Still Too Few!

Still Too Few

Thank you for dropping by for a cuppa!

Today I'm taking you across the pond and showing you the inside of a real old fashioned English tea room. It's not a fancy tea room by any means but it's my favorite little tea room whenever I visit Notting Hill in London.

Portobello Road

If' it's Saturday and I'm in London...you'll find me with my husband hanging out on Portobello Road. Portobello Road is the largest antiques market in the world held every Saturday.

There is nothing quite like a London Saturday strolling Portobello Road. We actually plan our London stay around this incredible market. We always arrive early with Starbucks in hand and when we're ready for a lunch tea break, we always "pop into" Still Too Few.

Home Made Cakes

It was by chance that I found this darling little tea room, Still Too Few. My husband and I were antique shopping along Westbourne Grove (just off Portobello Road) when I spotted their tea pot sign. We popped in for a spot of tea and have made a tradition of visiting this tea room ever since.

Still Too Few feels as authentic as a little English Tea Room should feel to me. The tiny tea room is below street level in the basement of the owners antique shop. The tea room has a quaint, cozy feel with neat vintage advertisements and memorabilia adding to its British charm.

Tea Time at Still Too Few

My favorite Tea break :

Tea in a Brown Betty pot

Scones with Currant Jam & Clotted Cream

Tea sandwiches

All served on pretty Blue & White English China


The last time I was at Still Too Few was in May 2006. My husband and I hope to visit London next year and my fingers are crossed that this little gem is still there!

If you love antique shopping and tea time...

I hope you get to Portobello Road and Still Too Few!

Still Too Few
300 Westbourne Grove

Notting Hill, London

Crown & Crumpet Tea Room

Crown & Crumpet

Today, I would like to share with you the adorable tea room Crown and Crumpet in San Francisco, California. I must say, this is probably the cutest tea room I have ever seen!

I not only love this tea room...I love the story behind it!

Owners Amy and Christopher Dean met in London. Amy, a native San Franciscan, worked in London in the antiques trade for Ralph Lauren. Enter Christopher, a London gentleman, who was also in the London antiques trade. They fell in love, married in England and opened an antiques store in San Francisco. Next with their love of design and tea parties, they cleverly came up with Crown and Crumpet.

Stepping into Crown and Crumpet is almost like stepping into a London Cath Kidston shop. Cath Kidston's vintage inspired fabric prints adorn the tea tables and vintage upholstery throughout the tea room. It's no coincidence...Amy and Cath just happen to be friends!

Let's Enjoy Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea for Two

Tea for Two

Selection of eight tea sandwiches

Four warm house-made scones with clotted cream, jam & lemon curd
Two toasted crumpets with butter
Eight house-made sweets & treats
Two large pots of tea

Tea Blends
Crown and Crumpet offers 38 types of tea.

Marie Antoinette is my tea of choice (a blend of bergamot, blue mallow and roses) whenever I have afternoon tea at Crown and Crumpet. According to Crown and Crumpet:

"Rumour has it this was Marie Antoinette’s favorite blend and the perfect tea for eating cake!"

The Tea Room

Update New Location:

Crown & Crumpet Tea Stop Cafe
1746 Post Street
 New People Building in Japan Town
(located between Webster & Buchanan Street) 
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 771-4252

Tea Time Tuesday!

It's Tea Time Tuesday...

Don't Be Late!

You are cordially invited to:

Tea Time Tuesday

Every Tuesday I'll invite you to sit down and have a "cuppa" with me!

Tea Time Tuesday is all about Tea and sharing my favorite tea cups,

recipes, tea party ideas and tea rooms with you.

Won't you please join me?

It's Time for Tea!

A Mad Tea Party Cup

"Alice looked all around the table, but there was nothing but tea."

Isn't this vintage tea cup and saucer just perfect to sit down to tea with Alice at A Mad Tea Party? I love the idea of mixing this darling heart tea cup with a "mix and match" of floral tea party cups perfect for A Mad Tea Party.

I hope you'll drop by every Tuesday for Tea Time....and as the March Hare says...

"Don't be late!"

Berry Good!

Berry Good Coffee Cake

It's been a "Berry Good" summer!

Every week my husband brings home baskets of berries from the Marysville Farmers Market. One of my favorite weekend brunch recipes is Cooking Light's Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake recipe.

I made it for us to enjoy this Labor Day weekend and the best part is...it's no labor to make. Very quick and simple with "Berry Good" results. I do hope you'll try it!

Happy Bastille Day!

Tarte au Citron
I hope all my Francophile friends ate something French today in honor of Bastille Day.

I had a busy day so I picked up a Tarte au Citron from Trader Joes tonight. Once I plated it on a pretty Spode Toile cake plate it looked just like one from a Paris Patisserie!

I highly recommend this tarte if you're ever in a pinch and don't have time to bake.

Vive la France!

We have a winner!

Drum Roll Please...

Liberty of London Reusable Bag

Only two dedicated readers entered a comment for my contest give-away of a Liberty of London Reusable Bag. I have decided to reward both readers and give them each a Liberty of London Reusable Bag.

Here's what the winners had to say about the bag:

Annemieke: I didn't realize Target still had Liberty of London. Being the new Cali girl that I am I am always looking for new reusable bags for my shopping.

Ruth: How pretty! If anyone could find such a lovely reusable shopping bag, it would be you!

Congratulations ladies and thank you for being a faithful readers of my blog! Your bag is on the way!

Love that Liberty!

Liberty of London Reusable Shopping Bag

Okay, by now it's pretty obvious just how much I adore Liberty of London prints. Since it's summer, I am still trying to get my fix of Liberty's flowery prints.

Check out what I found shopping today...this adorable fold-up Liberty of London For Target Reusable Shopping Bag! It's the only little 'bit of Liberty left at Target, if you're lucky enough to find it!

Liberty of London For Target

This eco-friendly shopping bag has been pretty hard to find for Liberty of London fans like me. I was so thrilled today when I found it! I love that it folds compactly into a wallet shape and fits nicely into your handbag.

This bag is a flat shopping bag (book bag shape) made in 100% polyester. Based on its shape and size it wasn't designed for holding groceries. It's a great little bag though for toting home small personal sundries like cosmetics, magazines, cards, etc.

Reuse to Reduce

I love Liberty's Sixty print which is the pattern on the bag. It reminds me of my mod bedroom wallpaper I had back in the early 1970's! I also love that Target will give you 5 cents off every time you use a reusable bag!

Now for the fun part, you know I couldn't buy just one bag so...you get to enter my contest to win your very own Liberty of London For Target Reusable Shopping Bag!

All you have to do to enter is: leave me a comment on this post with your name and email. I will randomly select a winner within a week and post the winning comment. The winner will then need to get in touch with me to give me your mailing address to receive your bag. One entry per person, please.

(Contest Closed on July 13, 2010. Thank you to those who entered.)