Introducing a Guest post from a friend of The Secluded Tea Party, the lovely Adam Barker, a fellow food lover and film fanatic – He has an interesting outlook on films! Over to Adam… Being a massive film fan I’ve always looked to them for advice. I know that sounds a little bit silly, but it’s true. I trust films; they help me out when I need help. If I’m feeling down I can put on a comedy to snap me out of it, I
Love is in the air… Well, it certainly is in the Flay household and if the mister doesn’t get romantic this Valentines, then gawd help him ; ) I am also sure that there are others out there who are either hoping to be romanticised or even wish to shed a little romance onto their other halves this Valentine’s Day, or even just use this time to spend some quality time with the friends and family that they well & trul
Miss Sue Flay & William Hanson invite you to join them at the very first ‘ Dine Like Downton’ in March 2013 at Hotel du Vin, Cambridge Dinner 7.30 for 8.00pm Black Tie Carriages at 11pm R.S.V.P. Miss Sue Flay cake@thesecludedteaparty.com You’ve watched the dining scenes of ‘Downton Abbey’ with wide-mouthed awe, and now you can learn how you can dine like they do at Downton with this new fun and fully interactive course.
As some of you know by now, I am now offering up my Afternoon Tea Baking expertise in the form of my new Baking School.. in your OWN home. You can read more about the plans for this here, along with my plans to get this spot on, I have recruited a few impartial Secluded Tea Party friends to allow me to use them as *Test Students* to iron out all the creases before I release myself into your very own home! I plan to be your
This year I spent New Years Eve 2012 with my fellow Clandestine Cake Club host, the lovely Deepa (aka Lazy Giraffe) and our gorgeous other halves. We enjoyed a fabulous home cooked Mexican meal in their stunning chocolate box cottage with their cats and a glass of bubbly in hand, it was a perfect and civilised way to see in 2013, the best celebrations we have had in years. Not only was the company fantastic, we enjoyed A meal
Between Xmas and New Year, I had a craving for a good plate of savoury food for a change, whereas the mister fancied a sweet tier of Afternoon Tea… It was a complete role reversal, oddly. After a bit of searching (good old Google!) I realised that we hadn’t yet been to Quy Mill, which was a shame as it wasn’t too far down the road from home. What had really struck out on their website was that they served a &
Following this week’s recent discussions in the news on the lovely Ruth Bond (chair of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes) talking about schools having a duty to teach children to cook in preparation for their adult life, it got a new passion and project of mine racing through my mind. A few months ago I was in fact having this very same conversation with a work colleague, who’s son was off to school that day to lea
Photo By Debbie Wallwork Photography … Ahem… Food Porn that is! I can’t help but sing the infamous song “The Internet Is For Porn…” from the hit West End show “Avenue Q” every time I talk or even think about the increasingly popular saying “Food Porn”. What IS Food Porn I hear you say?… It’s that naughty, but heavenly food that your brain & hips s
2012 has been an awesome year for myself and the little cake fairies at The Secluded Tea party this year, with lots of good happenings throughout. I can assure you that Miss Sue Flay will be trooping on into 2013 with her head full of many more exciting and new Afternoon Tea-based plans and schemes in the way of cake-based fun and frolics, so watch this space! This may seem a little cheesy, but I have made so many new friends