 GBP med champagne.
Forkæl dig selv næste gang du er i London, book en lækker Afternoon Tea HER.
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London …. I LOVE LONDON … And a regular tradition every time I’m in London with my beloved mom, is Afternoon Tea. Since we’re often in London, we have tried quite a few variants of the classic English Afternoon Tea – some better than others;) When we visited London last weekend – actually exactly last Saturday – I had booked Afternoon Tea at the Céleste Michelin-starred restaurant, which – very convenient for us – is located at the hotel we also stayed at (The Lanesborough) – but of course open to all. The restaurant (and hotel) is right next to Hyde Park, and therefore I suggest that you first go for a walk in the beautiful park and make room for all the delicious food that is served.
At the moment, besides the classic Afternoon Tea, the particularly beautiful Alexander Hamilton Afternoon Tea is served to celebrate the well-known musical “Hamilton”, which is played at the Victoria Palace Theater just around the corner from the restaurant. It’s a very beautiful version of the classic Afternoon Tea – especially the cakes are small pieces of art, and are all inspired by the main characters of the musical – created by Céleste’s Head Pastry Chef, Gabriel Le Quang. The small cakes are: Exotic Lace Cupcake, Blackberry Cheesecake, Grapefruit Religieuse, Pecan pie and a Caribs Chocolate Star. Sounds good, right? It’s for sure good;) In addition to the delicious cakes, hot scones are served with clotted cream and strawberry jam and a selection of classic finger sandwiches. All of course, accompanied by a very extensive selection of different teas. Everything is served the classic way on trays, but are you more hungry – then they just fill up the beautiful trays. It’s no shame to ask for more;)
If you want to top your Afternoon tea – as we did – then I would suggest ordering with a glass of champagne. The price is 39 GBP and 49 GBP with champagne.
Indulge yourself the next time you are in London, book a delicious Afternoon Tea HERE.