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Cassatt Tea Room at Rittenhouse Hotel


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I recently took a day trip down to the City of Brotherly Love... It was an interview on behalf of luxury fashion site, Hello La Mode.   I had an hour to kill before my bus back to NYC would depart so I decided to treat myself to a posh tea service at the Rittenhouse Hotel.

I always loved this area in Philadelphia.  The Cassatt tea room is beautiful, and the servers here are very friendly.  They managed to be formal, but not stuffy (something New York servers can't quite achieve).  Their standard tea service (about $25) included lovely sandwiches of pate, egg salad, smoked salmon, melon and chicken salad that were very fresh.  Their current scone was accompanied by lemon curd, clotted cream and strawberry preserves.

Desserts included a blueberry tartlet, profiterole, layered cake and this rather obscene-looking strawberry mousse confection:
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Cafe Escapes Tasting


Keurig's collection of Cafe Escapes has a bunch of indulgent new flavors.  I was lucky enough to be invited to an event where they paired each one with a delicious amuse-bouche.  

There was a fig/prosciutto/flatbread combo paired with Cafe Caramel..
Quiche with grilled sausage to accompany Cafe Vanilla...
Cinnamon Creme Brulee with their Chai Latte...
The list went on and on...  

Jennifer Sbranti, (aka The Hostess with the Mostess) was on hand to demonstrate the fantastic decor of the event.  As gorgeous as they were, the projects were surprisingly easy and affordable.  Check out her DIY instructions at her blog!


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