Going Out For Some Air (Mariage Freres)
When faced with a menu listing over 300 different kinds of teas (hell, there may have been even more) with an accompanying booklet describing those teas, the only thing one could do WAS go out for some air. Mariage Freres is famous for their selection, blends and tea room.
We opted for a pot of Earl Grey and a Ceylon what I'd be hard pressed to remember and a largish blini and a ginormous plate of smoked salmon. Really, we expected a lot less and a lot less would have been better as lox overload quickly set in. The blini, however, was pretty fantastic, split in half lengthwise with some creme fraiche and a small dab of caviar. The tea? It was pretty fantastic and each pot held lots of it. The tea definitely was the winner here.