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• Where to Buy Tea in London: The Tea House

  

  Cast Iron Tea PotsThe Tea HouseCovent GardenThe exterior of The Tea House Covent Garden is reminiscence of a Japanese screen. Black lacquer window frames form... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tibits, Heddon Street

  

  Jasmine Tea BallTibitsHeddon StreetIn January at the same time as needing to ‘tighten our belts’, we may find our actual belts are quite tight after the... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Booking Office, St Pancras Station

  

  Jasmine teaSt PancrasBooking OfficeSt Pancras station was famously saved from developers in the 1960s due to a campaign by John Betjeman and the Victorian... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Roast + Conch, Hotel Chocolat, Covent Garden

  

  Jasmine TeaRoast + ConchHotel Chocolat, Monmouth Street is easy to find; simply follow your nose and outside no. 4 you will perceive a sweet aroma in the air. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Spicy Masala Chai

  

  Masala Chaiand RevelsNovember in London. We all feel a bit snuffly and may feel like staying under the duvet till March. This spicy masala chai is easy to... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Autumnal Walk in London

  

  Mellow Fruitfulness and Chai, a few pictures A blustery autumn day is perfect for a walk, so I set off for St James’ Park to scrunch some leaves underfoot. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• ICA Café, The Mall

  

  English Breakfast TeaICA CafeEarl Grey was Prime Minister of the British Isles from 1830-34. Famous for having a type of tea named after him, he lived at... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Where to Buy Tea in London: East India Company

  

  East India CompanyTeaThe East India Company’s extraordinary and influential history stretches back to 1600 when it was established by a Royal Charter from... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Prufrock Coffee, Leather Lane

  

  Beijing Breakfastfrom Laoshan MountainShangdong Province ‘…the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons’ T.S. Elliot. The... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gatwick Airport, South Terminal

  

  Mint Tea Yorkshire styleGiraffeYorkshire TeaBridge BarOn my way to Turkey I challenged myself to find a decent cuppa at Gatwick. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Turkish Çay

  

  ÇayIt’s holiday time at Tea at Three, so I’m off to Southern Turkey with books, watercolours and my little yellow tea-kettle. I love Turkey, and the Turkish... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Canteen, Covent Garden

  

  English BreakfastCanteenCovent Garden‘Convent’ Garden was the 13th century kitchen garden of the Abbey of St Peter, Westminster. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Liberty Cafe, Regents Street

  

  DarjeelingLiberty CafeLiberty was established in 1874 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty, selling ornaments and objet d’art from the East. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Caravan, King’s Cross

  

  Green TeaCaravan Kings CrossThe extraordinary redevelopment of the area around Kings Cross Station continues apace. Since the Eurostar terminal arrived at St... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Choccywoccydoodah, Foubert’s Place

  

  Pot of TeaChoccywoccydoodahNewburgh St. is a pleasant cobbled side street running parallel to Carnaby street and a handy cut-through from Oxford Circus to Soho. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Where to Buy Tea in London: Twinings, Strand

  

  TwiningsThomas Twining started selling tea from his coffee shop in 1706. Tom’s had a library and was ‘…a place renowned for its polite and scholarly interests’. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Fleet River Bakery, Holborn

  

  Karma teaFleet River BakeryThe Fleet River is one of London’s lost rivers. Running underground from Hampstead via Kentish Town, Kings Cross and Clekenwell into... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tom’s Kitchen, Somerset House

  

  English Breakfast Tea Tom’s KitchenOne my recent visit to Samuel Johnson’s House, I bought a booklet of essays entitled ‘Tea and coffee in the age of Dr... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK