I-Tea High High

Itafula Eliphakeme, I-Low Tea neNtambama Tea eMontreal

Ithimba Eliphakeme LaseMontreal, Ikhefu Eliphansi Nasebusuku

Kukhona izindawo ezimbalwa kuphela eMontreal ezihlinzeka nge-tea eliphezulu. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ngifinyelele kulokho, ngingathanda ukukhomba iphutha elibizayo.

Iyini Ithebula Eliphakeme Ngokuqondile?

Ngokuvame ukukholelwa ukuthi uyinhlangano ephakeme yaseGrithani owazalwa - wayazi yini ukuthi empeleni kwakuyi-Portuguese aristocracy owafaka itiye eNgilandi? - kuhlanganiswa yi-scones, amacompet, ama-sandwiches amnandi, ihlebezi futhi iphakamisa iminwe e-pinky ngokuthi, ngo-4: 00, itiye eliphakeme alikho konke okucatshangwa yizwe lonke. Esikhundleni salokho, itiye eliphakeme liphikisana nama-bourgeois, okungenani ngokwejwayelekile.

Ngaphandle kwalokho eyaziwa ngokuthi "itiye inyama," itiye eliphakeme libhekwa ngabasebenzi ababesebenza ekhaya mhlawumbe ngo-5: 00 noma ngo-6 ntambama ngemuva kosuku olude lomsebenzi wabasebenzi, ngakho isikhathi sabo setiyi sasilingana nesidlo sakusihlwa, isidlo esinzima esakhiwa ushizi, imifino, isinkwa nesabelomali-ukuvumela, inyama. Ngesikhathi ngaleso sikhathi, ucabanga ukuthi ingxenye yokugcina yekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye leminyaka yekhulu le-19, kwakuyimpahla eyigugu, eyabiza ngenxa yobunzima iBrithani eyayikuvikela eShayina, ngakho-ke izisebenzi zaziqaphele ngokudla itiye, uma angakwazi ukuyikhokhela nakancane.

Ngokungafani netiye eliphezulu kwakuyi-dose yansuku zonke yangaphambili yetiye ephansi , ebizwa nangokuthi itiye ntambama, i-snacky ephakathi kokudla kwasemini nasekudleni phakathi kuka-3: 00 no-5: 00 ntambama ephethe amabhisikidi kanye nakho konke ukudla okunomunwe ukuze kugcinwe indlala echwebeni kuze kufike isikhathi sokudla, okwakungaleso sikhathi sasikhona ngo-8: 00 ebusuku. Imithombo ehlukahlukene icabanga ukuthi yayibizwa ngokuthi itiye eliphansi ngoba amakilasi aphezulu asebenzisa isikhathi setiye ekhuluma ngetihlalo ezincane nge-teapot nokudla komunwe wosuku olubekwe kwenguqulo yamuva yekhofi yanamuhla itafula kodwa isigaba sokusebenza sinetiyi ephakeme ematafuleni aphezulu noma eduze kwekhishi.

Kodwa njengoba abantu abaningi banamuhla bedidanisa leli gama, kuphephile ukuthatha izikhungo zokunikeza i-"high tea" service okubhekisela ekutheni isipiliyoni sesitimu samasiko esivela phezulu se-upscale ntambama, okubandakanya ukukhetha itiye lokuzikhethela elikhonjwe ngamatepots ahlukene kanye nokujabulisa ukudla okunezinyo zomzimba ezibekwe esiteyini esine-tiered, sandwich mini-sandwiches kanye hors d'oeuvres ngezansi, scones nge-ukhilimu kanye ne-jam phakathi, kanye namaqebelengwane amancane namaqebelengwane epayipi eliphezulu.

Ngakho-ke. Kuphi lapho umuntu angathola khona itiye ephakeme eMontreal?

• 01 ngo-04

  I-High High for the Soul: Gryphon d'Or

  Inhliziyo yaseMontreal ephezulu yetiyi izindawo, lapho ufika khona ukuze uthole ukudla komphefumulo ngesikhathi sakho setiyi. Futhi ukugcwalisa.

  I-Gryphon d'Or itiye ntambama itiye inikeza i-bang best for buck yakho edolobheni ngezindleko ezinkulu zeCeltic ehambayo ngenani eliphezulu eliphansi letiyi. I-ambiance ifudumala futhi ihlehlisiwe.

  Ungase udinga kakhulu isikhwama semfundo uma usuqedile. Vele uqaphele ama-scones asekhaya ka-Gryphon d'Or, futhi uthengiswe ebhikawoti eliseduzane legumbi letiye.

  Abaningi abathintekayo bathi i-Celtic i-café ibhaka amahle kunazo zonke, alula kakhulu edolobheni.

• 02 ka 04

  Intambama ye-Afternoon Yasebenza No-Swank: I-Ritz-Carlton

  Esihlokweni se-scones, udade omkhulu wethebula ntambama yaseMontreal ubukeka futhi ubhaka okuhle kakhulu komusa wabo edolobheni.

  Ngokuqinisekile zihlanjululwe kakhulu, zikhonjwe esiteyeni esineziqhingi nama-sandwiches wetiyari endabuko kanye namafishi aseFrance ngaphezu kwethi edingekayo. Abathenjwa baxwayiswa ukuba bagqoke iSonto labo elihle kakhulu ukulinganisa indawo enhle kakhulu eNkantolo ePalm yaseRitz-Carlton . Noma okungenani ugqoka i-chic engavamile.

• 03 ka 04

  Ukuphakama kwethebula eliphakeme: I-Fairmount Queen Elizabeth

  Ebhekene neChethralral yaseMary Queen of the World , iFairmount Queen Elizabeth Hotel iphakamisa intambama enhle kakhulu yetiye, ama-sandwich canapés, ama-desserts aseFrance, futhi-ke, ama-scones, asebenza kuwo wonke umzila we-tiered, indlela yendabuko.

• 04 ka 04

  Okuningi

  Ukuze uthole izindawo eziningi zesikhathi setiyi, cabangela ukuwa phansi ngalezi zindlu zetiyi zaseMontreal eziphezulu .