My CD Insert

After a Leg is done, I usually like to share my Final Thoughts and personally thank my guests that have come…etc etc. This is going to be a bit different. I’m gonna do the little summary for Leg 4, sure. But then I am going to add some Highlights and name some special people (I don’t usually include names), from the ENTIRE TOUR since 2014! And at the end of all that, a cool little feature- I’m going to list everyone (just initials to keep my personal friends’ privacy) that’s ever joined a tea party with me and the number of times they’ve attended our California Tea House Tour!!

LEG 4

This one was messy. No matter how much you plan (even my meticulous organized OCD self), there are just some things you won’t have control over. There were way too many Spots this Leg that just either didn’t have their act together, stopped their tea service, or weren’t sure if/when they were bringing it back. And I wasn’t gonna bother with any of that, so I just left them out. Quite a few, however, also popped up so we had additional ones to visit in place. I did discover some new gems, so I was really happy about that. I’m def going back to The Caviar Co. (already been twice more since hehe), Beacon Grand, Elliston, Kiki’s, and Rosewood Sand Hill FO SHO. Found my new “Regulars” too. These Sweethearts just make it so EASY for me, and I love that. I will invite them to Tea anytime, all the time. My health was slowly deteriorating all year, so I was getting slower with each new Spot Visit. Lots of times I didn’t even bring my DSLR, so the shots you see were just from my phone… Thankfully, my girls all knew how to support me when needed. Thank you to all who waited for me + my cane, parked closer (VIP paking with my placard heyy), offered their arm, or just made me feel like a human being. My husband said this could be my last Leg. And while sometimes it was a struggle, I’m glad I did it. I can’t say how many times at Tea, my friends talked about special moments on the Tour for them or how much they liked or disliked a place I brought them to. Those memories will be etched in my heart for always.

HIGHLIGHTS

When we met Amy, the owner of Crown & Crumpet, and she showed us such a good time I just knew this was going to be the start of something extraordinary.

When someone from this Spot searched for my name on facebook (I don’t have an account there anymore) to write me a nasty message about how I shared a FACT about his place. Changed my name on there after that.

Finding my new favorite go-to afternoon tea spot, The English Rose. I lost count how many tea parties I hosted there after that.

When we were offered the teeniest tiniest pre-selected [for us] tea sandwiches at this Spot and were treated awfully. Then went to have dinner at the Beach Chalet directly after because we were starving! But not before we all had to stop at the bathroom downstairs first where it smelled like the worst long lost dump you could ever imagine!!

When we met Ramesh at The Ritz-Carlton, and he gave us each to-go boxes with fresh new sweets and new jars of condiments to take home.

When we went to this Tea Spot and the owner came to our table and asked us: “Are you parTEA with me??” and was so excited to meet us! Decade made.

That potato salad from Muir’s Tea Room.

The filthiest tea pot spouts I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Writing about it. Writing the owner. And him writing me back, telling me that they bought things to clean it and are now having their staff trained on how to do it.

Meeting Mom (Christine) and Aubree (Chef) at Muir’s. Not knowing they were going to become like family.

The exemplary tea sandwich sizes at Malaya Tea Room.

That egg salad sandwich at Alexander’s Patisserie.

Having tea on a TRAIN!!

The Executive Chef Joseph L. Paire for Claremont Hotel coming out to meet + chill with me and the Huz.

Seeing owner Pauline at Dartealing Lounge, and her coming out to meet + speak with my girls and making it really special for them.

Having THREE COLLAB’s in a month!!?!

Revisiting my 2nd favorite tea room, only to be disappointed with how much their quality has lowered and moving them 28 spots DOWN on my raTEAng. (never done before)

Being the very first tea party reservation at K On The Go and meeting owners Justin + Tea, not yet knowing that this would become our 2nd home and we’d be seeing them often! And having my very first (and only) Guest Writer, my Daughter!!

Having the Hotel Manager at the Claremont come out to meet me and me having something in my teeth, sitting in front of my plate of One-Bite’s. (melting emoji)

Caviar.

The candle at Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel.

TEA GUESTS

Of the 78 official Tea House and Tea Room Visits, here’s how many my 73 friends + family have attended!

