Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula Hotel, Chicago

Tweet It was 2:45 pm and I had arrived early for the Afternoon Tea Service at The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. From the moment you walk in, you sense something different, elegant. You get the feeling that if you simply think of a request, someone would appear to fulfill it without any further effort on your part.

Join Me As I Visit 50 Afternoon and High Teas Over The Next 24 Months

Tweet My goal is to visit 50 Afternoon Teas/High Teas over the next two years. If you’re looking for unbiased journalism or a critical review site, sadly, you won’t find it here. Why?  Because there just aren’t too many things we don’t like about afternoon tea. Let me also briefly clarify that High Tea and Afternoon [...]

Afternoon Tea at The Drake Hotel, Chicago

Tweet Outside, it was warm and humid – unusual for an early autumn afternoon in Chicago.  As I arrived at the Drake Hotel and proceeded into the hotel lobby, I couldn’t help but relax after sensing the palpable calm inside.  Leaving the noise of the city behind, the interior of the Drake was a welcome [...]