Afternoon Tea Serenade

by O'Connor, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9781883914301
• ISBN10: 1883914302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Menus & Music Production

Summary

If we just take the time to relax and rejuvenate at the end of the day, it can be the perfect moment for an elegant and soothing tea. And with music playing softly in the background and plates of scrumptious little sandwiches, scones, cakes, and cookies, it is a treasure to share.

Author Biography

Sharon O'Connor is a musician, author, and cook. Founder of the San Francisco String Quartet, she was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. She makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
A History of Tea Drinking	p. 9
Teas of the World	p. 19
Cook's Notes	p. 31
Ideas for Entertaining	p. 39
Music Notes	p. 47
The Adolphus	p. 53
Bewley's	p. 61
Blithewold Mansion and Gardens	p. 69
Claridge's	p. 75
The Empress	p. 81
Filoli	p. 87
Fortnum and Mason	p. 93
Four Seasons Olympic	p. 101
Grand Bay Hotel	p. 107
Harrods	p. 119
The Hay-Adams Hotel	p. 125
The Heathman Hotel	p. 129
Hotel Bel-Air	p. 135
The King Edward	p. 141
Palace Hotel	p. 147
The Plaza	p. 155
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston	p. 163
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead	p. 169
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago	p. 175
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco	p. 181
The Savoy	p. 187
Windsor Court Hotel	p. 195
Winterthur	p. 201
Basics	p. 207
Conversion Charts	p. 213
List of Contributors	p. 214
Mail-Order Sources	p. 216
Acknowledgments	p. 219
Index	p. 220
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