V.Ro. “Kika” – 23

M.K.K. “the Huz” – 21

N.V. – 17

T.L. “Florecita” – 14

M.S. – 13

S.M. “Earl Grey Gal” – 13

F.F. “Rizitos”- 13

A.P. “Mariposa” – 10

B.A. “Cutie Jr.” – 7

P.T. – 6

I.M. “Seat Mate Date/Wife of Filipino” – 6

Mar.A. “Cutie” – 5

E.B. “Big Sis” – 5

E.R. “Indy” – 5

S.E. “Daughter” – 5

R.L. – 4

Li.C. – 4

Me.A. – 3

A.V. – 3

J.C. – 3

Mic.M. – 2

P.A. – 2

A.L. – 2

H.M. – 2

F.S. – 2

M.D. “Mrs. Mamoa” – 2

Mir.M. – 2

Ma.M. – 2

I.S. – 2

E.S. – 2

L.L. – 2

T.H. – 2

T.W. – 2

St.R. – 2

1-Timer’s: G.M., R.P., R.R., C.P., V.H., Lo.C., B.L., N.M., M.V., V.Ri., Sha.M., Shi.M., R.C., S.C., O.I., NOVA, Mo.M., A.M., L.M., A.O., Ja.M., J.B., R.M., E.E., Jo.M., C.F., E.A., S.A. “Cutie’s Mr.”, M.C., D.L., J.S., R.D., A.T., L.E., So.R., H.A., C.R., Y.A., Man.A.

*SHOUT OUT* to Kika for going to 30% of all the Spots!! And to the Huz for coming with me to most of my Collabs and Late Entries!!

And here’s something fun I thought of including last minute… This is a FULL LIST of all the different places + countries that have visited + read our blog!! Hello to all you beautiful people and thank you for visiting my website! If you are from one of these countries PLEASE say ‘hello’ in the comments and tell us which one?!

United States

Albania

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

Chile

China

Columbia

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

European Union

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Honduras

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kenya

Kuwait

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Malta

Martinique

Mexico

Moldova

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Türkiye

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Uruguay

U.S. Virgin Islands

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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my raTEAng 1-62

Thank you for waiting for these last 2 so I could include them! You guys love these!! Here you go!

From Stop it. Get some help. to I already can’t wait to go back:

62. iChina Restaurant, Santa Clara – Unsanitary tea spouts…need I say more? [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

61. Tal-Y-Tara Tea & Polo Shoppe, San Francisco – Outright rude and has no business being a tea house.

60. Tudor Rose English Tea Room, Santa Rosa – Eleven levels of tea service and you don’t even want one. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

59. Secret Garden Tea House, San Francisco – Filthy place with yummy scones. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

58. The Tearoom, Oakland – They don’t know how to make tea, don’t go. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

57. Tea Time, Palo Alto – Awkward dirty cafe that left us thirsty.

56. The Golden Tea Garden, Hayward – Bad-mannered + arrogant owner with dollar store decor + tea. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

55. Leland Tea Company, Burlingame – A cafe that serves food you can make yourself at home + buy yourselves from shelves, on 3 tiers.

54. Sip Tea Room, San Francisco – Take 2 of boring tea.

53. Hello Kitty Cafe, Santa Clara – Expensive nostalgia that doesn’t taste very good.

52. The Burgundy Rose Tearoom, Livermore – Not enough food…but that’s okay.

51. The Hidden Tea Room, Lodi – Everyone gets 2 scones.

50. Mints & Honey, San Carlos – Want waffles?

49. The RoyalTea Garden, Pleasanton – Forgettable tea service.

48. Son & Garden, Palo Alto – Take your selfie, leave the tea.

47. Croissante, Santa Clara – Not everyone needs to offer afternoon tea, especially this place.

46. Linde Lane Tea Room, Dixon – Snooty but pretty with fun sorbet intro. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

45. Chill Tea & Coffee, Brentwood – Best theme everrr.

44. Lovejoy’s Tea Room, San Francisco – Pretentious area with spectacular Black Vanilla tea.

43. Quail & Thistle Tea Room, Capitola – Adorable building with overwhelming all-in-one plate. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

42. The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus, San Francisco – Matter-of-fact service and expensive teeny tasteless food.

