Nancyhol, this one is for you.
Several times while at sea, and I think that these were on our all day sailings, we were offered a special tea in one of the lounges; just another glamorous way to entertain us. We skipped the Viennese tea, but I noticed that on our last tea, there was going to be a Chocolate Tea. No matter that we had already had a leisurely breakfast, and a formal lunch (tho we did walk a mile on the walking track), I thought we should check this out. I took a book and my knitting and found us some good seats in the Horizon Lounge perhaps a half hour before tea time. I was there early enough to watch the staff arranging the tea buffet and the chocolate humpback whale caught my eye. I returned to our suite for my camera, because while I had kept the camera out of the dining room, I knew this was a real photo opportunity. And since I got the pictures just ahead of their identifying labels, I cannot tell you what each photo is, just let me say it was a lovely mid-afternoon feast. And the tea was good, too. And yes, we did have one delicious multi-course dinner for our last hurrah a few hours later.
So what you will see here is just a series of pictures from our chocolate tea -
This was a chocolate piano, a showpiece, but it reminded me that there was also some elegant background music, some tinkling of the ivories during teatime.
What I do not have a picture of was a totally delicous banana rum bread pudding, served with a dark chocolate sauce. And I have to say here, who in their right mind takes a cruise, a cruise laden with really wonderful foods and wines, a mere few weeks before having to fit into her mother of the groom dress? I have just tried it on, and it looks better than it should given the pictures above, but it's back to skinny meal days for me, as we are less than two weeks from the wedding in Bodega Bay.
Comments (9)
Gorgeous chocolate!! I will be on the Mariner in 2 months 9 days.... can't wait.
Posted by Beth | June 29, 2009 1:19 PM
Posted on June 29, 2009 13:19
This is sinfully decadent and I am totally into this. Thank you for going back to get your camera. I am a chocalate freak. This is my piece of heaven Marcia. You will look beautiful in your dress.
Posted by Barb Cabot | June 29, 2009 10:28 PM
Posted on June 29, 2009 22:28
OMG. All of those just look amazing. I agree with Barb, you will look great in the dress!
Posted by Annie | June 30, 2009 7:23 AM
Posted on June 30, 2009 07:23
OMG! All of that chocolate is to die for!
Thank you for going back for your camera - I love all of the photos!
Posted by nancyhol | June 30, 2009 7:51 AM
Posted on June 30, 2009 07:51
Yum! Now and I need chocolate:)
Posted by candi | June 30, 2009 3:23 PM
Posted on June 30, 2009 15:23
I would never have been able to pass up anything Chocolate,even for the MOG Dress (I would have been thinking that that is what Spanx is for :)! So glad that you went back for the camera.
Posted by sheri | June 30, 2009 6:40 PM
Posted on June 30, 2009 18:40
Amazing. I don't think I could ever be a part of this, because I would want to taste everything. And those "bites" of everything would turn into a LOT of calories. Yum!
Posted by Cindy Ruth | July 4, 2009 10:36 AM
Posted on July 4, 2009 10:36
What a delightful concept -- a chocolate tea!!!! Much better than any other concept, including High Tea!
Posted by sandrac | July 8, 2009 6:31 PM
Posted on July 8, 2009 18:31
Wow! That is a lot of chocolate!!
Posted by girasoli | August 16, 2009 9:02 PM
Posted on August 16, 2009 21:02