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• Tea Cup Cat: Free Colouring Page

  

  Camellia Cat with Tea Cup. Free Colouring PageWhile I am not sampling the delights of tea houses around London, I am an artist and illustrator; currently... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• To a Tea, Farringdon Street

  

  Monkey-picked Oolong To a TeaStanding at busy Ludgate Circus, with St Paul’s Cathedral behind you, it would be hard to imagine that you are just steps away... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Restaurant St Paul’s Cathedral

  

  DarjeelingSt Pauls CathedralWandering through the City after seeing the Cheapside Hoard at the Museum of London, I thought I saw an emerald on the pavement. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• W Café, Waterstones, Piccadilly

  

  English Breakfast W CafeWaterstones PiccadillyAfter visiting the Royal Academy to see the (excellent) Daumier exhibition, I was naturally in need of tea. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kusmi Tea, Marylebone High Street

  

  White TeaKusmi TeaMarylebone High StreetTea makes a wonderful gift, and Kusmi Teas exotic and colourful packaging means you don’t even need wrapping paper. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kahve Dünyası, Piccadilly

  

  Jasmine Green Tea Kahve DünyasiPiccadillyWhile enjoying a lovely pot of Jasmine Green tea in the wonderful Kavye Dunyasi, Turkish cafe on Piccadilly I felt an... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Afternoon Tea, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane

  

  Afternoon Tea Grosvenor House Hotel Park LaneI confess I am not a huge cake-lover; my idea of a tea-time snack is a nice bit of Marmite on toast – or that is... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• HR Higgins, Duke Street, Mayfair

  

  Chamomile TeaHR HigginsMayfairSomeone should make a film about HR Higgins Coffee Man esq.. The tale of how he started his coffee roasting enterprise in wartime... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gail’s Bakery, Wardour Street

  

  Jasmine Silver NeedleGails BakeryWith the weekend upon us, a quick mention for Gail’s Bakery, Soho in appreciation of them opening till 10pm in the evening and... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Garden Café, Brown Hart Gardens, Mayfair

  

  Mint TeaGarden CaféMayfairLondon can sometimes surprise you in the most delightful ways. Last week I took a trip to a secret garden in Hampstead. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Urban Tea Rooms, Kingley Street

  

  Cornish Peppermint TeaUrban Tea RoomsKingley Street “Hot town summer in the city back if my neck feeling dirty and gritty…” Lovin’ Spoonful Summertime in centra... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tate Britain Café, Millbank

  

  DarjeelingTate Britain CaféThe café at Tate Britain is having a refit. Meanwhile, there are two temporary tea places, each an improvement on the former... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Where to Buy Tea in London: Whittard of Chelsea

  

  Whittard of ChelseaWalter Whittard started selling tea from his Fleet Street shop in 1886. It became Whittard of Chelsea in the 1940′s when the company... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• National Dining Rooms, Trafalgar Square

  

  Ceylon Orange PekoeNational Dining RoomsNational GalleryThe National Gallery started modestly in 1824 when 38 paintings – the collection of banker John Julius... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes Music & Coffee, St Martin’s Lane

  

  Green OolongNotes Music & CoffeeSt Martin’s LaneNotes Music & Coffee is one of those great places that you walk in and wonder why you have never been... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• IKEA Cafe, Edmonton

  

  English Breakfast tea IKEA EdmontonIt is highly unlikely that you will be on the A406 looking for a cuppa, but having been on an extended tea-break recently, du... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Where to Buy Tea in London: Beijing Tong Ren Tang

  

  Flowering TeaBeijing Tong Ren TangWalking along Shaftesbury Avenue, pondering where to get some nice tea, it suddenly occurred to me that I was near Chinatown... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Little Georgia, Barnsbury Road

  

  TeaLittle Georgia I hadn’t intended to write about the tea at Little Georgia, but a comment on my last post, Tinderbox cafe, gave new insight into the... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tinderbox, Angel Islington

  

  Green SenchaTinderboxThe Tinderbox cafe balcony floats above the entrance to the N1 shopping centre at Angel, Islington. It’s easy to miss, but the entrance is... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Comptoir Libanais, Broadwick Street

  

  Fresh Mint TeaLe Comptoir LibanaisSohoHaving enjoyed a pomegranate tea at Le Comptoir Libanais, Wigmore Street in September, I was pleased to discover they... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK