Uptown Park’s European-inspired lodge has resumed tea service. Remi, the restaurant on the Resort Granduca, is now serving tea each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12-2 pm.
Afternoon tea had been a staple of Alba Ristorante, which closed when the lodge underwent renovations final 12 months. Chef Maurizio Ferrarese has up to date the providing for Remi, the lodge’s new restaurant that opened in March.
“We provide afternoon tea to rejoice hospitality and custom,” Ferrarese tells CultureMap. “It enhances our Italian-inspired delicacies by bringing class and refinement to the expertise, in the identical manner we method each dish. For me, afternoon tea is about slowing down and savoring. At Granduca, it turns into an extension of our cucina; elegant, seasonal, and crafted with the identical care I give to an ideal risotto.”
Much like an English-style tea service, the Granduca’s Italian-inspired spin options a mixture of candy and savory bites, together with:
- Roasted mushroom profiterole puff with goat cheese and black truffles
- Creamy egg salad on complete grain bread
- Prosciutto de Parma puff pastry crisp with lemon ricotta
- Desserts: Espresso tiramisu, lemon curd tart with recent raspberry, ricotta and pistachio cannolo, and extra.
“Our tea has an Italian soul; seasonal flavors, artisanal pastries, mascarpone unfold to switch the english clotted cream and savory bites impressed by Alba, Piedmont, and northern Italian area,” Ferrarese explains. “You style Piedmont within the ‘Tanulla Praline,’ the in-house consumption of the Ferrero Rocher truffle in our Children menu; Alba within the hazelnut pastries, and the heat of true hospitality in each element, together with our Italian Impressed cocktails. It’s not simply tea, it’s la dolce vita, served on a tray.”
Talking of cocktails, diners can complement their tea with sips such because the Langhe Bloom, described as “a floral ode to Piedmont,” and the Nebbiolo Negroni.
Costs are as follows:
- Frizzante d’Alba ($79): Consists of one glass of prosecco
- Champagne e Tea ($89): Consists of one glass of champagne
- Apertivo e Tea ($89): Consists of one signature cocktail
- Tea Reale ($98): Consists of one caviar chunk and one glass of champagne
- Little Truffle Hunters Tea ($39): Features a particular kid-friendly menu for youngsters 8 and underneath
Reservations can be found by way of OpenTable.
