Afternoon Tea

• We try The Lanesborough's Frida Kahlo inspired afternoon tea

  Treat yourself to a wonderful afternoon tea at The Lanesborough

• First look: Dominique Ansel's afternoon tea at his London bakery

  

  It's been 18 months since top baker Dominique Ansel opened his first UK bakery in London. And only now is he ready to launch his first afternoon tea. I mean, even if you are a top US patisserie chef, you've got to be a little bit worried about how your tea will go down in the country that invented the whole thing.

  So, as you might expect, Ansel has gone full tilt at his. The whole thing follows the path of a seed growing and blossoming into a full-bloomed flower

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• Eric Lanlard is putting on a mile-high afternoon tea for Virgin Atlantic

  

  Looking for something with a little more panache when you take to the skies for a holiday? And have a sweet tooth? Then Eric Lanlard may have something for you. The pastry chef has joined up with Virgin Atlantic to launch afternoon tea in their Clubhouses - and then on board. 

  First up - the Clubhouses. it kicks off this month in Heathrow and includes: 

  • Prosciutto,
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• Bea Vo is bringing Butterscotch to Marylebone (and afternoon tea too)

  This is from Bea Vo (who originally set up Bea's of Bloomsbury) and it's the second Butterscotch in London after the successful opening at White City. Expect all kinds of afternoon tea, a porridge bar and more sweet treats. 

• Yo! Sushi pops up with Japanese afternoon tea at Selfridges

  

  It's not often we see a high street conveyer belt sushi chain taking on afternoon tea in upmarket department stores, but now Yo! Sushi has plans to do just that.

  They'll be reimagining the traditional cream tea dinner with a lot less cream and a lot more fish - sashimi, seared sushi and tempura nori nachos will all make an appearance, plus salmon caviar draped in edible gold "for that extra Christmas

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• Try GBBO winner Candice Brown's afternoon tea at Dalloway Terrace

  

  If, like us, you're huge GBBO fans, then you might be interested to learn that last year's Bake Off winner, Candice Brown, has just launched an afternoon tea in London. The TV baker has teamed up with Bloomsbury's Dalloway Terrace for a tea which launches today.

  A quick look at the menu shows that Candice's tea features all the twists on a classic that won her glory on the show. So for scones you can choose between Feta & Courgette with Thyme Clotted

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• High tea with a difference pops up on the roof of Selfridges, with wastED London

  

  What: wastED London at Selfridges

  In a nutshell: Afternoon tea using ingredients that’d otherwise end up thrown away

  Summing it all up: The Rare Tea Company joins forces with some of London’s tops chefs, including Ottolenghi, to show you why you shouldn’t throw your tea leaves away, all while sitting in a greenhouse on top of Selfridges.

• Urban Tea Rooms is coming to the redeveloped St James Market

  

  What: Urban Tea Rooms, St James's Market

  In a nutshell: Tea and cake

  Summing it all up: This is the latest addition to the new St James's Market development, an English tea room. It's the second Urban Tea Room and you can expect the usual baked good, hot beverages and a decent afternoon tea.

• Test Driving Cherish Finden's afternoon tea in Palm Court at the Langham

  Cherish Finden has found fame with the BBC's Bake Off Creme de la Creme - we went to The Langham to see what her own cakes are like...

• Balthazar London have just launched a Bobbi Brown afternoon tea

  

  We can't go a week without hearing about some new innovative take on afternoon tea and this week's story comes courtesy of Balthazar which has just launched a Bobbi Brown tea.

  The tea ties in with the cosmetic giant's 25th anniversary. So there's a chocolate and sharp blackberry Sachertorte for the Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner, Shimmer Bricks are made with champagne-infused rhubarb with orange and ginger cream, and redcurrant & lemon posset macarons are

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• Anna Hansen launches a craft beer matched afternoon tea at the Modern Pantry

  

  There's always appetite for a new afternoon tea and the one that's just launched at Anna Hansen's Modern Pantry in Finsbury Square sounds very different to the norm. Anna and her Head Pastry Chef Jennifer Moseley have come up with a six course menu split into sweet and savoury which you can choose to pair with craft beers, or matched teas.

  Quite frankly, one look at the menu makes us want to book right now:

  • Dhansak spiced veal mince pai tee,
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• The Berkeley launch a special royal Pret a Portea for the Queen's birthday

  

  Every season, The Berkeley's Prêt-à-Portea celebrates the most fashionable labels in cake. But for Spring, they've gone in a different direction. To commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday they're launching ‘Prêt-à-Portea – The Royal Collection’.

  The special royal afternoon tea runs for the week of the Queen's actual birthday. They've chosen to create cakes and patisserie in the formof HRH's (and her family's) most memorable hats. So the set includes the Coronation

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