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Orange Pekoe

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I enjoyed high tea today with my darling friend Lady Judson at a quaint little cafe in the darling village-suburb of Barnes in South London. Orange Pekoe tea cafe is devine and very much worth spending an afternoon chatting over little goodies and delectables. Orangge Pekoe serves a magnificent high tea and is full of women getting together for a chat and a treat, two by two. http://www.orangepekoeteas.com/

High Tea Society

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I love decadence and glamour so there's no suprise that I love the traditional old school way of taking tea, scones and other assorted pastry marvels, pretty cupcakes and fine finger sandwiches often involved in the art of afternoon tea. Women of all ages (and the Bombshell men who naturally admires the finer things in life) are decking themselves out in their finery and enjoying a taste of the prettier things in life. At The Ritz in London, men are turned away from afternoon tea if they are not wearing a suitable tie and jacket.  It offers well made pots of tea, finely cut sandwiches, freshly baked scones with fruit-filled jam and fresh clotted cream and pretty, delicate pastries. It's an event. The room is beautiful, as it should be. Chandeliers drop pretty light onto well dressed tables, featuring fine china and linen. But be warned, not all high teas are like The Ritz. Just yesterday, I met Laura, a Bombshell girlfriend of mine for a traditional high t...