The Great Tea Rooms of America

Perryville, KY: Benjamin Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. Gift Quality. Green cloth cover with original dust jacket. Minimal wear along edged. Remains a near fine copy. 11"X8" ; 119 pp. Listing addresses of tea rooms and an index to recipes. Text and Photography by the author. The author, himself the owner of an American tea room, offers a glimpse into the growing fascination of the afternoon tea. Richardson takes us to 21 tea rooms in the United States and Canada. Beautiful photographs, and colorful narrative along with delicious recipes draw us into the elegant world of grand hotels, quaint homes and a 10,000 square foot, Texas-sized tea room. A small sampling of tea rooms and recipes: Butchart Gardens, BC - Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf with Lemon Syrup; Dushanbe Teahouse, Boulder, CO - Curry-Cheese Biscuits; Hydrangea, Wimette, IL - Savory Tartlets; Magnolia & Ivy, Sandestin, FL - Earl Grey Creme Brulee, and Rose Tree Cottage, Pasadena CA - Sticky Toffee Pudding. ; 8vo .