A royal afternoon tea
Following the successful Queen Marie Antoinette afternoon tea, Raffles Makati presented the second of its royal afternoon tea series at the Writers Bar featuring Queen Victoria. The third series, a Russian Imperial Afternoon Tea theme, will be introduced early next year.
Inspired by the great Victorian era, guests enjoyed a threetier medley of sweet and savory British classics, which included a London Bridge Roll with crab and cress; Coronation Chicken with a recipe that was created in 1953 for the coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II; vintage cheddar cheese tart; the age-old English tea sandwich with poached salmon, citrus cream cheese and dill; Victorian sponge cake filled with butter cream and raspberry jam named after Queen Victoria; truffle chocolates filled with gin and orange; traditional lemon tart; classic English toffee cupcake; and the popular Jammie Dodger — a British biscuit made from shortbread with flavored jam filling.
To add to the British experience, the Writers Bar hosted a series of private sales by Bits & Bobs that offered the quintessentially English teaware brand Wedgwood and other unique English brands.
Mila Lee, founder of Bits & Bobs, said, “We are now on our second year of bringing fine English goods to Manila. Wedgwood has always been aspirational as a brand and it is great to see Filipinos appreciate its craftsmanship and beauty now that it’s available in Manila.”
She added that she was thrilled working with Raffles’ Royal Afternoon Tea series. “It feels good to see how the locals here are embracing the afternoon tea culture,” she said.
Raffles Makati director of communications Monique Toda said, “Because of its illustrious heritage, Wedgwood was the perfect partner for this elegant tea series. Its collections perfectly matched the previous Marie Antoinette Afternoon Tea, the recent Queen Victoria Afternoon Tea and the Imperial Russian Afternoon Tea, which will start in February 2018.”