This book encourages readers to embrace and pass on to others the gifts of friendship, tradition, comfort, celebration, and imagination ...all with a cup of tea.

    Now bestselling author Alexandra Stoddard explores the many ways in which a cup of tea can lift our spirits, soothe our souls and deepen our friendships.

    In 2001, the Elmwood tea room became the first North American tea room to be included in the prestigious guide to Best Tea Places published by the British Tea Council. Now in its 7th edition, this collection of 12 tea menus and 65 recipes is found in tea room kitchens across America. It serves as a useful tool for tea lovers, innkeepers, and tea room chefs who are looking for a guidebook to begin their own custom of celebrating afternoon tea. Complete with color photography, this perfect gift book contains a tea menu for each month of the year.