Afternoon Tea in Felt Art

I had the pleasure of visiting felt artist Lucy Sparrow's exhibit in 2019 Lucy's Delicatessen on 6th and was totally blow away! I must say this post is in no way an ad but I needed to show you the wonderful art she has for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! I found Lucy on Instagram and was so thrilled to see the exhibit in New York City a few years ago. When I walked through it, I just smiled from ear to ear. I totally feel in this time, with so much going on in the world, we need something to make us smile. Lucy's felt art does just that, and I have been ordering more items from her online store for my collection. 

Queen Elizabeth II has celebrated her Platinum Jubilee this weekend, 70 years on the British throne, more than any other British monarch. I do follow the royal family and it's history which I find fascinating. Lucy's current project is that of an Afternoon Tea in felt art. I was totally blown away so had to order immediately! The items are just so sweet and make you smile from ear to ear! After I had ordered, I found out she was going to be having an exhibit at the grand entrance of Buckingham Palace which is open to the public July 22, 2022 to October 2, 2022. If you happen to be in England during this time, I highly suggest you visit. You will not be disappointed. Now on to the inspect the art !  

The lovely little guys are sitting on a 3 tier cake plate from Royal Albert. The top consists of a Victoria Sponge Slice, quiche and French fancy yellow. 

Does this not make you smile ?? Sausage rolls, half scones with cream/jam, bakewell tart bottom layer: salmon sandwich, cinnamon roll (from another of her collections seemed to fit in here), Viennese swirl, jammie dodger and a black and white cookie from another collection. 

The tea cup with saucer is actually a real tea cup and saucer that the felt has been molded around. It is just so lovely and I added a lemon slice on the side. The tea cup comes off the saucer. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing these wonderful pieces of art that are made with such love and detail. I will be adding more of Lucy's art to my home as it just really makes for a pleasant day! You can check our her website and follow her work on Instagram. If you do not purchase anything, but just look at the art work, it will still bring you so much joy. I think that is so what is needed in the world right now. I must thank Lucy for her wonderful work and her talent that we all have the privilege to enjoy!! 

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Relaxing Tea at The Baccarat Hotel New York

I was very excited to experience afternoon tea at the Baccarat Hotel New York. You take the elevator to the 2nd floor, and the Grand Salon which is such a gorgeous place for afternoon tea. You can even experience the city's most expensive tea service here, at $600, the Baccarat’s Tsar Nicholas II menu is 10 to 20 times as expensive as those of most of its competitors. The other available tea services are the King Louis XV ($95) and the Prince of Wales ($110). There are so many choices here, and very unique offerings. 

The gorgeous chandelier as you walk in to enter the elevator to the Grand Salon 

The table setting, with Baccarat crystal of course, is stunning 

I LOVED these champagne flutes 

The decor is just as over-the-top as you would expect 

We choose the Prince of Wales tea service, like having an English tea at Windsor Castle. 

Savories

Cucumber with Cream Cheese Foam and Grapefruit

Vadouvan Courgette Presse with Brie and Apple

Lamb Botifarra Tartelette with Romesco

“Peas and Rice” with Snapper Crudo and Tomato

Foie Gras Gougère with Strawberry Rooibos Jam

Sweets

Raspberry Rose Charlotte

Tartlette aux Fruits

Baba au Rhum Exotique

Religieus des Tuileries

Warm Housemade Scones

with Devonshire Cream and Seasonal Gelée

Unfortunately, the staff was not totally on their game the day we were there. We ordered tea service for 2 but were only brought one at first. It took a while to flag our waitress down to say we had ordered 2 afternoon teas. I really felt for the level of this hotel ( a five star ) and the Baccarat name, it should be perfect every time someone dines here. 

As pretty as everything looked, this was the least amount of food I have ever received at an afternoon tea. I must say I was a bit disappointed but I loved the tier plates it was served upon. 

These were the savories, which was very tiny indeed 

Desserts looked pretty but I didn't feel they tasted anything special 

The tea service used was of course Baccarat and was really lovely. We paired the afternoon tea with Earl Grey which was very tasty.  

This was the lamb tart which I did enjoy 

These two items were interesting looking but not a whole lot of flavor 

Vadouvan Courgette Presse with Brie and Apple was quite tasty 

Raspberry Rose Charlotte was very pretty looking, taste was okay as I am not a Raspberry fan 

Foie Gras Gougère with Strawberry Rooibos Jam was my first try at Foie Gras and I must say, it didn't really appeal to me 

Baba au Rhum Exotique which I felt is made much better at the Italian bakeries 

You can also dine from the menu at The Grand Salon, which is something I would like to try. I hate to say but I wouldn't do the afternoon tea here again. The atmosphere was gorgeous, the Baccarat crystal is just divine, but I do not feel it was worth my $145.00. If money is no object, and you just want to experience an afternoon tea as luxe as possible, this would probably be right up your alley. Please leave a comment if you do experience afternoon tea here and let me know how you liked it.

The Baccarat Hotel New York 

The Grand Salon 

Afternoon Tea Hours

Wednesday - Sunday

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Downton Abbey The Exhibition Gift Shoppe

My posts of the Downton Abbey The Exhibition were so detailed, I forgot to show you what was in the gift shoppe on the way out the door! Here are some items that you can purchase after you are done with the exhibit.  

I loved seeing our friends On Location Tours being promoted at the exhibit!  

Totally lovely hats available for purchase  

Since I was there in December, they had quite a few holiday items like this stocking  

British holiday crackers were very fun as well  

I would have bought one of the key ornaments but they were not for sale, darn!  

They had the full line of Downton Abbey teas from Republic of Tea which you can purchase from their website directly.  

Loved this quote  

They did have some jewelry and I ended up purchasing a bracelet but was hoping for some of the long necklaces the ladies wore on the show. I was very proud I walked away with only a bracelet! 

If you missed my review of the Exhibit itself, you can check out the 4 parts here as there is so much to see, I couldn't do just 1 post. It is a really wonderful exhibit, and on view until April 2, 2018.

Downton Abbey The Exhibition 
10am to 8pm (last ticket sold at 7pm) Monday – Sunday

Downton Abbey The Exhibition Part 1 

Downton Abbey The Exhibition Part 2 

Downton Abbey The Exhibition Part 3 

Downton Abbey The Exhibition Part 4

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