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New Afternoon Teas Coming to the Intercontinental London Park Lane

Two new teas spring onto the menu at the Intercontinental.

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New Covent Garden Espresso Bar Offering Free Breakfast This Week

Free breakfast with your coffee or tea at new cafe, Salt, 34 Great Queen Street.

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Santa’s Lap: Treat The London Tea Drinkers

Everyone loves a cup of Rosy Lee.

The Chelsea Teapot by Gary Cohen

The Friday Photos: Time For Tea

Fancy a brew?

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In Pictures: Tweed Run 2011

Better than Christmas: Old Street roundabout becomes ‘an Edwardian Beijing’.

Photography by Chris Osburn

New Restaurant Review: Chai Corner in Croydon

Photography by Chris Osburn As highlighted in our recently London Entrepreneurs interview, Neelofar Khan is a busy woman. Adding to her Chilli Chutney portfolio of Halal Lahori restos, she’s now opened a new eatery in the basement of the iconic Allders department store in Croydon. …

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Bringing Back Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum

Rejoice! A new Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum (and hopefully an even bigger and better tearoom) has been granted permission, for the site between Calvert’s Buildings and St Margaret’s Court just off Borough High Street. Since its last site on Southwark Street closed in 2008, …

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Competition: Win Tea For Two At The Wolseley

The following post is from our sponsor, VoucherCodes.co.uk. Though few will remember the 1925 song Tea for Two, we’re planning to bring back this lost, traditionally British activity by teaming up with VoucherCodes.co.uk to give away vouchers for free Afternoon Tea at The Wolseley. Three …

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Interview: Mark Nicholls, Shop Manager Of Twinings On The Strand

The Twinings tea shop and museum is a tiny gem, often overlooked and overshadowed by its neighbours on the Strand. Inside, however, this narrow outlet tells a different story. At the front, people stock up with tea that will easily last them years, but towards …

Photography by Chris Osburn

Review: New Champagne Sensory Afternoon Tea Available at Four West End Hotels

Photography by Chris Osburn The world’s oldest Champagne house, Ruinart, has joined with luxury fragrance house Miller Harris to offer the Ruinart and Miller Harris Sensory Tea at a handful of West End hotels: The Soho Hotel, Haymarket Hotel, Charlotte Street Hotel and Covent Garden …

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7p Afternoon Tea At The Langham

The Langham Hotel was recently crowned Best Afternoon Tea in London by the Tea Guild. With such delectable treats as horseradish and smoked salmon sandwiches, the crumbliest of scones and intricate cakes and pastries, we’re not surprised. This little lot will normally set you back …