HOW TO HOST YOUR OWN TEA PARTY AT HOME | Baking a Classic Victoria Sponge Cake
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Join me in this fun episode where I show you how to host your very own tea party at home. From all the tea-things you will need for your table, to the best types of tea to serve, and a classic Victoria sponge cake.
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After I was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago I started reevaluating things in my dish cupboard. I had a silver tea set that had not been used in years and I thought to myself: " I just had an entire lung removed, I did eight cycles of chemotherapy, five months of radiation treatments I decided I am going to make tea in the silver pot, (like my Welsh grandmother did every afternoon) I am going to use the sterling silverware on a daily basis and I will eat off of the bone china dinnerware!" I do make afternoon tea now and have friends over and if something gets broken, well, who the hell am I saving it for?😊😊 Happy Pride Month🌈
I am so sorry to read about your health issues. Do everything you can to keep yourself, healthy, safe, and happy. May God bless you during this difficult time in your life. All the best from New York City,
Robert.
I love your attitude! Keep on enjoying your beautiful things! Best wishes for your health and everything else x
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Beautiful.
Sending you healing thoughts from Austria. Enjoyed your what the hell attitude. You go, sister!
So very very true. I use my good China and silver everyday
My mother was Scottish so I became a tea aficionado from a very young age. Sometimes our afternoon tea was as simple as tea with buttered toast and jam! But the important thing was to have that tranquil break to brew a pot of tea and sit down for a rest. Your tea looks lovely and, no worries about your sponge not turning out perfect! I bet it tasted amazing!!!
Ah that sounds heavenly! Thanks for sharing your special memories x
My parents were Irish so tea had a place of high importance in our lives. When I was a child growing up in upstate NY, my brother and sister and I walked home from Catholic school and ate lunch with our parents. After eating our sandwich there was always time fir a brief cup of hot tea. Hot tea has always been a mainstay in my life as a restorer of strength, stamina and solace.
I just adore coming to visit you on your channel. Peaceful and dreamy, but always full of sensible everyday practicality.
Too kind! Thank you!
Agreed. I’d love to watch Nicholas serve a couple of guests. I’m really quite clumsy at that.
What I always think is even if a homemade cake doesn't turn out exactly as planned it tastes a 1000 percent better than any bought cake. Jam and cream make up for any aesthetic woes.
You’re right about that!
This deep green shirt looks perfect on you. It really goes wonderfully with your skin tone, hair and eye colors. Absolutely beautiful ❤
Brilliant! We need to know that you tubers are not perfect. It is hard to keep my spirits up when every video is perfect, perfect, perfect. I so appreciate that you show us, as you said as Julia Child did, how things in baking really happen. Your growth and confidence in two years is remarkable. Thank you for what you do and carry on!
Dear Nicolas, I have to say, you've truly outdone yourself with this video! The way you effortlessly combined the art of tea brewing with delicious recipes for sandwiches and cake is simply genius. Your attention to detail and passion for creating the perfect pairing is evident in every second! ☕️🥧🍪
I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you so much x
Nicolas, thank you for another relaxing and enjoyable video. As an American, I am a great fan of the English Afternoon Teas. Each time I visited my cousins in Manchester and Weston-Super-Mare
I always made an effort to enjoy this English tradition. You brought back fond memories for me. You are always so welcoming and engaging with your audience. All the best from New York City,
Robert.
That is so kind - Thank you!
As mentioned, you can find wonderful afternoon tea across the country. In NYC, there is the wonderful Tea and Sympathy; I have had great tea in Savannah, GA, and Sitges, Spain.
Thank you, I will try your NYC recommendation one day. Robert.
Once again, you out did yourself with an informative and lovely presentation! Perfectionism is for the birds and, as Julia Child said, "Never apologize". No need! Love your content. Well done, Nicolas! 🫖🍰
Your channel brings me so much joy ❤. Your voice is quite soothing. I just adore how much thought you put into your videos. Thank you! Curious if you have ever done a voice over for books?
I had a tea party at home in April after my high school reunion. I served Nicolas Fairford’s Rose Petal Tea with scones and macarons on my new Beleek Aynsley Tea Set. It was a big success!
Love your beautiful tea parties. I have just learned how to make scones! Not as intimidating as I thought! Thank you for your relaxing video.
Glad you enjoyed making them! X
I LOVED this!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 I miss your videos being this way. I wish you would do more of these and home decor videos!
When you have such a large gap between meals, both morning and especially afternoon teas make absolutely perfect sense. Our bodies love to eat something light such as a snack or a couple of finger sandwiches every 3-4 hours so going all the way from noon to 7 or 8 at night is really quite the gap without a snack or light meal and something refreshing to tide us over. Anna Marie Russell was brilliant for realizing this and inventing a tradition that would eventually trickle down and benefit even the poorer people. (Afternoon tea likely led to the afternoon breaks we all need while working to keep from becoming hangry and unproductive.)