41. Eddison & Melrose Tea Room, Monterey – Okay tea, but recognition of who we were made my year. [TEA ROOM PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

40. Proper Hotel, San Francisco – Hodgepodge decor and hit-or-miss tea party foods.

39. Tyme for Tea & Co., Fremont – FORMERLY the perfect tea house, with perfect food, and perfect service.

38. SanDai & KOPI Bar, Walnut Creek – Cute concept and yay for included mimosas. [TEA ROOM PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

37. Satori Tea Company, San Jose – Interesting + eclectic, rum butter crumpets, and purple tea. [TEA ROOM PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

36. Filoli Gardens, Woodside – Stunning garden views with subpar overpriced cuisine.

35. Table For 6, San Mateo – Personal tea service in the Bay.

34. Grove 45, Calistoga – First time make-your-own-tea experience!

33. The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco – A definite must-experience with exceptional service.

32. Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco – Complex + unique flavors that just work, and a have-to-have pear compote.

31. Napa Valley Wine Train, Napa – A luxury and leisure tea I could totally get used to.

30. The St. Regis, San Francisco – A tea service that makes you feel rich, regal, and important.

29. Palace Hotel, San Francisco – Breathtaking surroundings and flawless food.

28. Lovey’s Tea Shoppe, Pacifica – Black Vanilla with Lavender tea, asparagus sandwich, and sweet staff.

27. Camellia Tea Room, Benecia – Impeccable service and an all-around wonderful time. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

26. Lisa’s Tea Treasures, Los Altos – Like going to your sister’s house and having delicious tea.

25. Julia’s Restaurant, Berkeley – Like having tea in a secret society!

24. Maison Danel, San Francisco – A Croissant-Lover’s dream, but get dropped off. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

23. Crown & Crumpet Tea Stop Cafe, San Francisco – Unforgettable crumpets and scrumptious tea sandwiches. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

22. Tal’s Patisserie, Danville – Best rustic tea meal for a bread-lover, with best store-bought tea.

21. Elliston Vineyards, Sunol – The most enchanting setting and pure tea.

20. Hotel Nikko, San Francisco – A bounty of food and tea in a chic hotel.

19. Beacon Grand Hotel, San Francisco – Worth the wait.

18. Pardee Home, Oakland – A tour in a tour that will feed you until satisfaction and the definition of ‘cuteness overload’.

17. Alexander’s Patisserie, Mountain View – Home to the Best Tea Sandwich I’ve had on the entire Tour.

16. Crown & Crumpet, Ross – Gold standard of Afternoon Tea.

15. Jade Chocolates, San Francisco – Lilikoi marshmallow. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

14. Chelokababi Restaurant, Sunnyvale – You’re missing out if you’ve never had Persian Tea before.

13. Always Yours Bakery Cafe, Castro Valley – Everything was good, which is not common.

12. Kiki’s Coffee Shop, San Mateo – Hosted by a brother + sister and fed so well.

11. Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel, Menlo Park – “Desserts on the tier, but the sandwiches were slammin.”

10. Dartealing Lounge, San Francisco – Best sandwiches and cutest ambiance.

9. Claremont Hotel, Berkeley – Would come for the biscuits and scones alone.

8. The Third Floor, San Francisco – Eyes rolling in the back of your head good. [TEA SERVICE PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

7. K On The Go, Union City – I would come here every day if I could.

6. The White Hart Tea Room, Pacific Grove – Really like going to someone’s house for tea (cuz you are), and having true homemade food (cuz you are). [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

5. Four Seasons, Palo Alto – Really good everything and you’ll want to come back already by the end of your meal.

4. The Caviar Co., Tiburon – If you’re not a Caviar-Lover, you will be.

3. Malaya Tea Room, Alameda – New go-to spot with exemplary finger sandwiches.

2. The English Rose Tea Room, Pleasanton – A hundred delectable teas and textbook shabby chic decor. [PERMANENTLY CLOSED]

1. Muir’s Tea Room, Sebastopol – There are no words invented yet that describe how GOOD this Tea Spot is, it excels in all aspects of Afternoon Tea.

