BY NADINE KAM / nkam@staradvertiser.com
Tea at 1024′s Michele Henry has partnered with Stage executive chef Ron de Guzman and pastry chef Canin Sabey to create Afternoon Low Tea every Wednesday at Stage restaurant’s Lime Lounge, on the second floor of the Honolulu Design Center. The first seats for the elegant afternoon tea service will be available next week.
In England, where the ritual originated, low tea was served at 4 p.m. to tide people over until supper at about 8 p.m. The “low” in low tea referred to parlor coffee tables where the casual afternoon teas took place, versus high teas that took place later in the evening, often in place of supper, at regular dinner tables.
This tea will be served at low tables across from the bar. The service will feature tea sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, yuzu lilikoi curd, strawberry preserves, marmalade and vanilla bean-honey butter lightened with cream, and various petit fours.
There are alternative options for the gluten-free set. Instead of sandwiches, those who are gluten-intolerant will enjoy an assortment of vegetable and savory canapes, and their own platter of desserts.
The tea can accommodate 30 people. Advance reservations and a deposit are required for parties of 10 or more. The cost will be $34.95 per person, or $54.95 per person for Tattinger champagne service, with one glass per person; additional glasses will be available for purchase.
Stage is at 1250 Kapiolani Blvd. Call (808) 237-5429.
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Nadine Kam is Style Editor and staff restaurant critic at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser; see her coverage in print on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact her via email at nkam@staradvertiser.com and follow her on Twitter, Instragram and Rebel Mouse.