Walk into almost any British household, and you'll be offered a cup of tea before anything else. It feels timeless, like a tradition carved into stone. Yet, Britain's national drink has a surprisingly ...

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” wrote Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady.” “Teatime” is one ...

Amanda Lloyd receives funding from Welsh Government Covid Recovery Challenge Fund (part of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Division funding), alongside Innovate UK Better Food for all (10068218) ...

But there is more to teatime than cucumber sandwiches with “Downton’s” Dowager Countess of Grantham, and pots of tea on the ceiling with giggling uncles in “Mary Poppins.” This is a complex beast, ...

It began with a rumbling stomach, or so the story goes. One afternoon in 1840, at around 4 p.m. Anna Russell, the duchess of Bedford, complained of a “sinking feeling,” according to the British Museum ...

” Teatime’s golden age The afternoon tea waned during the war years with the nation under rationing, but has since rallied. The present day might even be the best time for tea since its inception. The ...