FAMOUS QUOTE ON BREAD…By Treeca22 May 20110 “The bread I eat in London, is a deleterious paste, mixed up with chalk, alum, and bone ashes: insipid to…
TEA IN 14th CENTURY…By Treeca22 May 20110 In 1484 TeaÂ’s popularity reached a new height when Zen priest Murata Shuko introduced the Cha-no-yu or Hot Water For…
THE BENEFITS OF ROOIBUS TEA…By Treeca21 May 20117 Rooibos is a herb which is the Afrikaans word for red bush. Apparently the Redbush story began around 200 years…
SUGAR AND FLOUR IN YOUR DIET…By Treeca19 May 20110 In the 1887-1890 Century the average consumption of sugar was only about 5lbs per person per year! Cardiovascular disease and…
AFTERNOON TEA IN THE DELL…By Treeca19 May 20110 As part of the Wirral Year of Food, ‘Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village’ are taking the tea party to…
TEA IN THE 800’s…By Treeca17 May 20110 900 Tea was introduced to Japan by Buddhist monk Saicho. Tea penetrated into the rest of Asia and the Middle…
AFTERNOON TEA AT 1865 PRICE…By Treeca16 May 20110 The Langham Hotel in London and it’s sister properties, in Auckland, Boston, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Pasadena and Shanghi are going…
VIRGINIA WOOLF ON COOKERY IN ENGLAND…By Treeca15 May 20110 What passes for cookery in England is an abomination…..It is putting cabbages in water. It is roasting meat till it…
MAKE YOUR OWN HERB TEA…By Treeca15 May 20112 To make your own herb tea put one small handful of the fresh herb or one heaped teaspoon of the…
FOOD FESTIVALS FOR FOODIES…By Treeca14 May 20110 It’s that time of year again when food festival are happening throughout the UK. Some of the most popular ones…
THE MONTAGU ARMS HOTEL FOR AN AFTERNOON TEA TO REMEMBER…By Treeca13 May 20110 For a perfect afternoon tea (recommended by my daughter) try The Montagu Arms Hotel, a beautiful 17th Century Country House…
SWISSOTEL, THE HOWARD TLSee Â…By Treeca12 May 20110 The Swissotel Howard, Temple Place, London WC2R 2PR Tel No: 020 7836 3555 This gorgeous 5*Hotel is set in a…
HIGH TEA AT ETROP GRANGE…By Treeca11 May 20110 Etrop Grange in are polishing their pots and pans in support of St. Ann’s Hospice which is Greater Manchester’s largest…
EASY SPICED APPLE PUDDING…By Treeca10 May 20110 Ingredients 3oz/85g remove skin and coarsely chop the apples 3oz/85g caster sugar 3oz/85g currants 4oz/ breadcrumbs 3 Medium eggs Finely…
JAPANESE AFTERNOON TEA AT MIYAKO AT ANDAZ HOTEL, LIVERPOOL STREET, LONDON….By Treeca10 May 20110 To celebrate the launch of their new Japanese afternoon tea menus, the Miyako restaurant in the Andaz Hotel in London,…
