Dorchester Afternoon Tea Returns To Empire Hotel & Country Club
By Huraizah Ahmad

Bandar Seri Begawan - The award-winning Dorchester Afternoon Tea experience is coming to the Empire Hotel & Country Club Lobby Lounge once again. This event of epicurean delight is available daily from 3pm to 6pm, beginning yesterday and will come to an end on March 4.

And to entertain the guests, an orchestra from the International School of Brunei will fill the air with delightful music. The Dorchester Hotel's assistant manager at The Promenade, David Leitch and its pastry chef Vjaceslavs Rozenbergs have also flown in to ensure the authenticity and success of the event.

` Silver trays filled with delightful treats for a fulfilling afternoon will include finger sandwiches of cucumber and cream cheese, egg mayonnaise with tomato and shisocress, chicken with wholegrain mustard mayonnaise, and smoked salmon and cream cheese as well as the Dorchester's famous warm home-made scones with clotted cream and homemade preserves, and a selection of French pastries.

Tea lovers will also be indulging in Dorchester's very own blends of tea. Varieties such as The Dorchester Blend of silvery Ceylon and golden Assam; Big Red Sun - a blend of full leaf teas from Kenya and Kenilworth; Paris - a black tea blend flavoured with fruit; Bergamot and Caramel and more are featured in the promotion.

Meanwhile, a range of Dorchester Hotel souvenirs will be available for purchase during the promotion, with items ranging from teddy bears to mugs to tea and carry-on bags, all of which will be on display at the Lobby Lounge.

The Dorchester in London is famed for its afternoon tea and was named as London's Top Afternoon Tea venue by the Tea Council of Great Britain in 2000 and 2002. In addition, The Dorchester also bagged the Association of Pastry Chefs award in 1997 for Best Tea Pastries. Traditionally, Afternoon Tea at The Dorchester is served at The Promenade, a lobby on the ground floor of the hotel.

The affair would begin with savoury finger sandwiches followed by warm scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream and a platter of cakes and tartlets accompanied by more than 20 choices of tea.

Guests at the Dorchester Afternoon Tea will have the chance to win a trip for two to London on board Royal Brunei Airlines to enjoy a stay at The Dorchester Hotel.

The Dorchester Afternoon Tea is priced at $25 per person.

Meanwhile on February 21, a special cake decorating class will be held at the hotel. The class - at $40 per person - is inclusive of afternoon tea. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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