Always worth looking in charity shops for china cups and saucers - I bought a set of four recently and they were so reasonable.
You’re right!
Hi Nicholas, Back in the 1980's I met Paul and Julia Child. She was very gracious and down to earth and I still watch her old shows, especially from the 60's when she was hale and hearty. I am having a formal luncheon in 10 days and am planning to add some "tea" ideas to that. It is nice to interact with a kindred spirit! Cheers, Tom in Wisconsin.
Enjoyed learning about an English Tea Party.
If you can't tell my husband and I come from British stock by our names, Atkins/Lockwood, you will be able to tell when we have our afternoon tea in our English Bone China. I collect a few. So fancy. My husband even likes them.
I have made several Victoria Sponge cakes, and guess what?
We have the same oven! ( teehee )
Another wonderful video, but I would listen spellbound even if you were describing what's in the garbage.
Across the pond here. I have enjoyed going to tea for over 35 years now. My friends and I started in our late 30s. early 40s . Now I am 72 and though I still love it. our best little tea shop in our little antique old town has gotten so expensive, its hard to afford this luxury much anymore on social security. What use to be $30.00 is now $53.50 per person . It is really something I only do on a special occasion. Love every time you bake something . Its the love you put into that cake that makes it mouthwatering!
How lovely! Thank you!
It is inspiring that you put focus on the 'afternoon tea' as it provides an opportunity to reflect and share with others; also, given your age it evolves/encourages this practices into many generations (revival/beginners). A beautiful episode even more so with the art of imperfection creativity - sponge cake looks Divine!
Most people his age are at work. Tea is not practical……
Lovely comment - thanks so much x
Thank you Nicolas. I’m inviting my mom and my daughter-in-law’s mom over for tea and I want to do it right. Naturally, I went straight to your channel. Thank you!
That’s high praise! Thank you!
Your cake is lovely and as Julia Child herself once said, never apologize for anything that may have gone astray in the kitchen. People are so happy that you cooked for them, they won’t mind. Thank you 😊🍰❤️
I love that - thank you 😊
Dear Nicolas,
Everything looks delicious, despite the oven problems ,your such a class act!
Every since I started watching your vlogs a have been obsessed going to different places , hotels and restaurants to have afternoon tea.
Always so classy and elegant
Thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us
❤🇨🇦
Ahh I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you!
Nicolas !! Love your afternoon tea videos, that’s how I found you on TH-cam two years ago ! Hugs all the way from Mexico! 🇲🇽
Hugs to you too x
Those strawberries really made that cake look so vibrant and delicious. Beautiful! Thanks for another lovely video!
What a great video. Your cake looked wonderful and your table was beautiful.
Thank you so much 😊
Nicolas, you're really hard on you. You did an amazing job with the sponge cake, I want to have a piece of it! - Your videos are amazing, I learn a lot every time and I thank you for the time and dedication on them. Greetings from Colombia ;)
Very kind, Thank you!
I found your channel a few days ago, and I just love you, Nicolas! My husband and I enjoy your videos, your elegance, graciousness and your wonderful calming voice. We're sending lots of positive energy your way. Keep shining like the star you are. 💚
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you!
🇫🇷🙏🌷🪻⚘️🌼BONJOUR Nicolas!! I am American lady living here in the Cote d Azur!! Where there is a need for more tea times!! THE French love their cafe😮I love your table and Scones!! You are a WONDERFUL PERSON!! CHOW😊⚘️🌼💕🇫🇷
I love your tea related videos. What treat it was to discover your new upload as I had my morning tea. Problematic ovens are frustrating but the end result looked fabulous. Thank you for a moment of elegance before a busy day 😌💞✨🍰☕️
My pleasure! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing Nicolas. The cake looked delicious. You always manage to make everything look first class.
Too kind!
I like the English tradition to celebrate afternoon tea and you did it in the perfect way.
Dear Nicolas,
Thank you for inspiring me to suggest a Tea Party for my Mother In Law's 80th Birthday this month. Her gift of a Duchess China-- God Save The King/Coronation Trinket Box has arrived intact; we will present it to her the day of the Party; she will be so pleased. Thanks again for partnering with Duchess China, inspiring us with the collectable of the year!
Simply love your Channel ❤❤❤
A
I literally beam with Joy, everytime u upload a new video. 🥰🥰🥰 thank u . Very nice video. Love Love Love.
That is so kind! Thank you so much x
Great episode, Nicolas. I have always been a bit intimidated to have a tea party at home, but your suggestion of just some sandwiches and a nice cake is great. I feel more confident about doing it now!!
