The Museum of Fine Arts Houston held a Tea and Tour in conjunction with the
Houghton Hall exhibition.
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| Houghton Hall - Image from the MFAH website |
It's always a delight to have tea served in one of the galleries of the museum
surrounded by beautiful art.
Christine Gervaise, the curator for the Houghton Hall exhibition was the speaker.
We ate and drank while she talked.
Petite Chicken Salad Sandwich
Light chicken salad served on whole wheat bread
Petite Cucumber Sandwich
Sliced seedless English cucumbers and herbed cream cheese served on white bread
Petite Apricot and White Chocolate Chip Scones
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry
Lola Catering gets five stars for the food and their wonderful staff.
Isn't the China pretty?
This year I remembered to look at the bottom to see the name.
Premier One - Made in China
It is very sturdy -- almost heavy, but lovely.
We felt very "adult"!
Three different teas were served and I made sure I tried them all.
I started with the Organic Lady Earl Grey,
the most famous of black teas infused with white Tibetan lavender.
Then the Organic Darjeeling,
the champagne of black teas from India.
Last was the Organic Rose Jubilee,
South African tea infused with rose and caffeine free.
My favorite was the Organic Lady Earl Grey.
It was light and lovely.
You could taste the lavender on the tip of your tongue at first sip.
All the teas were from the Path of Tea.
The afternoon was complete with a glass (or two) of champagne.
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
I'm joining the following tea parties.
Thank you to the hosts of:
What a lovely treat.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special day. It looks VERY ELEGANT!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a special place for a tea! The menu looks wonderful. So glad you shared your teatime with us and linked to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!
ReplyDeleteRuth
A lovely outing, Snap! Love the pretty china and the food looks fabulous. I would love to try the organic rose tea. It sounds divine. Thanks for sharing with us and joining me for tea. Happy Autumn!
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Sandi
Oh, what a delicious and pretty tea outing for you! Everything looks so nice.
ReplyDeleteHi Snap!
ReplyDeleteIt´s a long time since I visited you and I thank you for sharing this tea outing with us. It must have been very special!
Hugs from Portugal
What a gorgeous setting, and the china is stunning! The food looks good too. Thanks for sharing, Snap.
ReplyDeleteIt looked like a wonderful tea! I love teas like this!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely setting for tea... The menu is really quite lovely ...I love cucumber tea sandwiches...Thank you for sharing..Hugs
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious tea! The first image captured me on the linky - BOOKS and a library!!! And to have an elegant tea served in such a setting is grace and beauty to feed on for days!! Thanks for sharing - OH! How I've missed the repose of my tea ladies with all my busy this summer.
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Kathy
It sounds like you had a fun time. I love the China ...so pretty...thanks for visiting...
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Wow what a lovely tea and venue! Thanks for sharing it with us. I hope you have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, this is tea in high style! The menu looks wonderful and cucumber finger sandwichs are my fave for tea time. Thanks for sharing sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific week.
FABBY
That sure beats a mug of tea in my house! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a lovely way to spend an afternoon!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
Elegant and lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Did everyone wear hats and gloves and put on their party manners?!! The food looks delicious, and the setting is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJanet