afternoon tea
if you are feeling old you should go to tea, instantly you will feel like a young little babe.
chanterelle & cave aged gruyere quiche, only the best quiche i’ve ever crammed in my maw, EVER. if i could jump over a tree to prove it i would. the salad was so good too. this took me less than a few minutes to inhale.
dooooooood.
my aunt, her face is partially covered by the tiered stand so we took another, i like how i looked in this so didn’t want to waste it.
better.
can you imagine this being the first meal of the day? for me it was. lobster, guac, sour cream? and caviar. PUMPED.
the majority of these fingered foods had involved seafood, the old ladies beside us left theirs untouched. allergies? not to be mixed with old lady meds?
dungeness crab and wasabi finger sandwich, mellowed out wasabi, pretty good.
we used our forks and knives to cut these up to stretch it out, amusing.
duck confit & citrus cured foie gras profiterole, soooooooo good.
i’m a little hesitant on the foie gras, not only cos it seems a bit cruel, but knowing what it is, how infrequently i eat it, and the texture and flavour, the richness. you definitely have to be in a foie gras state of mind/mood to deal.
my aunt said, “ok now we’ve died and gone to heaven.” after eating hers.
when we ate at the royal york’s fancy restaurant epic, a shot of foie gras was sent over to us (w/ mango basil vodka) and that was my first foie gras experience. good thing i was already bombed on wine. that post can be found here.
the view from every window is excellent, and that is liza’s garden, currently under construction (bad drainage or something).
“as glimpsed through the south-facing windows of c5, work is now underway on the Elizabeth Samuel Garden or, as she wanted it known, “liza’s Garden.” Basically some rich woman who was chair of the board of trustees and founding member of the board of governers blah blah…continued the samuel family’s century of extraordinary generosity to the museum.
Afternoon tea is $25 plus taxes and gratuities; $35 including a glass of Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catherine sparkling wine. we stuck with the tea.
now for tier two.
green tea sponge with butter cream icing cake, sponge, semantics whatever.
hella fragrant on the green tea, subtle taste all around, a great tea cake oh my god i’m a grandma.
honey pink peppercorn madelines. madelines, cutest name for a sweet ever.
earl grey espresso cake thing, we chose earl grey for tea as well so this complimented the shit out of that.
scone o’clock.
that clotted cream is obscenely good, dangerous.
and that concludes my afternoon tea review. would i go again, yes absolutely. i want to go back to try the evening menu and i noticed they also have a prix fixe for 35 bones.
i lifted this from c5’s afternoon tea press release.
The (ROM) is pleased to introduce Afternoon Tea at c5 Restaurant Lounge, a chic fine dining destination crowning the Michael Lee- Chin Crystal. From Thursday through Saturday, 3:00 to 5:00pm, the restaurant offers a fresh approach to the classic tea service with a creative three-course menu served on contemporary Wedgwood fine china. Afternoon Tea at c5 is inspired by Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation, an exhibition currently on display in the Samuel European Galleries until July 5, 2009.
Afternoon Tea at c5 begins with a worldly sampling of plated savouries, such as chanterelle & cave aged gruyere quiche. The next course features an array of savoury sandwiches, including dungeness crab and wasabi finger sandwiches and duck confit & citrus cured foie gras profiterole. The third course features delicate sweets such as green tea sponge with butter cream icing and honey pink peppercorn madelines. A selection of seasonal fruit scones with clotted cream and homemade preserves complement the meal. The second and third courses arrive elegantly displayed on a tiered stand featuring 2008 Wedgwood designer china with patterns created by renowned designers such as Jasper Conran, Kelly Hoppen and Vera Wang.
now for some cute toy soldiers.