As usual, another wonderful video, thankyou Nicolas, always delightful to listen to you xx cake looks yum yum xx
I must have been British in a past life because I enjoy making all your recipe’s and plan in ordering your tea’s!
Brilliant video about the history of the afternoon tea. I love your elegance and manners❤
I loved this! Of course, I now have to get a tiered tray... but the tea cups I have. My Mom collected one from every state in the US and every place they went in Canada which left me with the desire to do the same! It is special to drink from a tea cup! Thanks again, Nicolas! Love watching your videos!
Thank you for sharing your tea sitting here! Very nice and I continue to have my tea every day after having coffee in the morning.
So nice Nicolas. I really enjoyed your afternoon tea. History, making the cake. Like you afternoon tea is one of my favourite times of the day.
My dear grandmother made it a great occasion for the whole family. And then my mother followed suit. I remember coming home from school and my mother would never fail to make a cake, biscuits or scones. So I am most grateful for these experiences and for your beautiful videos that give us so much joy. Thank you so much.
Lovely video!!!
Please make a video of your afternoon tea collectibles. Will be so fun to see everything ❤
Nicholas, the cake looked delicious all fixed up! In years past afternoon tea was almost a daily occurrence in our home but skipped the cakes most of time & when I
baked scones I would freeze them as they thawed quickly!
I know your teatime this week was a "marketing tool" but for those just learning...I'm afraid your table looked very
cluttered! Might I suggest "show & tell" first, then remove unused items before partaking of actual tea?? Also, I'm certain your candle fragrance is divine but scented candles should never be used when serving food🙄...in my opinion. Conflicts with flavors of food! Sorry.
I always enjoy and learn so much from your informative videos! You do everything with such ease and in such a beautiful way!
So happy to hear that! Thank you!
I always enjoy having afternoon tea with Nicolas!😊 Thanks for the tips to make tea special!
So glad about that!
Delightful! Thank you, Nicholas. I think I need to start doing this more often.
You should!
I live in California and a I love the ritual and serenity of having tea with friends or just a cup for me. I collect bone china tea cups from England. Many from thrift or antique shops. I am also obsessed with cake platters and tiered platters, lol. My current favorite tea is rose flowers with lavender. Love it!🌸🌸🌸
So lovely Nicolas ! YES, the Perfect Tea Party at home !!!! Thank you for sharing 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
Hello from Texas Nicholas! Your videos about tea always make me feel happy :) Thank you!
Absolutely Charming Video Nicolas!! 🫖🥪 Thank you sharing you’re lovely slice of life. 😊❤
My pleasure! Thank you!
Thank you for your explanation and history of afternoon tea. But with eating our suppers earlier, I question how practical it is. Unless one reserves it for special occasions. Incidentally, I love your striped pitcher ! ❤
Your contents have made me for wider vision and a little of new idea, thank you Nicolas...💖
Thank you, Nicholas. Sharing how you a lovely afternoon tea was a joy to watch. The beauty is in the details! Beth
Yay! I’m so excited for this. I love everything you share with us but I’ve been hoping you would do a tea party video ❤
Just re-watched your tea sandwiches video yesterday and now see you just posted this one! Love it! Thank you for your videos!
Thank you so much x
A good afternoon tea give you to rest you need in the middle of the day to carry one with whatever life has in store for you until dinner time. My favorite to date tea time was at Harrods. I hope to try a few other places when I return to the UK. Thank you Nicholas for this respite.
Nicolas, your videos make me soooo happy!
It is such a nice thing to do at home, take a few moments to enjoy a cup of tea in a beautiful cup. In my effort to live a more elegant life I intend to do it more often. I purchased some lovely things from Fortnum & Mason and they truly enhance the experience. Thanks Nicolas for sharing more traditional English culture.
Excellent and delicious. Thank you, Nicolas!
Of your Collection of teas, the one I liked the most is the Botanica Earl Gray Blue Flower Tea, what a rich smell and flavor. I LOVE IT. I still have to try the almond tea.😊😊
Fabulous, I so enjoy your TH-cam VLOGS. Keep them coming.
I think your sponge cake with cream and strawberries is lovely.
Good Afternoon Nicolas: Your tea videos will always be my favorite. Your tea blends are delicious and linen napkins really are great quality. I yet to do any baking, however, you keep me inspired♥️🫖
I’m so glad you enjoy them!
I love this simple cake! I had this same problem with rising before when I’d bake in my parents oven. Turning the pan 180 degrees halfway thru seems to even things out a little bit.
But as my Mama liked to say, the little hollow in the middle allows for more cream and filling, so it’s all good.
Indeed very entertaining video! I feel so inspired to have a teaparty on my own! 🎂🥯🥯🍰🍵🍵
Wow! Such knowledge and a recipe for a cake. Wow! I can't believe how skilled you are.
