Booklist Review
The several locations of Alice's Tea Cup in Manhattan have so grown in popularity that they now serve every meal of the day, not just afternoon tea. Fans of their esteemed scones, cookies, and cakes now have in hand the shop's recipes recast for the home cook. Lemon-poppy seed and mixed-berry scones figure among the tea shop's favored pastries, but there are savory scones as well, such as walnut-Stilton, and ham and cheese. Sandwiches transcend traditional egg and tuna salad to encompass even cheeseburgers for those seeking a substantial meal. Whimsically decorated cakes satisfy the serious sweet tooth. Many of the specialty baked goods have tea baked into them as part of their flavor spectrums. Those who need something more stimulating than tea may imbibe some cocktails such as a mixture of smoky Lapsang souchong tea and Scotch, meant to recall an after-dinner whiskey and cigar.--Knoblauch, Mark Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
While Alice may be fictional, Alice's Tea Cup is a real place. Opened in 2001 by the Fox sisters, it serves Victorian tea fare with a twist. Delectable scones include Black Forest Ham and Cheese Scones and Lavender Earl Grey Scones. Steak lovers will devour Alice's Steak Salad-which calls for steak, mixed greens, a Mate Carnival tea-soaked egg, and Granny Smith apple. The Foxes also discuss tea-brewing basics and the art of the tea party and share resources for locating teas. A treat for party planners and tea drinkers. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
