Time For Fashion Tea....

Time For Fashion Tea

THE Berkeley is back with its seasonal fashion high tea. This time the cake collection is inspired by the autumn/winter 2011-12 collections and takes Stella McCartney's spot dress, Miu Miu's golden glitter shoes, Lanvin's elegant draped capes, Sonia Rykiel's stripes and Burberry's sugary trench - among others - as its key looks.

Painstaking in their quest to get the colours, the looks and the trends just right the chefs at The Berkeley attend the shows each season - to make sure the hotel's now legendary Prêt-à-Portea is just right as you enjoy it in the elegant surrounds of its Caramel Room.

So back to the important stuff - the details of the cakes: a Stella McCartney polka dot sponge cake, a Lanvin crème de mure jelly topped with signature folded meringue, a gold Dolce & Gabbana chocolate éclair sprinkled with festive stars, a Miu Miu winter spice biscuit shoe, a Jil Sander pomegranate and grenadine mouse dress, a Sonia Rykiel striped almond mouthful, and a Burberry trench biscuit. Delicious.

Prêt-à-Portea is served in The Caramel Room at The Berkeley from 1 to 6pm every day, priced at £36.50 (£46.50 including a glass of Laurent Perrier Champagne). Call 020 7235 6000 to make a reservation.

YOU SHOULD SEE: Previous delicious Prêt-à-Portea menus...

Source: VOGUE - JESSICA BUMPUS 25 October 2011