I love the Autumn! The new season always brings with it new adventures, as well as new
smells, tastes and experiences that come with this most lovely of seasons. This month has opened the door to even more fun adventures in Tealand!
Time for a Twinings English Breakfast at The Savoy
I always seem to be better at eating a proper breakfast in the Autumn, so I was delighted to be invited to an exclusive breakfast hosted by Twinings and 2011 Masterchef winner and culinary alchemist, Tim Anderson at London’s luxurious Savoy.
This was not just any breakfast, but the 80th Anniversary of
Twinings English Breakfast tea, the first ‘designer tea’, created in the 1930s! I was very excited to be greeted by Stephen Twining, Brand Ambassador for Twinings when I first arrived, who shared with me his tips on brewing the perfect cup of English Breakfast – make sure you brew it for at least three minutes! Many people complain that they don’t like English Breakfast tea because it’s not strong enough, but the trick is in the timing. True to his word, it was a refreshing, tasty cup of tea – much needed after my travel across busy London!
The theme of the event was, of course, breakfasts throughout the last eight decades, paired with English Breakfast tea, of course! With my love of all things vintage, this was a combination of a fascinating trip down memory lane and an interesting anthropological study of how eating behaviour has changed over the years – and continues to evolve.
I’m not sure what I loved more – the fabulous retro Twinings packaging, the vintage teapots, tea cups and tea sets, or the food itself!
I very much liked the idea of more gamey meats featuring on the breakfast table, like Tim’s smoked duck bacon – smoked with Twinings tea, naturally – and rabbit and venison sausages (although, rather childishly, I still can’t bring myself to eat rabbit or venison, which conjour up images of Thumper and Bambi!)
