Afternoon tea and the Fairmont Hotel 麻豆传媒映画are pretty much synonymous, thanks to the historic venue鈥檚 longstanding tradition of offering an elegant 鈥� or whimsical 鈥� tea service over the decades.
Tea is typically served in the window-less 鈥渓ibrary鈥� room of Notch 8, the Hotel Vancouver鈥檚 restaurant, but during the month of August, one duo of tea-time sippers daily can have their scones and Earl Grey served up in a West Georgia Street-facing display window.
Swapping out retail advertising for a table for two, Fairmont Hotel 麻豆传媒映画will make the table available for two afternoon tea-goers for one sitting at noon weekdays from August 1 to Sept. 2, 2019.
The window space has been styled with custom art created by Vancouver-based fashion illustrator Mandy Lau, who drew inspiration from the social aspect of afternoon tea as well as the notion of putting an exterior street scene in an interior space.
As for the tea service itself, the lucky real-life mannequins in this ongoing performance art piece will have their choice of Fairmont鈥檚 LOT 35 teas, house-made English scones with all the trimmings, classic tea sandwiches, and a mini-suitcase of decadent tea time sweets. The current Afternoon Tea on offer at the Fairmont Hotel 麻豆传媒映画was styled in honour of the hotel鈥檚 own 80th anniversary this year.
Afternoon Tea in The Window
When: Aug. 1-Sept. 2, Monday to Friday; one reservation per day available at noon
Where: Fairmont Hotel 麻豆传媒映画鈥� 900 West Georgia St.
Cost: $59 per person (maximum two diners per booking). Reservations can be made by phone only, from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 604-443-1843
