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| Fashion Forward Afternoon Tea at Kensington Hotel, London |
Fashionable Afternoon Tea at Kensington Hotel
To celebrate the eagerly awaited Alexander McQueen exhibition in London, Savage Beauty, the Kensington Hotel is offering a creative and very fashionable afternoon tea spread. Beautifully crafted biscuits and cakes resembling the designer’s well-known creations are truly delicious. The setting is the understated and elegant Town House restaurant located in the hotel. A tastefully decorated room surrounded by built-in bookcases feels modern with traditional accents and I love the colour palette.
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| Town House restaurant at The Kensington Hotel, London |
The afternoon tea sweet treats are a cherry Genoese in the form of one of Alexander McQueen’s Skull clutch bag. A red velvet and rose water cake decorated with Butterflies resembling the famous hat by Philip Treacy as seen at McQueen’s Spring/Summer collection in 2008. A buttermilk pannacotta with raspberry inspired by the designer’s ready-to-wear gown AW2008. A hand-decorated marzipan sable dress inspired by the Horn of Plenty Autumn/ Winter 2009 collection.
Fashionable Afternoon Tea at Kensington Hotel
The savouries include a selection of finger sandwiches including Dorset crab and artichoke filling, a dazzling foie gras silver cornet with mango and pretty gold quails eggs with celery salt and mustard cress. To finish, we had scones served with clotted cream and the tastier strawberry preserve I’ve eaten for a long time.
This Spring/Summer 2015 afternoon tea is fashionably price at £35/per person. Champagne is extra. The Kensington Hotel nod to the late designer, Alexandre McQueen, is well suited to the occasion. The hotel is ideally located, just around the corner from the exhibition in South Kensington, making it a must before or after the show and local museum visits.
The Kensington Hotel
109 – 113 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington,
London, United Kingdom SW7 5LR
For bookings: Town House Kensington
Savage Beauty Exhibition
‘I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists. I have to force people to look at things.’
– Alexander McQueen
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| ©Coralie – Teatime in Wonderland |
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| ©Coralie – Teatime in Wonderland |
Dates: 14th March to 2nd August 2015
For tickets and timings: Savage Beauty
V&A , Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel. +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Disclosure: I was a guest of the Doyle Collection, The Kensington Hotel at the afternoon tea and the exhibition.
