{"id":4928,"date":"2014-11-12T08:59:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T07:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2014-11-12T08:59:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T07:59:37","slug":"christmas-afternoon-tea-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/nl\/christmas-afternoon-tea-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas afternoon tea #LDNbloggerstea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChristmasLast week I heard the first Christmas song on the radio. The lights are up on Oxford Street. And everybody is sharing John Lewis’ Christmas TV ad with Monty the Penguin<\/a> on social media. There’s no denying: London is getting ready for the holidays. For a group of London bloggers, Christmas started a bit earlier this year. On a warm, late summer afternoon in September\u00a0at the Conrad London St James hotel where we were getting together\u00a0for another\u00a0#LDNBloggersTea.<\/p>\n

\"\"Last year Selena<\/a> started organizing the #LDNBloggersTea. A great way to meet up with other London bloggers while enjoying an afternoon tea at different venues in the city. What’s not to love? It’s great to see so many familiar faces and finally meet some of the bloggers you’ve only known through their blog and on social media. It’s an event you don’t want to miss.\"ALike most people, I’m always complaining that shops and restaurants are starting too soon with the Christmas decorations. In the Netherlands I felt you should\u00a0wait until after Sinterklaas (December 5th). And I’m hearing the same from my American friends about Thanksgiving and Christmas.<\/p>\n

But the Conrad London St James hotel<\/a> did a great job to get a bunch of skeptical\u00a0bloggers in the holiday spirit. With a Christmas themed afternoon tea and even a harpist playing Christmas songs. As much as I love afternoon tea, I wouldn’t have thought of having one around Christmas, but why not? It’s great!<\/p>\n

\"\"\"London<\/p>\n

We were given the opportunity\u00a0to try the Christmas Snow Scene Afternoon Tea<\/a> which will be available from 24th November until 24th December.<\/p>\n

The afternoon tea was served in the Emmeline’s Lounge (named after political activist Emmeline Pankhurst) where we were welcomed with a glass of champagne. I’m always thinking how strange it must look for the people serving the afternoon tea. All these women taking photos of the food from every possible angle. Are they ever gonna eat it?<\/p>\n

We sure are! It had all the elements you’d expect from a traditional afternoon tea, but they had given everything a ‘Christmas twist’. So among the selection of savories was a turkey ballotine, a venison bite and a creamy brussels sprout salad with goat’s cheese. And the freshly baked scones were with orange & cranberry and with christmas spices.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"A<\/p>\n

But the star of the afternoon tea were the\u00a0cakes and pastries that followed. Presented as if you were looking at a beautiful Christmas scene through a snow covered window. It almost looked to pretty to eat… But then I wouldn’t be able to tell you how delicious it was.<\/p>\n

I loved the snowflake macaron and the winterberry Christmas tree. And that\u00a0mini meringue snowmen, how cute\u00a0is that?!<\/p>\n

When it was time to leave I felt like curling up in front of a fireplace with a glass of hot mulled wine watching cheesy Christmas movies. But the sun outside brought me back to reality: it was still September. For once\u00a0I was looking forward to hearing that first Christmas song on the radio.<\/p>\n

\"map\"Conrad London St James,\u00a022-28 Broadway, SW1H 0BH London<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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