couple’s day.

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so on monday, t and i had a self-declared ‘couple’s day’, took the day off from work and spent some major quality time together. for lunch, we decided to stop by twg tea and it’s one of those places that made me fall instantly in love with it. i suppose i’m partial to it’s air of opulent european grandeur, warm honeyed hardwood interiors, marble floors, fine bone china, french music, and glass displays showcasing neatly arranged, delightful tea-infused macarons all lined up in pretty rows, amongst other equally delectable looking tarts and cakes. 

extensive doesn’t quite describe the tea menu enough, with a mindboggling selection of more than 600 blends that run the gamut from classic to exotic to rare, served in sleek gleaming teapots. t had this samurai japanese tea while i had the lemon bush tea. we didn’t spend too long to make up our minds nor read through every tea, since we figured we’ll be back here again anyway. although i thought it would be cool (yet ultimately tiring) if they had some kind of description for each tea. i think it would be a really fun job for the writer to dream up far-flung lands and times long past as inspiration for some lyrical lines (something i would enjoy very much), but i digress. both our choices turned out to be very light and delicate, his had a bit of a bitter edge while mine was more citrusy.

for our entrees, he had the piked perch fillet while i had the scrambled eggs with pure saffron threads, accompanied with smoked salmon, shrimp and salad. i felt these were average at best – twg’s strengths lie in other areas, and palpably so. a big plus point was that there was still quite a bit of room for dessert and we had a chocolate croissant and chocolate fondant – a lavish calorific treat to sweeten up any rainy, gloomy monday.

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