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Daughter Tea x2 – Always Yours Bakery Cafe

THIS was the Tea that I originally wanted to bring my daughter to so she could Guest Write…

Here we go again with me not remembering or writing down how I even knew this place served afternoon tea hehe. And you all already know that I don’t look too much on website or socials… But I remember looking at a few of their Stories (when I was trying to find out if/when they were gonna offer Tea again) and noticed a handle: @sweetcraveblog They sound familiar… They sound familiar… Oh! I’ve met the Baker behind this business before. And I’ve even enjoyed his creations! A friend of ours sent us a dozen blueberry cheesecake cupcakes for our son’s 8th grade graduation some years ago…and they were slammin!! I never forgot about those cuz I was secretly trying to eat as many from the box as I could haha. Wait- he works for Always Yours?? I def need to try their Afternoon Tea.

Always Yours Bakery Cafe

20634 Rustic Drive Castro Valley, CA 94546

www.alwaysyoursbakerycafe.com

Cuuute. I didn’t realize how intimate it was!? Even more special. And if I read through their Tea Time Offering, it did say that each time slot can accommodate only 12 people.

DAUGHTER – We get in and ofc it’s really cute. But anytime I see a place like really cute I always think that they might be compensating for not having as good food (especially with the hello kitty tea).

Cute setup, I dig the vibe! I notice all the details, and I could appreciate the floral wall then marble accent wall. I liked how each table had a different color tea set too, that was sweet. It was clean and minimal, with aesthetic pops here + there. I understood the vision!

DAUGHTER – As mom was taking pictures I felt like this different vibe. Like the other ones that I’ve been to at least had this kinda like official vibe. But this was weird, this was like are u a cute little cafe with some sweet treats or are u a sit down enjoy ur food with friends (or mom hehe). Okyyyyyy ik that Im judgy and I didn’t even eat anything yet but I wasn’t judging the food just yet dw, if anything the food looked amazing and pretty good quality.

Earl Grey Creme – Smelled so creamy! Maybe it wasn’t steeped long enough or maybe there wasn’t enough tea in the infuser… Even on my second pour, it was still kinda light. I looked in the basket and they def could use more tea in there. It was a great tasting earl, just light. [Later while chatting with our server, when she asked if there was anything they could improve on we talked about the tea. She mentioned patrons complaining before that it was bitter. Suggested they use an easy fill bag with a string and offer a little cup…that way people can remove the bags after their preferred steep time. Honestly, I think all Tea Spots should do this!]

DAUGHTER – It was oky, I mean nothing special. It was just a normal earl grey but it tasted kinda like nothing, so we were hoping that it just needed to steep a bit longer. (spoken like a true daughter of a tea boutique owner heheh)

I wanna say this was my first time coming to a Tea where the tiers were already full and on the table… I don’t know if I judged that when we walked in initially…but I think it wasn’t a bad idea actually. Then they didn’t have to fumble around with bringing the whole thing out and having to find space on the table etc etc. They might be onto something here…!?

Blueberry Scone – Okay. (sigh) You guys know my love for “crispy edges and fluffy insides” right? This didn’t have that. BUT. Am I changed?? Cuz. (another sigh) These were so good I wanted to cry!! They were more doughy, but like- melted in your mouth. And I bet the preserves they use is the same exact one we get for the house cuz I loved it. I didn’t realize my Daughter’s was different, otherwise I would have included her in the picture…

Cranberry Orange Scone – I don’t like to have the scone with anything for the first bite, so as always I just tried it as is and it was so good just by itself that I didn’t want to put anything else on it. I just wanted it as is.

Egg & Spinach Quiche – So savory, so good. Green onions yay! The crunch of the pastry was the best part. I’m usually like ‘once a quiche, always a quiche’… I don’t get excited when I see them on tiers. Howweverrr, this one was def set apart from the rest!

DAUGHTER – THINGS KEEP GETTING BETTER. Did I feel like it might give me green onion breath? Yes!! Did I care? No!! I WANT MORE.

Bruschetta – Slammin. LOTS of flavor, LOTS of basil (my fave). Juiciest tomatoes, nice garlic. Favorite of everything for sure. I coulda had an ENTIRE tier of just 2 dozen of these. Give it to me!!

DAUGHTER – It was really good!! There was like just the right amount of flavors, like it wasn’t too strong or too bland. I like this.