Looks delicious Nicolas. Will definitely try it this week.
Congratulations on your lovely teas, Nicolas!! ❤
I loved the simplicity of your afternoon tea. Good quality tea is the star of the show. Your Victoria Sponge looked great Nicolas! Thank you for this lovely tea break🙏🏼❤️
My pleasure! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this tea time. I enjoy learning things about proper tea. One day, I'd enjoy sharing a tea with you.
I enjoyed having afternoon tea with you Nicolas. I had some English tea I purchased the last time I was in London. My friends love it also.
Thanks Nicolas for your beautiful sharing. I am a tea lover and so glad that now I could drink it whole day since moving to Edinburgh 💞
Such a civilised event❤
I love having tea in the morning and afternoon.
Merci beaucoup Nicolas for sharing afternoon tea. Always delighted to See you. Will try the fameux sponge cake. Much Love from South of France ☀️☀️☀️
Nicolas, I just found your channel today and have watched several of your videos. They are intelligent, sophisticated and elegant. I made myself a proper cup of tea and kept on watching. Keep up the great lifestyle videos. I love them. Cheers John from the Midwest in USA.
thank you for a lovely video. my daughter’s birthday fell
on the coronation day this year so a tea party was natural! I made much the same, cucumber and egg salad sandwiches, tea, cookies, and the birthday cake was a white cake with strawberry jam.
Sounds so good!
Loved this video!! I used to go to a little boutique that served all different types of teas, finger sandwiches, pastries, and homemade cakes. It was so fun having tea with friends. Sadly, the boutique closed.
A friend of mine recommended your videos to me. I can honestly say that I am absolutely obsessed! Your videos are stunning. It's actually made me order a good tea set and cake stand for my future afternoon tea parties. Keep up the great work, Nicolas!
I'm so glad! Thank you!
Bravo. I have been to the Ritz and it wasn’t as good as this. I like the tranquil setting . You don’t get the same in Hotels anymore . I enjoyed your tutorial making the Victoria Sponge. As you say less is more with sandwiches if you only have a guest for tea. Your smiling happy face says you are loving it🤗🙋♀️🇬🇧
So nice Nicolas! I loved your simplified version of the afternoon tea. Julia's motto was "never apologize"! if/when she got something wrong on her live tv show. Someday you may want to try and make her famous beef stew recipe. Not that simple, let me tell you, but delicious. Have a great week!
Love that you qouted Julia 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I will definitely try that! Sounds like a great winter dish to look forward to!
I have bought all of your teas and I love them all. Especially, the Christmas tea.
Enjoying a tea and croissant while watching. Thank you Nicolas!
I grew up with tea time...predominantly cucumber sandwiches , scones or shortbread.
Pots of tea!!!
Lovely tea cups...
Of course, my American dad never thought it was enough from my English mom!
Thank you very much for this calming and relaxing video. The cake actually looks absolutely delicious the way that it’s not “perfect”, it makes it look very appealing to eat😊
Completely enjoyed!! We did a British Tea for Mother's Day here!
This was fabulous! Thank you! Nicholas, the only thing that I was waiting for was for you to tell us how the Victoria Sponge actually tasted! You didn't tell us verbally, so I guess I will have to go by the look on your face when took your first bite. Your face suggested that it was 'yummy' and that you were pleased with the taste (which is really what matters the most)! I would love to have tea with you someday at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh!
Such a treat Nicolas! Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
Thank you for doing afternoon tea again. Afternoon tea is my favourite weather hosting or having it it in a tea room. I would love to be a guest at your afternoon tea. Love your tea cup and saucer. Cheers!
Yay a new video! Thank you! :)
Love, love this; thank you!
Had to fix myself a cup of tea half way thru to get that British vibe going! Love that "sponge" cake. Gonna make it... Thank you, Nicholas.
Your tea table looks so beautiful. ❤
Thank you for another well-done video, Nicholas. You are a treasure. I noticed the Assam on your table. Lovely! We enjoy a fine cup of Fortnum and Mason Darjeeling each afternoon. It creates that quiet time for my wife and me to simply relax. She is an artist, and I am a busy semi-retired professor. That time is set aside just to relax.
Very beautiful, thank you Nicolas❤😊
Thank goodness for your videos!! Currying my depression since ages.. greetings from Serbia!
I always love your videos, You definitely inspire me.💚🍀
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you!
The two tier sandwich plate is pretty. I use a tea cosy, a cover over the pot to keep it hot.
Your simple cake is really sweet, I like the way you placed the strawberries 🍓 on.
Hi, Nicolas! I really enjoyed your tea video today. It was like shades of the past when I first found you on TH-cam ❣️ 😊
Always stunning video and information as usual. Love your tea, the Almond especially. You should give Harney & Sons Paris tea a go if you fancy. It's divine!