Chicago's Fig and Olive New Afternoon High Tea!

Chicago’s Fig & Olive – Afternoon High Tea!

Days: Wednesday – Sunday

Time: 3pm to 6pm

Address: 104 E Oak Street, Chicago, IL

Price: $35.00/ per person; Upgrade Royal Tea additional $19.00/ per person

For details/Reservations – (312) 445-0060

I LOVE High Tea! Being able to get a little dressy, drink/eat delicious bites, and have an afternoon with my girls is what fun times are made of! So it was a pleasure to preview the Fig & Olive new afternoon high tea service. Fig & Olive has collaborated with Tea Forte’ and launched a new high tea menu that includes classic teas, light bites, and customized delicacies from Chef Jeffrey. (Can we say Champagne Steeped Teas! Moet ALL Day! :))

French Riviera Lounge

The tea service is located in the beautifully inspired French Riviera front lounge. Selections include:

Tea Forte’ selections
- Rum Raisin Biscotti (black tea with the taste of rum-soaked raisins and sweet blackberry leaves)
- Bombay Chai (blend of black tea and spices found in a traditional Indian masala chai)
- Moroccan Mint (blend of Moroccan nana mint leaves and hand-rolled rare gunpowder green tea)
- Wild Berry Hibiscus (tart-sweet juicy berries punctuated with hibiscus tea brewing flowers and rose hips)

Savory and Sweet Menu Items
- Smoke salmon profiteroles
- Heirloom tomato tartlet
- zucchini bread and white chocolate dried cranberry scones served with vanilla crème fraîche and honey butter
- Macarons
- And More…..(I won’t spoil everything :))

For those looking to treat themselves to a little something extra you can upgrade to the Royal Tea. ($19 additional per person). The royal tea includes serving teas steeped with Moet & Chandon Champagne.

Royal Tea Service
- Blueberry Merlot (herbal tea of summer-sweet blueberry with a wisp of sage)
- Raspberry Nectar (raspberry blend that steeps in a dramatic way)

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