A cocktail Night at Cafe Dior

A couple of weeks ago at Cafe Dior Commercial rd, Prahran Serendipitea had the great pleasure to be part of a function put together by the management to launch their spectacular new menu.

While the guests sampled selections from Dior's new tapas menu and discussed the new direction & later hours I was behind the bar cooking up a few Tea Cocktails.
There was a crowd of about 100 and let me tell you they were all very thirsty!
I selected a few of my favorite recipes using Ruby Sipper (Blood Orange Tisane), Fiji (Sencha Green Tea, Pineapple & Papaya), Congo Bongo (Black Tea Coconut & Mango), Eve's Temptation ( Apple Tisane ) & Cha Cha Chai ( Our award winning Chai) , using those teas I worked up about 8 cocktails using, Gin, Vodka, baileys, Kahlua, ice, banana, mango, orange, lemon, lime, cranberry juice & mint... the proportions are a tightly held secret known only to me and my clients.The night went along fantastically and I think as the weather turns we will do a few more events like this to show how much can be done with SerendipiTea's teas.

SerendipiTea Retail Partners: Cafe Moravia

We are glad to announce that we have added Caffe Moravia at 662 Burke Rd, Camberwell to our ever growing list of Retail Partners.
Caffe Moravia offers a wide selection of fine Italian cuisine, Delectable pastry's & fresh Gelato made right there in house!
Moravia will be a premier site for SerendipiTea in the coming months you can look forward to seeing some very special new products and events centered around it including the new cafe bar at the rear that faces onto the Camberwell markets.

Over the coming weeks Caffe Moravia will be expanding it's offering of SerendipiTea for your enjoyment at Moravia & retail boxes for enjoyment at home.

In the very near future look forward to some in shop tastings and the addition of a line of delicious Mock-Tails based on SerendipiTea's amazing teas.

A tasting at Sofitel's No 35

Last Saturday on a clear and sunny day I had the pleasure of talking with a handful of people about 7 varieties of SerendipiTea.
The venue was the beautiful restaurant on the 35th floor of Melbourne's Sofitel Hotel, with it's panoramic views of the city.
Know, I love talking about tea.
It's even better when I get to speak with a group that was so interested as the staff of No. 35!
It's even better still when a tasting is involved!
We tasted :

• Black Velvet
• Darjeeling
• Congo Bongo
• Temple Of Heaven
• Bancha
• Jade Prince
• Moulin Rouge Chai

Truth be told the group so switched on that their taste told them all they needed to know ... no one had a problem picking out the smokey undertones of the Moulin Rouge, or the "nutty" flavor of Jade Prince or the mango & coconut of Congo Bongo.
It was a fantastic afternoon filled with tea & conversation and what could be better than that.

Good works from Charityworks for Multiple Sclerosis

Just a while back SerendipiTea had the great honor of participating by donating our teas to a charity function to benefit those with Multiple Sclerosis.
We would have said something sooner about this great night at Crown Casino but Charityworks did such a fantastic job that the event was sold out far in advance of the night.
We will be working with this organization again soon so watch this space for news.

SerendipiTea Retail Partners : Cafe Ciliegio

Down in Albert Park, Melbourne on the Cnr Montague St & Kerferd Rd you will find another fine Cafe / Restaurant that proudly serves SerendipiTea and also offers retail boxes for your home.
Cafe Ciliegio has a lovely outside cafe area right out front, you have no doubt seen it if you have driven down Kerferd road, if you read the reviews available you will read many words about the austere coffee available there and of course... I write to tell you about the equally austere tea (SerendipiTea) that they offer however if you think that Cafe Ciliegio is only about tasty beverages you would be so wrong.
The food is a delectable treat...
Modern Asian? But so much more !
Well I guess that says it but I just think great food defines itself so just get in there and give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Cafe Ciliegio Cnr Montague St & Kerferd Rd
Albert Park VIC 3206

When you get there... Tell Frank that SerendipiTea sent you.

SerendipiTea Retail Partners : Green Laundry@cafe

We have a very unique partner in Balaclava.
Green laundry Cafe is at 45 Nelson Street in Balaclava and they specialize in as the name suggest Ecologically sound laundry services, coin machines that use low energy as well as Daisy Eco dry cleaning.... This is all very nice but you may be asking what does this have to do with tea ?
Well... besides all of the above services, a WIFI hotspot a small internet cafe, Green Laundry is also a Organic and Fair Trade Cafe that proudly serves SerendipiTea as you might expect from the title of this series of posts Green Laundry Cafe is another location that you can purchase your favorite SerendipiTea blends in our 100% post consumer recycled packages.
So if you are looking for a place to enjoy SerendipiTea in Balaclava Drop in at Green Laundry Cafe.

SerendipiTea Retail Partners: Shocolate

Now if you love chocolate like I do you really owe it to yourself to drop in at Shocolate in Johnston Street, Fitzroy.
For my money the fact that they have fantastic handmade chocolates is quite enough to get me in the door, but if you're the type that needs a little more know this... while you're there you can get a look into the activity that is in my opinion the height of human endeavor... more important than space travel, 0r anything they got goin' on at the United Nations or even the upcoming election! That's right... Shocolate has put in a viewing window so that you can watch the chocolate being made!
So... to recap... you got chocolate , a look into the wonderful world of chocolate making & SerendipiTea!
What else could you possibly expect from a cafe?


Johnston Street Just off Brunswick.

Get In there!