The Hotel St. Francis’s Tradition of Afternoon Tea is Back

The goal is to offer guests the finest seasonal, premium, artisan-crafted whole leaf teas produced in the world. Teas are farm direct from China, India and Egypt, from suppliers that are devoted to buying from small farmers and farming collectives to support traditional tea cultivation techniques. By providing the purest, premium whole leaf, hand crafted teas possible, guests are introduced to the connoisseurship, health benefits, and the serenity that comes with drinking tea. Guests are offered a broad tea selection including; White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea, Black Tea, and Herbal Tea that reflects the artisan tea experience.

Guests will also be delighted with Blossoming Teas, artisan hand-tied balls of tea placed in glass teapots, which unfurl during steeping to form an elegant flower in the tea. The flowers dance and sway in the teapot water, as if the flowers are gently swaying in a summer breeze. The visual presentation is mesmerizing and unforgettable.

Chef Estevan has created a selection of delicious traditional New Mexican and Spanish sweets which pair wonderfully with the teas. These sweets are sometimes made just once a year for festivals honoring a village’s patron saint. The recipes the Chef uses for the local specialties go back centuries, using traditional spices including; cinnamon, anise and lavender as well as ingredients such as goat milk and organic free range eggs from the local Farmer’s Market.

The coffee lover is invited to enjoy a French Press, to freshly brew one of Spain’s premiere coffees, made from Torrefacto sugar-roasted whole beans. Torrefacto coffee is rarely imported into the United States, even though it is perhaps the premier coffee roast in Spain. It is produced by a special roasting process that results in a remarkably full- bodied cup of coffee, without a hint of bitterness. A portion of the quality raw coffee beans are coated with a fine mist of sugar before they are poured in the roaster with the other quality beans. This sugar-roasting produces a thicker, more flavorful brew. The quest is over for those guests that have tried to find the wonderful coffee while visiting Madrid or Granada.

Guests can also enjoy a glass of Sherry along with a selection of exquisite artisan cheeses, including a plate of three award-winning artisan goat cheeses selected from the local Farmer’s Market. A generous slice each of Ash Goat Mound, Soft Goat Cheese and Mild Aged Gouda made from organic goat and sheep’s milk are accompanied by a wedge of Traditional Artisan Date Cake; a hand-pressed cake with whole dates and walnuts, an assortment of Artisan Cracker Breads and salted Marcona Almonds. These pair excellently with any of the specialty Sherries. Guests unsure of which Sherry to order can choose among a flight of three Sherries. One of these, a rare 1927 Pedro Ximenez ~ Crema Solera, a golden brown and full-bodied Sherry will be sure to delight any guest.

Experience Reposo ~Afternoon Tea, Coffee & Sherry in the lobby of the Hotel St.Francis. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 3:30pm~5:30pm. Reservations 800/ 529-5700

The Hotel St. Francis’s Tradition of Afternoon Tea is Back Hotel St. Francis reinvents the Afternoon Tea experience. Introducing, Reposo, meaning “rest” is the new Afternoon Tea, Coffee, and Sherry experience at the exquisitely, remodeled Hotel St. Francis. Guests are invited to usher in peaceful moments of tranquility while indulging in the exquisite tea-time offerings. The goal is to offer guests the finest seasonal, premium, artisan-crafted whole leaf teas produced in the world. Teas are farm direct from China, India and Egypt, from suppliers that are devoted to buying from small farmers and farming collectives to support traditional tea cultivation techniques. By providing the purest, premium whole leaf, hand crafted teas possible, guests are introduced to the connoisseurship, health benefits, and the serenity that comes with drinking tea. Guests are offered a broad tea selection including; White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea, Black Tea, and Herbal Tea that reflects the artisan tea experience. Guests will also be delighted with Blossoming Teas, artisan hand-tied balls of tea placed in glass teapots, which unfurl during steeping to form an elegant flower in the tea. The flowers dance and sway in the teapot water, as if the flowers are gently swaying in a summer breeze. The visual presentation is mesmerizing and unforgettable. Chef Estevan has created a selection of delicious traditional New Mexican and Spanish sweets which pair wonderfully with the teas. These sweets are sometimes made just once a year for festivals honoring a village’s patron saint. The recipes the Chef uses for the local specialties go back centuries, using traditional spices including; cinnamon, anise and lavender as well as ingredients such as goat milk and organic free range eggs from the local Farmer’s Market. The coffee lover is invited to enjoy a French Press, to freshly brew one of Spain’s premiere coffees, made from Torrefacto sugar-roasted whole beans. Torrefacto coffee is rarely imported into the United States, even though it is perhaps the premier coffee roast in Spain. It is produced by a special roasting process that results in a remarkably full- bodied cup of coffee, without a hint of bitterness. A portion of the quality raw coffee beans are coated with a fine mist of sugar before they are poured in the roaster with the other quality beans. This sugar-roasting produces a thicker, more flavorful brew. The quest is over for those guests that have tried to find the wonderful coffee while visiting Madrid or Granada. Guests can also enjoy a glass of Sherry along with a selection of exquisite artisan cheeses, including a plate of three award-winning artisan goat cheeses selected from the local Farmer’s Market. A generous slice each of Ash Goat Mound, Soft Goat Cheese and Mild Aged Gouda made from organic goat and sheep’s milk are accompanied by a wedge of Traditional Artisan Date Cake; a hand-pressed cake with whole dates and walnuts, an assortment of Artisan Cracker Breads and salted Marcona Almonds. These pair excellently with any of the specialty Sherries. Guests unsure of which Sherry to order can choose among a flight of three Sherries. One of these, a rare 1927 Pedro Ximenez ~ Crema Solera, a golden brown and full-bodied Sherry will be sure to delight any guest. Experience Reposo ~Afternoon Tea, Coffee & Sherry in the lobby of the Hotel St.Francis. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 3:30pm~5:30pm. Reservations 800/ 529-5700 © 2010
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