On cold days like these there is nothing I like better than
a hot drink and curling up next to the fire at home. One of my favourite hot
drinks is a chai latte, and I am currently loving the Chai Latte made by Lipton.
All you have to do is add hot water and stir and you have a hot, creamy drink
to sip. Some people would say that it’s a bit sweet, but I like a sweet chai.
Now I know this isn’t tea, but my ultimate high tea would probably involve a
chai latte and/or a citrus green tea.
I recently found a recipe for Chai Latte cupcakes, which I
will be attempting soon – will let you know how it goes. I’m quite excited
because it combines two of my favourite things – chai lattes and cupcakes.
I spent the last weekend down in Wellington, which apart
from being freezing, was fabulous. There are some very cool shops in Wellington
and I spent a lot of time wondering around different shops, from op shops to
boutiques. I found some gorgeous costume earrings at a shop on the end of
Willis Street (I think it was called Retro Room?), which were very ‘high
tea’ elegant to me. It’s amazing what you can find when you stop shopping at
chain stores. We stayed at the James Cook Hotel in central Wellington, which
happens to offer high tea. Given time constraints and the reasons that we were
in Wellington there wasn’t any time to check this out, but while we were having
lunch at the restaurant I saw high tea being served by the windows on the 16th
floor. Presentation appeared fairly standard and I wasn’t so sure about the
atmosphere, it didn’t seem as engaging as some of the other places that I’ve
been to. Further trips to Wellington are in order to scope out the high teas
(and shopping!).
Keep warm! Til next time,
H
