Fairmont rolls out regal tea in honor of royal visit

Fairmont’s Royal Champagne Afternoon Tea

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is feting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of Canada with an afternoon tea inspired by the monarchy.

Available across select Canadian properties this October and November, Fairmont’s “A Royal Champagne Afternoon Tea” includes a menu developed by the former personal chef to HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana and Princes William and Harry. Adding the input of a royal insider lends authenticity to Fairmont’s tea, allowing guests to try some of the royal family’s favorite foods.

Eating like monarchy
Chef Darren McGrady of Eating Royally was the chef for the royal family for 15 years. He based his Fairmont menu on the palace’s preference for local ingredients, many of which are sourced off its own estate.

Fairmont’s kitchens similarly use herbs from its gardens honey from its apiaries.

The menu blends British and French cuisine, with a Smoked Scottish salmon gravedlax with suèdoise sauce and warm scones with clotted cream and fraise des bois compote.

Queen Elizabeth’s favorites make an appearance. These include Jam Pennies, a childhood preference of the queen and her sister Margaret, and the chocolate biscuit cake, which was served as the groom’s cake at her wedding to Prince Phillip.

Fairmont’s Royal Champagne Afternoon Tea

A chocolate birthday cake takes a recipe from Queen Victoria’s chef.

Other classics, some of which are still served at Buckingham Palace teas today, include potted shrimp with melba toast and caramel banana cake.

The tea is in partnership with Veuve Clicquot, giving diners the option of adding a glass of Brut Yellow Label to their experience.

This menu will be available at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa and Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

“Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has a long history of hosting the Royal family during their visits to Canada and we are delighted to welcome Chef McGrady to consult with our team of world-class executive chefs on this very special menu,” said Brett Patterson, vice president of food & beverage for the Americas at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, in a statement. “Fairmont is known for providing only the most exceptional culinary experiences, so we are thrilled to offer guests this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sample classics featured at Buckingham Palace.”

The traditional British pastime of afternoon tea has celebrated other royal events.

Fortnum & Mason teamed up with Tatler magazine on a limited-edition Queen’s 90th Birthday Afternoon Tea, which featured dishes inspired by the royal family and their favorite foods. The special tea came with a three-month subscription to the magazine (see story).

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