Lunar New Year Tea Service

We’ve been up in Kelowna for Gold Medal Plates and getting around to taste some of the new restaurants up there, but before we left got a preview of the Lunar New Year Tea Service at Urban Tea Merchant and would recommend you get there too.

Asian-inspired savouries and sweets are decoratively are being served to honour of the Year of the Monkey at Urban Tea Merchant until February 29, 2016. We loved this tasting with TWG Tea’s Jasmine Monkey King Tea, and recommend you sample a few of their fragrant selections. Go with good friends and stay a while. You can even order Champagne if you feel extra festive!

The items on these gorgeous platters all continue one of Urban Tea’s sea flavours; both sweet and savoury items, make this a meal.

Pork and Chive Wontons, Chicken and Ginger Broth, “1837 Black Tea” Oil “Imperial Lapsang Souchong Tea”

Chicken Salad, Black Sesame Basket, Pea Shoots “Lemon Bush Tea” 

Yuzu Gel Brome Lake Duck Breast, Amerena Cherry, “White Secret Tea”

Shooter Foie Gras Mousse, Truffle Aioli, “New York Singapore Tea” Cracker, Plum Essence

Alantic Lobster Torchon, Tobiko Aioli

“Alfonso Tea” infused Mango Panna Cotta,

Honey Milk Caviar “Weekend in Venice” Strawberry Tartlette,

Creme Anglaise White and Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberry “Almond Tea” infused Petit Four, Vanilla Sugar Almonds

TWG Tea Macaron Mélange of Fresh Fruit Freshly Baked Scone, Victorian Créme,“1837 Black Tea” Jel

Now to get baking for Valentine’s Day. Snickerdoodles have been requested by my love!