PM outsmarted by tea lady
So, Mr Blair thinks there is nowhere to get a decent cup of tea in London. Margaret Thornby, who has now independently researched and written four Guides to Tea Rooms of Britain, wonders if he has had his eyes shut. Her latest Guide lists eleven great tea rooms in London, nine of which serve an excellent range of loose leaf teas. Her latest venture, tea magazine, has already featured places like the marvellous Tea Palace in Notting Hill where a fantastic array of quality teas are served. Margaret Thornby tells us;
“London has a real choice of places in which to take tea, from luxury hotels to traditional tea rooms to chic delis. New ones are opening up all the time and I really believe the British public are steadily going back to wanting loose leaf tea rather than a tea bag unceremoniously dunked in a mug. Being Prime Minister for ten years has probably meant Tony Blair hasn’t had the time to explore London and the rest of the country to enjoy the satisfying experience of good tea in a quality tea room but I assure him there are places for an excellent cup of tea out there. I’d be curious to know the teas he drinks at number 10 and hope he is a loose leaf man. If he read tea magazine he could, of course, keep up to date and Whitehill Publishing have sent him the latest issue, along with a copy of my tea room guide. Perhaps now that he will shortly have a bit more time on his hands he can discover Britain’s wonderful tea places.”
Margaret Thornby’s Guide to Tea Rooms of Britain and tea magazine is available at:
http://www.whitehillpublishing.org.uk