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| - The princess in me comes out when I hear the words "high tea". I have a fascination, appreciation and love for it. The root of this ultra sophisticated ritual lies in England (afternoon tea) and Scotland (high tea). My basic understanding is that this ceremony was created to cater to a hungry Duchess. But of course.
I welcome any quintessential ceremony that allows me to channel my inner B (as in Blair Waldorf. I don't watch Gossip Girl, but if I did, I'd want to be her. I fracking love Leighton Meester). The best place for me to do this is at the Windsor Arms Hotel. They have three sittings on the weekend: 12:45, 3:30 and 6:00 pm (my favourite is the first because it leaves you the day to go shopping).
Their puprle tea room is elegant and inviting. (They also have a Russian tea room.) They serve the best sandwiches - one bite bursts of deliciousness - and the most amazing scones - I love, LOVE their scones.
If that doesn't convince you to stomach the cost (Full Tea at $38 per person or Complete Tea at $45 per person, on weekends. Less during the week, but what working woman has the time), then maybe this will: I, a DIEHARD coffee lover, will give up my coffee. That's right; I will forgo coffee for tea in the name of high tea. And as any of my friends will tell you, in any other circumstance I turn from beauty to beast in 60 seconds if I don't get my coffee. This is the power of high tea.
P.S. You can supply your own tea and get a blanket and have a picnic and get their tea-to-go: scones, sandwiches, petit fours - read here.
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