Afternoon Tea

On a cold Saturday afternoon in the city of Toronto, four young (well young at heart) derelict woman decided to jump out of the box and see how the "other half" live.

So we put on some fine attire (by our standards) and shuffled off to The Kind Edward, one of the city's finest hotels for afternoon tea.


When we arrived, the staff looked at us and decided to sit us outside the tearoom along some tables bordering their grand lobby that was two stories high with intricate architectural touches. We were the first ones seated in this section. After a short while, a waiter with a crisp white starched ironed uniform approached us and handed a two page menu of food and tea selections. We all chose the "King's Tea" which came with an array of finely made scones with clotted cream, very dainty sandwiches (e.g. cucumber), wonderful sweets and your choice of Twinings tea. Three of us chose Lady Grey tea, while the fourth had Prince of Wales. I chuckled to myself and had to explain that I would be drinking "horse tea" because the first horse I ever rode was called Lady Grey - a wonderful beast that had all the patience in the world for a young derelict madwoman like me.

We didn't think there was enough food to fill us up because of its total snobby refinement, but we were wrong ... it was filling and it was good! While we were munching and giggling over such things as the starched white table cloths, the attire of staff and the serving etiquette, the tables around us got filled. Apparently it was a very busy afternoon for the tearoom. Some were dressed like us (outside the tea room of course) while others were a little more ... how shall I say ... used to this type of stuff. It cost a bundle, but it was a cool experience.

On the way home (by foot of course - cause we didn't have enough money for subway fare) we stopped at the Grocers and bought Lady Grey tea on sale! (Lady Grey tea is a milder form of Earl Grey).