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Destination Tea: The Ballantyne Hotel

DestinationTea — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:32:43 +0000

Ever since we first assembled the North Carolina Afternoon Tea directory, The Ballantyne's seasonal afternoon tea menus have been on our destination tea bucket list. In many ways, afternoon tea at The Ballantyne Hotel is picture perfect (as you'll see), with pretty china set at a variety of elegant seating arrangements from high-backed chairs to tufted sofas around low tables. Watching the happy diners around us, we believe our experience at this luxury hotel was an anomaly, possibly due to staffing issues that have plagued the restaurant industry lately.

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Destination Tea: French Market Cafe & Gourmet Shop

DestinationTea — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:18:43 +0000

What, you ask, most impresses us about royal tea at the French Market Cafe and Gourmet Shop? As they say, it's all in the details. Repeatedly, owners Kathy and Bob Montbleau surprise us with thoughtful touches that add up to a very satisfying afternoon tea experience.

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Destination Tea: The Book & Bee

DestinationTea — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 17:46:22 +0000

The Book & Bee afternoon tea experience is so lovely from start to finish (as well as extremely affordable, with service that is on point) that the afternoon tea newbies in our group became instant fans of the tradition. One in our group even commented, "the afternoon tea was the highlight of our trip."

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Own This Victorian Tea Parlour in Pinehurst, North Carolina

DestinationTea — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:59:51 +0000

Whenever an owner of a popular tearoom is ready to move on to their next adventure, we root for a new owner to take over and keep the business going strong.

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Destination Tea: Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen

DestinationTea — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:19:39 +0000

Thanks to the masterful culinary skills of the incredibly twenty-something pastry chef-owner Jill Wasilewski, afternoon tea at Ivory Road Cafe & Kitchen is a scrumptious treat from start to finish.

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Destination Tea: Smith-McDowell House Museum

DestinationTea — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 18:00:12 +0000

Lynn and Lisa have curated educational displays and a series of tea-themed events to explore the history, use and practice of taking tea. Fortunately, we are in town for their afternoon tea, which opens with a napkin-folding lesson and presentation from A Southern Cup's Kym Brown about the origins of afternoon tea.

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Destination Tea: A Southern Cup

DestinationTea — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:16:34 +0000

Hostess Kym Brown serves a scrumptious afternoon tea with one of the best egg tea sandwiches ever, and delightful desserts from nearby bakery Gateaux. Kym -- who has been in the tea business for many years, culminating in her opening A Southern Cup (now 3 years old) -- has an authentic appreciation for the custom of afternoon tea, and a smile for all her guests with whom she happily shares tales of tearoom life.

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Destination Tea: Calabash Garden Tea Room and Gift Shop

DestinationTea — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:23:05 +0000

Your attention please, afternoon tea lovers, for it is time for us to gush! If you are remotely close to Calabash Garden Tea Room at any point in your foreseeable future, do not miss afternoon tea here.

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