Park Hyatt Washington celebrates the return of fall with a new
three-course tableside tea service, for a luxurious afternoon activity
in the Tea Cellar. The Tea Menu offers savory bites, pastries, scones
with house-made jams, and is available exclusively
on Sunday afternoons, from
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
It is priced at $55 per adult and $30 per child between six and twelve
years of age (tax and gratuity not included) and includes a freshly
brewed pot of tea from the tea menu. Guests can order additional pots
of tea with prices ranging from $8 to $300.
The seasonal tea menu is crafted by Park Hyatt Washington and Blue
Duck Tavern’s culinary team, Executive Chef Franck Loquet, Events Chef
de Cuisine Andrew Kelminsky, and Tea Expert Christian Eck. Guests can
enjoy a three-course selection of teatime offerings featuring a seasonal
delights including
Scones, Muffins, and
Croissants, served with lemon curd, raspberry jam and Devonshire cream, followed by savory items such as
Lemon Pepper Macaroons with smoked salmon and grapefruit; Roast Beef with horseradish and watercress, served on a brioche bun; Trout Rillette with pickled vegetables, Roquefort Quiche with caramelized fig, and a
Cabbage Wrap of curry chicken salad. For the perfect ending, guests will indulge in sweets such as
Seasonal Fruit Tart; Chocolate Bonbon or Truffle; Macaroon; Religieuse, and
Opera Cake.
Each menu item is subject to change weekly based on ingredients availability, and seasonality.
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| Emperor's Himalayan Lavender Tea |
Park Hyatt Washington’s Tea Cellar is home to one of the most unique
and expansive collections of tea in the United States, with over 37 rare
and limited-production, single-estates teas. Featuring teas from
remote regions of China, Japan, Sri Lanka and the Himalayas, as well as
herbal selections from Egypt, France and Argentina, the Tea Cellar’s
sophisticated offerings introduce guests to the highest quality of tea,
similar to the level of flavor and complexity of fine wines. The tea
experience includes
Herbals and Tisanes such
as Chamomile, Lemongrass Wild Rose, Emperor’s Himalayan Lavender, Mint,
Fields of France Rooibos, Mallorca and Yerba Mate. Blooming Teas include Moonlight Jasmine Blossom. White Tea offerings include Darjeeling. Chinese Green Tea offerings include Blood Orange Green, Organic Dragonwell, Japanese Green Tea Jasmine Beauty Pearls and Gyokuro. Oolong Teas include Magnolia Blossom Oolong and Freak of Nature Oolong. Pu-Erh Teas including the 1999 Vintage Pu-Erh Toucha, and finally Black Teas
include Extra Regal Earl Grey, Decaf English, Organic English
Breakfast, First Flush Darjeeling, Bourbon Vanilla Chai, Barrel Aged
Forbidden Forest, Lapsang Souchon, and Royal Keemun. The Tea
Cellar showcases a glass tea humidor to age and store vintage tea, in
addition to a lit display of tea blossoms that flower when steeped in
water.
Christian Eck has a lifetime appreciation for anything ‘liquid’ --
whether it be alcoholic, or non-alcoholic. This interest has led Eck to
complete numerous courses including one led by Great Falls Tea Garden,
VA. As well as being Blue Duck Tavern’s Tea Specialist he is a
Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. Eck is
available to share with guests the history, flavor, chemistry and
cultural significance of their chosen tea, providing the perfect teatime
experience.
Park Hyatt Washington’s tea menu is available
on Sunday afternoons, from
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
from October 2 through May 7, 2017.
To make a reservation for afternoon tea or to host an intimate gathering, call
+1 202 419 6755 or visit
www.parkhyattwashington.com.
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