Tea at Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum and Mason is one of my favorite shops in the whole world. I love everything about them, especially the Teas and delicious confections. I bought this book not really knowing how well the recipes would translate, but boy am I glad I did. Living in the USA it costs a pretty penny to have items shipped to me from the UK. With this book I've been able to recreated some of my favorite items in my own kitchen. the recipes really do turn out just like the store product. I've had so many great comments on the rose biscuits, which is an absolute favorite of mine as well. The recipes are in British measurements, but they are easy enough to convert. This book also has a really interesting read on the history of the store. It is also nice and compact. A tiny little book full of timeless recipes.

Warning: contents may be excellent for your health. Fortnum's T-book will not disappoint as it captures the quality and tone found in Piccadilly It is a true delight in every sense of the word: if you never set foot in a kitchen you would find the volume full of delicious and imaginatively creative morsels you would want to share with those nearest and dearest. It is a great gift to one's self and to one's hostess who appreciates quality, the refined palate and life, the energy and dedication to maintain same, plain old tradition, and the value of a generous spirit. It would be at home equally in the kitchen library or at a bedside where thoughts of sugarplums are real. Do not resist. Your heart will melt and your senses will be heightened. There will always be Fortnum's. Thanks be!

Most of the books I've read about tea have been window dressing--all fuzzy pictures and romance. As a tea lover with a brain, I want substance, facts, and usable recipes. This little book delivers all of the above, along with great photos, fun reproductions of historical ads, and the odd line of quirky British humor. It makes no pretense to be a scholarly tome, but it's got substance, personality, and charm. The recipes are practical for the home cook, and offer a range that goes beyond the obvious. The obvious are here too (scones, cucumber sandwiches, et al), but there are also recipes such as Stilton and Fig Tart, and Gingerbread with Prunes and Ale. I've tried several so far, and the results were excellent. This book would make a wonderful gift for anyone who loves tea.

I purchased this book as a gift for a tea lover who lived in London for a few years. She loved it! It has lovely recipes and the history of tea. A charming little book for tea drinkers who enjoy to read about their favorite beverage.

I was looking through this book at fortnum and Mason in London and decided it was worth buying, just not for £30. I used their free WiFi to look on Amazon and bought it used for about $18. It's a nice classic British book with a lot of stories You can actually 'read'this cookbook in addition to just following recipies. I've made the classic scone recipe a few times and they are pretty tasty and simple.

I love how this recipe book came out from Fortnum & Mason, a prestigeous and well-known tea purveyor and also host afternoon tea parties in England. They feature recipes, if you want to do a Tea Party for an afternoon gathering for a book club, new products review club and other social gathering events. Some of their famous selections are here like their basic shortbread, watercress tea sandwiches and other staples you find in an Afternoon Tea Party. Just an awesome recipe book filled with pictures and easy to follow recipes.

What a beautiful little book! While the size is small, the information inside is large. Gorgeous photographs & easy to replicate recipes. I love this little book.

I had just been to London for my first and probably only time and was completely unaware of Fortnum & Mason up until walking into the duty-free shop in Heathrow airport. There I found their products and some rose biscuits that were to-die-for. Wanting to reproduce them (since shipping from there would unfortunately be rather extravagant), stumbled upon this book with a key recipe. Multiple recipes look absolutely scrumptious and I'm looking forward to trying them. The book is not just recipes, in the beginning there is actually a history of tea that is a pretty interesting read! Nice illustrations and photos in this book - it's well put together. Nice little book that would make a cute gift for anyone enthusiastic about tea.

Tried and true receipes...haven’t experienced a failure yet!

Excelente

Libro molto bello da collezione. Arrivato in un giorno in perfette condizioni.

This is an amazing book with details of traditional recipes and dishes treasured by the exquisite taste. Those who have the pleasure to sample some signature dishes at Fortum and Mason or the HK 181 restaurant would particularly be appreciative of the complicated steps and procedures in preparing these dishes. Insightful, delightful and heart-warming.

Ich bin auf das Kochbuch durch die Produkte von Fortnum & Mason gestoßen. Wir hatten uns einige der fantastischen Kekse gekauft und darauf hin habe ich bei amazon gegoogelt, ob es auch ein Rezeptbuch von Fortnum & Mason gibt. Ja, Tatsache - und gleich bestellt. Uns gefällt das Rezeptbuch sehr gut - auch wenn es leider nur in engl. Sprache erhältlich ist. Es ist dennoch sehr gut zu verstehen!