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The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea | 
| Author: Helen Simpson
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 44497
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0877958238
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.53
EAN: 9780877958239
ASIN: 0877958238
Publication Date: October 25, 1986
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Product Description
Afternoon tea is the english meal-time institution, a social as well as a culinary event. It is precisely this atmosphere which is embodied in the Palm Court Tearoom at the Ritz in London, which for many years has been one of the most delightful and traditional places to take tea. The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea captures the essence of this traditional British occasion and provides the reader with all the Ritz expertize in the ceremony as well as over 50 recipes, illustrated with passages from Dickens to Oscar Wilde and charming drawings.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 somewhat disappointed October 10, 2008
Lori Anne Bynum (Fort Washington, MD)
I purchased the London Ritz book in the hopes that it would give me more ideas on how to host a tea party...I did see some (not many) tea sandwich receipe...mostly information on how tea parties were held in ancient times. My opinion, if you are trying to do a tea party and need ideas on "how to do", this is NOT the book for you.
 Old Fashioned Elegance September 18, 2008
L. Villa (Southampton, New York United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved the book and would have given it extra stars if it were posible. Have tried most of the recipes and none of them have been duds. Have eaten in a number of tea shops here in the good ol' U.S. of A. and abroad and I can honestly say that what you produce from the recipes here are far superior to most of the items served there.
The recipes also served as great resource material as I started trying out other cookbook recipes and used the Ritz ones as the basis for any comparisons.
 Sacrificed Quality for the Sake of "Pretty" July 22, 2008
S. Gartrell (Washington, D.C.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unfortunately this book fell way short. It had a lot of recipes in a type of font that was so fancy you couldn't read it. I think they valued the curly cues of the font more than the legibility. The majority of time they squeezed two recipes on one page in a 4 x 5.5 book.
I understand Afternoon Tea is supposed to be delicate and dainty, but does a book on Afternoon Tea have to be delicate and dainty too, or can it be a little more practical. I felt I needed to have some form of chiffon on my body just to read the book, which I couldn't read because the typeface is too small.
Added to the whole series.....Putting on The Ritz! November 24, 2007
S. K. Creek (Silicon Valley California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just returned from London where I enjoyed the "Ritzual" of Tea in the gorgeous Palm Court. This is my second time and even with the insane prices with the weakening dollar I would still do it all over again. This book is a great reminder of that very special event for my 50th birthday. Try to collect the whole series-wonderful, wonderful!
Afternoon Tea! May 12, 2007
L. M. Spates (Mid-Atlantic region)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
what a great book! my idea of luxury is to attend afternoon tea in a great hotel-and now I can recreate some of the recipes (but not the harpist) at home. If you like tea, good food, and learning about creating a mood or an atmosphere for your guests, this little book is just great!
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