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A TEATIME TREAT THIS FESTIVE SEASON Add a little sparkle to your winter with a luxurious Christmas afternoon tea at Parker’s Tavern
is the season for indulgence, and there’s nowhere better for eating, drinking and merrymaking this winter
than Paker’s Tavern at the University Arms Hotel. As well as a splendid festive feasting menu, the restaurant has given its afternoon tea a seasonal twist, offering a lavish Christmas treat to be enjoyed by a roaring fire in the oak-panelled library. As with all of Parker’s Tavern’s culinary offerings, the menu draws on tradition and heritage, while adding a playful spin all of its own. Guests begin with savoury treats, including delicate crayfish pastry boats, fresh-from-the-oven sausage rolls, and sandwiches filled with smoked salmon, cucumber slices and turkey with lashings of cranberry sauce. The tier above yields billowing clouds of freshly baked scones, ready to be smothered with clotted cream and home- made lemon curd or plum jam, and then it’s on to the top tier, which offers an array of artful, sugar-dusted creations. Among them are a dainty orange and cardamom cake with chantilly and candied orange, and a pastry tart filled with mincemeat jam and brandied custard. There’s also the Parker’s Tavern take on Ferrero Rocher: a handcrafted dome of dark chocolate praline ganache coated in milk chocolate glaze on feuilletine biscuit, finished with a dusting of gold leaf. The crowning glory is the paris-brest: a classic French pastry
that takes its name from a famous cycling race, created with almond choux, praline cream and almond nougatine. Be sure to save some space for the final flourish, a wedge of Duke of Cambridge tart. Sharing similarities with a bakewell tart, our city’s take on this
ABOVE A white chocolate snowman macaron nestles among the other sweet treats available at Parker’s Tavern
dessert has richly candied lemon and orange peel encased in a crisp and sticky biscuit base, combining bitter and sweet flavours with alchemic deliciousness. If you simply can’t eat any more, the staff are happy to package up the leftovers in a smart yellow Parker’s Tavern box to take away, along with a home-made gingerbread man for the road. To drink, there’s an extensive range of teas on offer, from malty assam to musky- sweet darjeeling, or you can add a crisp glass of champagne. The afternoon tea launches Monday 18 November and is priced £29, or £40 with champagne. Mention “Cambridge Edition” to receive a complimentary glass of prosecco when purchasing the festive afternoon tea.
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