Prosciutto with Arugula – PACKED with arugula, just how I like. Couldn’t have satisfied me more with this one.

DAUGHTER – Usually the ones I go to, give us the traditional cucumber sandwich. Which there’s nothing wrong with that. But this was nice and refreshing to have a new type of sandwich on the tier, and it was really good! The only thing tho is that it felt a little dry, but besides that it was pretty good.

Smoked Salmon/Cucumber – Perfect ratios of each, and whatever cream they used was really a good choice. I think the cucumbers were slightly pickled (welcome change) because they had such a great crunch and enhanced flavor. This was our favorite of the sandwiches!

DAUGHTER – A classic that I love and they did it justice lol. It wasn’t so moist that the sandwich was falling apart and it wasn’t too dry that u just pawn it off to the side. It was really good and I was really happy eating it.

Chicken Salad – All. The. Crunch!! Love it when it has crunchy stuff! And I can SEE the green onion. (For those that are new here- I used to despise green onions…but now I need it in everything I eat. And an unhealthy amount of it at that!) It was heaviER in celery flavor, which I like.

DAUGHTER – Growing up my moms chicken salad was my favorite and it still takes first place, (AWW thank you baby!!) so I wasn’t blown away with this one. But so far I am blown away with how balanced all the flavors were!!! (And ofc I’m gonna eat and finish with joy the sandwich)

The choice of bread they used for these was really good. The kind I like: chewy! And these were full size sandwiches!!

Tiramisu – Gold standard.

DAUGHTER – Hehehehe one of my favorite desserts (besides my Lola Edith’s flan) and they did a good job!!! As yk I hate overly sweet things, but this was the perfect amount of sweetness that I finished mine right then and there.

Strawberry Panna Cotta – I took more than one bite for my “taste”, which is all you need to know right there!

DAUGHTER – By now I am blown away with the great balance of flavors. And also this is where my emotionless dead self bites me in the butt bc I cant even piece together the right words to describe how great things are.

Fruit Tart – Crunchy pastry yumm. Light cream. Nice bite to the fruits.

DAUGHTER – Tarts aren’t my first choice but I’ll still eat them. And so I didn’t feel anything special, but it was still really good.

Cheesecake – I had been craving cheesecake for like 2 weeks now. Didn’t expect to get my fix today but was so happy about it! (like REAL happy) I was so fixated on those blueberry cheesecake cupcakes from the baker we knew that worked here, I was thriiiiiilleddd with these!! Also the crust was such a deep color, it was giving brown butter vibes…so much depth in flavor.

DAUGHTER – There was a cupcake but somebody took mine. (ha-ha-HA Funny Girl) jk my mom got really excited ab the cupcakes so I gave her mine. (Awwww thank you my sweet girl)

White Rabbit Macaron (pink + blue swirl) – Had to take a moment. My inner child was so happy, they did a good job with that translation.

DAUGHTER – I LOVVVEEEEEEEE MACARONSSSSSSS!!!!! (It’s my 2nd fav after things like a edible butterfly hehehe shout out k on the go my 2nd home) I haven’t had white rabbit in a long long time but this was sooooo good and hit the spot.

Lychee Macaron (hot pink) – Light lychee flavor, not too sweet.

DAUGHTER – I love lychee treats. It’s my fav fruit and it’s also like my childhood fav little shnack lol and it was really good!!!!!! I loved it. And the pink was giving “it’s me Duh”(calling all piece/ Piwon fans).

Cookies & Cream Macaron (cream with brown speckle) – Good flavor. The shell is so chewy, these are high quality baked-with-love type macarons!

DAUGHTER – I’m not a big cookies and cream fan and my head jerked back a bit cuz it was just a lllliiiittttllleeee too sweet for me but that’s just me.

Pistachio Macaron (green) –

DAUGHTER – Mom can’t have pistachio stuff bc she just nonchalantly told me that she just stops breathing rq. So I ate it and I don’t have pistachio stuff like at all. Not bc I don’t like it, it’s just bc I just never eat them. But it was good lol I mean bc I don’t eat pistachios a lot I didn’t know what I was looking for but it was pretty good.

