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The Athenaeum Living Wall
The Athenaeum Living Wall
The Athenaeum Hotel on London's Piccadilly, will be serving a floral-inspired ʻEvergreen-Teaʼ until 28th November 2010 in celebration of the hotelʼs Living Wall - the stunning installation that was included in TIME magazineʼs list of ʻThe 50 Best Inventions of 2009ʼ. The new tea menu is launched as London goes green for the start of the summer and the Chelsea Flower Show.

The Athenaeumʼs Evergreen-Tea is a fusion of a traditional English Afternoon Tea with a breath of botanical, floral flavours inspired by the hotelʼs enchanting Living Wall - a tapestry of plants created by world-famous botanist Patrick Blanc, that covers the hotelʼs façade. Tea can be taken in the newly refurbished Garden Room, overlooking an extension of the Living Wall, containing over 260 plant types including mostly rare species from both tropical and temperate climates.

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Evergreen Afternoon Tea
Evergreen Afternoon Tea
The tea experience was designed and created by the hotelʼs head chef, who was inspired by the Living Wallʼs trailing tendrils and ever-changing blossoming flowers. Together with his team he designed a menu that begins with a selection of 13 different teas from across the world; Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Assam and Lapsang as well as Chinese white tea Pai Mu Tan and infusions of Bella Coola, Bingo Blueberry, Rooeis, Jasmine flowers tea and Niagra Peach tea. To accompany this a selection of finger sandwiches are served, followed by floralinspired cakes and pastries such as orange blossom scones, iced floral tea cakes, rose-scented meringues and mixed fruit tartlets with lavender jam.



Evergreen Afternoon Tea
Evergreen Afternoon Tea
The Living Wall is a unique architectural landmark that has transformed the streetscape of Piccadilly; the outdoor living tapestry represents a fusion of the Athenaeum hotel with its Royal Parks environment - bringing the outside in. One year on the Living Wall is in full bloom and has become a valuable shelter for biodiversity. Highlighting the hotelʼs participation in making London a greener place, it adds nature to the daily life of not only hotel guests but of Londonʼs residents alike.

The Athenaeum has recently received a Top London Afternoon Tea 2010 Award of Excellence from The Tea Guild.

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The Athenaeumʼs Evergreen-Tea is priced at £27.50 per person, or £34.00 including a floral champagne cocktail. There are 3 sittings for tea: 12:30pm, 3pm and 5:30pm daily.

Evergreen Tea Menu

Honey roast ham with wild rocket & tomato and apple chutney on onion bread
Free-range hen egg and mustard cress on garden vegetable bread
Cucumber and cream cheese on new season basil bread
Smoked salmon with English watercress on wheat bread
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Orange blossom scones with Devonshire clotted cream,
and homemade strawberry jam and lemon curd
Bird cookies
Iced floral tea cakes
Rose-scented meringues
Fairy cakes with sugar flowers
Light Rose cream with champagne jelly
Vanilla cheesecake with edible frosted flowers
Mixed fruit tartlets with lavender jam
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Toasted Crumpets and Tea Cakes
Your choice of Tea, Herbal Tea or Infusion

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