I honestly can’t resist sharing this with you all. It was only last week I saw my lovely friend, Deepa (also known as lazy Giraffe hehe) had been saying that Cambridge needed a new pop-up restaurant or a tearoom or a new underground foodie location and I then went home, flicked through the latest edition of the Cambridgeshire Journal magazine and saw just the ticket… Not only do we have the fabulous Scrimshaws Sup
After many enquiries asking for smaller, more intimate afternoon tea parties, I am very excited to be announcing a new and very homely afternoon tea venue in Cambridge, or somewhere close to our City… for a Cambridgeshire retreat with a difference.. and free parking too – a real perk in our here region! Introducing… The Tea Cosy The perfect afternoon tea location for bookings from simply 2 to 5 people. It’s your ve
On Sunday 29th April, on a very rainy afternoon, I could be found in a very secret and secluded city location in Cambridge, just to make a refreshing change to the usual clean countryside air that I am usually enjoying… hehe. The Folk Museum in Cambridge is a local treasure that often gets forgotten by us all, but is also host to a gorgeous vintage tea room which opens most Saturdays throughout the year. The museum is r
On Sunday 27th May 2012, I will be at this fabulous Vintage Jubilee event in Granchester Village Hall to bring this beautiful Cambridgeshire village home made cake and loose leaf tea. I will be co-hosting the afternoon teas with the fabulous ladies at The China & Cakes Company and we will all be adorning out pinnies to serve you a smile and a good old gossip with our delicious freshly baked treats. This is a fundraising
This thought crossed my mind yesterday whilst packing up the tables at my latest privately booked secluded tea party, that if somebody walked rough the door right now, they wouldn’t see a calm and cool tea party hostess sat down sipping a cup of tea and giving herself a well deserved pat on the back for a successful baby shower afternoon tea… No. Instead, they would be greeted with the hostess bent over a village h
In early February, the day it snowed and was so cold it would make your toes go blue and your breath freeze with every mouthful of cake you took in the open air, I took part in a romantic valentines and engagement inspired photo shoot where our toes did indeed go blue and our breath did freeze with every mouthful!… hehe But it was worth it! My lovely friend, Debbie Wallwork, had asked me to put on an afternoon tea spread
These are not two titles that I would have ever considered putting together in a blog post, however the fabulous and clever team at Bea’s of Bloomsbury have the perfect secret location in the heart of London to show us a film or two… with cake of course! The mister took me down to London for a rare whistle stop tour of our capital city to enjoy a few delights along the way, including a pit stop at Fortnum & Ma
On driving home from a cake decorating course with my lovely friend, Cat of Cakes By Cat in Ely, I strangely tuned into BBC Radio 2 for the VERY first time in my life, only to catch the very amusing Jeremy Vine having a good old moan about the cost of afternoon tea. The subject of afternoon tea fascinates me, being self taught in tea knowledge, afternoon tea etiquette and even in the art of baking. I find it easy to sit on the