This was our last Spot on the Tour, and I’m soo so happy I got to spend it with my Little Girl and that it was what we call “a good tea.” There was so much food, I was so full after. Great ratio of savories to sweets too: 5 savory things and 6 sweet ones. Yall know I love that. Our server was WONDERFUL! Very attentive and helpful. My Loyals will know it’s not always a good thing for me to meet the owners…especially when I have to write a blasé review. But this time- I was ASKING TO MEET the owner!! I had just missed her, so I didn’t get to this time. This was a Special Event that they put on, so I don’t know if/when/how often they will bring it back. Maybe if they get enough requests from you guys, they will! My Daughter + I would love to have their Tea again. We had a blast together, as always. Cracking up about something. It’s in a really cute location too, so there’s plenty of cute little shops to peruse after. We walked into Hallmark across the way!

DAUGHTER – Overall I had a really great time!! The food was amazing and everything looked so cute and the ppl there were so nice!!! If they’re still gonna have tea as a option there I would love to go again. I ALSO HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MY MOM WHO’S STILL BREATHING BC I ATE THE PISTACHIO MACARON!!

For more Guest Writer pieces written by my Daughter:

Spot #42 :: K On The Go

Daughter Tea – Hello Kitty Cafe

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Backyard Tea – Table For 6

I read an article and knew I had to be a part of this!

Table For 6

San Mateo, CA

tablefor6.co

Even tho I took some beautiful pictures, I decided to leave them out because I want you to experience the same moment I had when I walked in!

Sweet personalized touch!

Strawberry Focaccia with Housemade Loquat and Plum Jams – Who doesn’t love a chewy bread?! And those strawberries were so juicy! But what I couldn’t get enough of was that plum jam!! (sorry, not pictured) At the end of our visit, I was just having bites of it…I couldn’t stop.

Charcuterie Board – Beautiful spread. Good choice of cheese and meats. Those roasted tomatoes were delicious! My favorite were the pickled onions.

Premium Kashmiri (Indian green tea, cardamom, cloves) – I love a cardamom tea! I put cracked pods in my teas at home all the time, and the benefits are so good for you too. This was either steeped quite strong or there was a lot of tea used, but I wasn’t mad at it. Had more than one cup even.

Cozy Campfire (Assam tea, cinnamon chips, cocoa nibs, marshmallows, lapsang souchong tea) – This one was smokey and sweet.

The sun was making my shots kind of hard, but still a pretty tier! The bottom layer were all dairy-free items for me and my sis.

Roasted Root Sandwich – This was so much fun! All the textures. Flavors went so well together.

French Onion Grilled Cheese – The Huz + my (even our son’s, I brought a bite or 2 home that he tried) favorite of the bunch. Lots of perfectly caramelized onions.

Jagerschnitzel Canape – Was nice to have a hearty sandwich like this included. (sorry, no photo of the mushroom gravy that accompanied this) But my sister and brother-in-law were thrilled to see German foods on the menu, her having German roots and all. I was so happy for them and glad they enjoyed!

Pfeffernusse Cookies – Yum!

Pumpkin Whoopie Pie – Fluffy, moist, rich pumpkin and filling was great. (thanks sis!)

Cinnamon Chai Tiramisu – This was such a cute presentation!

Earl Grey Creme Brulee – Good and eggy, nice flavor. Sweets just kept coming out!

Pistachio Praline – The Huz’s regular + my dairy-free one.

Caramel Apple Kuchen – Very fluffy, not too sweet, excellent streusel topping.

We’re at the tail end of this Leg and I was happy to have fit this in. I had a nice conversation with the owner beforehand and got to know her thoughts behind this passion. This is definitely her labor of love. Her niche or what sets her apart is presenting foods that accommodate food allergies and/or dietary restrictions. Which was perfect for us because I decided to bring my sister and BIL and daughter’s best friend’s mom (Hi 4th daughter!) and husband (who we’re also like family, I just like bringing up my daughter and her BFF!!), and between the 3 of us Ladies had enough for the owner/chef to use her talents on! We had a delightful afternoon. Of course, which is easy when you’re surrounded by good food, adorable birds that visited their garden, and your comfy people. Time with our family always feels too short, but I was so happy to include them on my workday.

Okay folks, only one more Tea Spot to go before Leg 4 is complete! Check back soon!

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