Kristina Gill: Tea Time
Tea is all I drink in the winter. As the temperature rises, I start to say goodbye to hot tea, and begin to brew cold tea. In the winter I’m a pretty conservative tea drinker – Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Assam, and Chai. In the summer though, all of the great blends from Mariage Freres and Palais des Thes are perfect to drink ice cold. Without sugar, of course. Afternoon tea is, however, just an excuse to have a little something sweet to eat. When I’m home I pull out my plate that I bought at Liberty of London in advance of the royal wedding. I do that to be reminded of the pomp and circumstance of tea, or simply just to have a little fun.
