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Monday, October 19, 2009

Mariage Freres


Afternoon tea at the Mariage Freres is the best afternoon delight, especially when it involves meeting a blogging friend. We met Tara Bradford of Paris Parfait and had a lovely afternoon visit in the Marais district of Paris. Tara's blog is one that delights and educates me and I couldn't wait to meet her.
The Mariage Freres is one of my all time favorite tea rooms; so it was a doubly blessed afternoon.
The sandwich you see in the picture was served with green bread (hard to tell in my picture), the sandwich had a combination of salmon and ham with herbs and a creamy goat cheese. A shrimp was attached at each end with a pretty skewer. My husband's plate was salmon and he also thought his was delightful. Dessert was a raspberry mouse. A perfect end to a perfect afternoon.
My tea that afternoon was a light Darjeeling, which was very good.

We brought home a new small teapot with tea scoop and several teas. My husband's favorite is Marco Polo, so that came home. Then we brought the tea mentioned last week, which was a high end Yunnan called Aiguilles d'Or. Finally another tea was Opium Hill, a floral Ceylon tea. Each tea is a treasured delight and brings back memories of a lovely afternoon with each sip.
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7 comments:

  1. JeanneOctober 19, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    How wonderful.......
    Tara is a most fabulous person
    So happy to hear of your adventures
    Much love
    Jeanne♥

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  2. RosemaryOctober 19, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    Your afternoon tea visit sounds perfectly serene Marilyn. Am enjoying this European travel review with you!
    Nancy

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  3. StephOctober 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    I am so glad that you had this trip and that you wrote about it!

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  4. parTea ladyOctober 19, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    That sounds like a fabulous way to spend an afternoon in Paris. I love how they served the sandwich on a skewer and the raspberry mousse looks so good. What a lovely treat to bring home some of their teas.

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  5. LoisOctober 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Hi Marilyn!
    I asm so glead you are enjoying your trip.
    The tea sounds really good.
    Just think, you can re-live your trip every time you have a cup of it.
    Stay safe and take care.
    Lois

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  6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    "a floral Ceylon" - now THAT sounds lovely! I'm a bit late with this Marilyn, but WELCOME HOME! I've so enjoyed reading about your trip.

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  7. paris parfaitOctober 25, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    Just back from my trip and delighted to see your post. It was lovely having tea with you both! And we are enjoying the lovely treats you brought.

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