Are you a fan of Dragons Den? It's a 'reality show' where entrepreneurs face a team of potential investors and try to persuade them to invest money into their business in exchange for a share in the business. Naturally, for it to make good television, there has to be a certain amount of drama... a few completely bonkers ideas, a bit of … [Read more...]
Delighting Your Guests: Afternoon Tea at Claridge’s
Yesterday I talked about the afternoon tea party organised by Genius. Today I want to tell you about the remarkable contribution to this tea party made by Claridge's: the French pastries. Claridge's expert staff had created some very sophisticated cakes for this tea party: beautiful raspberry and rosewater macaroons: girlie pink, … [Read more...]
Free for Tea? Free From Gluten: Happy Birthday Genius
How hard would you find it to have afternoon tea at Claridges in the company of other gluten free bloggers, journalists and companies supporting coeliacs? (For any of you not from the UK: Claridges is an extremely upmarket smart hotel in Mayfair). I'm guessing: not hard at all! I certainly wasn't going to decline the invitation (see right) … [Read more...]
