Afternoon Tea at the Wentworth
Image: Cleaning up an old archive room can uncover treasures - just ask the staff at the Sofitel who have recently returned to high tea with a historic Wentworth Cheese Cake topping their tiered silver platters. The recipe dates from 1966 when the Wentworth opened as Sydney’s very first five-star hotel, and it’s a corker with a light fluffy layer of sponge topped with cream cheese and garnished with berries and seasonal fruit.
Cleaning up an old archive room can uncover treasures – just ask the staff at the Sofitel who have recently returned to high tea with a historic Wentworth Cheese Cake topping their tiered silver platters. The recipe dates from 1966 when the Wentworth opened as Sydney’s very first five-star hotel, and it’s a corker with a light fluffy layer of sponge topped with cream cheese and garnished with berries and seasonal fruit. Enjoy your platter of sweet and savoury treats with the deluxe range of Ronnefeldt Tea (presented in a book that allows you to see the tea leaves) for $49 per person, or throw caution to the wind and have it with French Champagne for $59. The comfortable surrounds of the Sofitel lounge are the location for your own little tea party, and you can take tea between 2.00pm- 5.00pm Monday to Saturday, and 2.00pm-6.00pm on Sundays. Sofitel’s Executive Chef Jess Ong makes a mean scone. On the sweeter side I favoured her raspberry cream macaroons and meringue-topped lemon curd tarts. My Mother would have laughed if she’d seen me holding a cucumber, dill and sour cream sandwich with my pinkie extended; but perhaps it’s possible that something so daggy has returned to the height of sophistication once more?
Afternoon Tea at the Wentworth
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61-101 Phillip Street, Sydney
Ph: (02) 9230 0700 www.sofitelsydney.com.au
Afternoon Tea $$$$
