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Saturday, January 29, 2011

The modern phenomenon "High Tea" is in C.EX Coffs

Preparations for the launch of this fully booked and much anticipated event have been in the making for months to be held in the newly renovated restaurant “Rendezvous” at C.EX, Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour. A great deal of research has been done and the “High Tea” menu written. It is time for the staff to create magic by producing and organising everything for this occasion. The petite food pieces are to be placed on the three tier platters having being thoroughly tested. At 12 pm Saturday 23rd January 2010 the doors were open for the contemporary phenomenon of “High Tea”.
Located on the 1st floor in the C.EX club, the Rendezvous room has a wonderful ambience with it’s newly refurbish and contemporary design. The remarkable appearance of this 54 seated restaurant with bar and piano is the perfect setting for the experience of “High Tea”.


Monday, January 3, 2011

Petersen's High Tea at the Paris Ritz

Saturday 3rd July 2010 my wife Bernie (short for Bernadette) and I are getting dressed for our High Tea at 3pm. I am in my black pants, shoes, shirt, jacket, tie and the gold bits. Bernie has a nice grey brocade dress, shoes, cardigan and jewels good enough for a Queen. Accordingly we are now looking like we are living on the top shelves all the time!! We are ready to be putting it on the Ritz. We arrived 2.30 pm at Hotel Ritz, 15 Place Vendôme, 1st Arrondissement, in Paris to participate in what feels like the best High Tea ceremony in Europe. 

Place Vendôme is surrounded by a series of 17th-century buildings dotted with gargoyles and fitted together in a symmetrical octagon, serving as a backdrop to one of the most dazzling areas of Paris. Under the ever watchful eye of Napoleon who is perched high atop on a 144-foot bronze column, the world's most coveted gems are transformed into extravagant trinkets for the world's rich and famous personalities. Spellbinding names like Boucheron, Cartier, Chaumet, Van Cleef & Arpels all boast of a rich and opulent history that has withstood the test of time and continues to flourish, much like the centuries-old square itself.