POSTCARD FROM PARIS - TEA AT THE HOTEL RITZ IN PARIS
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2021
- We had always wanted to enjoy "afternoon tea" at the elegant Ritz Paris Hotel, in Paris. And, having already done all of the typical touristy things on our past visits to Paris, we decided it was time to go to The Ritz Paris, for "tea". This video is all about our visit. It should be noted that the luxurious Ritz in Paris is not part of the well known Ritz Carlton chain. They are different companies and unassociated.
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Hi! I'm An Scott. I'm a happily retired woman in my upper mid-60's, with my golden years on the horizon, living the good life in sunny SW Florida, with my fun husband Jeff and my little Yorkie, Bella.
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Very Very beautiful, thanks 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
You're welcome!
Europe is beautiful culture architecture more social love ❤❤
Thanks for watching! 😉
i can't wait to go to paris one day and visit the ritz hotel
i love this so much!!!!!
the 'biscuit' is a la madeleine and is famous in Paris...thank you for sharing your exciting experience with us...dts/usa
You're very welcome! We're heading back to Paris, and the Ritz, in a couple of months for their "savory" tea. If you haven't already subscribed to my channel, consider doing so, so you don't miss our future videos from France. Thanks for watching 😊
The Proust salon is called after Marcel Proust. The Madeleine in milk at the very beginning is a tribute to a famous scene in one of his novels.
Thanks for watching and sharing your information 😀
😂😂😂 Love, it’s A FRENCH afternoon tea you having!
If you wanted traditional English afternoon tea, they serve it in the courtyard
Yes, however, when I contacted them, month before, I confirmed we wanted the "savory" Tea service. When we arrived, the server apologized and told us that Chef was only doing a " sweet tea service" that day. He was not offering tea sandwiches, with the level of tea service, we opted for, either in the Salon Proust or outside. Our only option, that day, was a tea service with a coup of champagne or no champagne and the "sweets" presentation or nothing. We opted to go ahead with their only available tea service. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! 😊
Haha great video, youre both lovely and your sweet-tooth-hubby was very entertaining. I also wonder if it wouldnt be toooo many sweets for me.
It was sugar overload to be sure!
Great video. There is a difference between high tean and an afternoon tea. One serves sandwiches... :)
Yes, we know that. Afternoon tea (high included) is served in the Salon Proust and the afternoon tea menu options at the Hotel Ritz, that day, did not include tea sandwiches on that particular service because we opted for the glass of champagne. The server said the Chef had chosen to only offer a sweet tea service with the glass of champagne that day (it was a Monday). We wanted the champagne so we didn't make a fuss. Perhaps if we had opted for the basic tea service the Chef would have included the sandwiches. By the time the server told us that our tea service would be a sweet tea service we were half way through the glasses of Champagne. Next time we'll opt for the savory tea service without the champagne.
Onbelivebl ... nex wkd. I go to Paris. Mersi bilo interesno mmmmm niam niam...sooo good
Lovely video. I would have thought I’d see them serving macaroons there too.
Yes, that would make sense. Oh well. I guess the chef didn't want to serve macarons that day. Thanks for watching!😊
Very good coverage of this experience. It's interesting though because, like you, I prefer the tea sandwiches and scones version of afternoon tea. However when you look at the menu online for the Salon Proust there's no mention of sandwiches with ANY of the options. The Bar Vendome does list the traditional afternoon tea which must be nice to have outside on a sunny day. I think we'll try the Bar Vendome when we go, and thank you for helping me figure this out!
Glad you found it interesting. Thank you for watching!
I think you might have been expecting the traditional Ritz Afternoon Tea (savoury and sweet) which is served at the London Ritz. 😁
No, we knew what the offering was and had requested the savory tea. When we arrived we were told the Chef decided he wasn't offering that particular tea that afternoon. They offered us the choice of rescheduling or staying. We opted to stay. If you check out our more recent videos, you'll see that we returned in November 2023 and fid get to enjoy the savory tea. 🫖🫖🫖
I found this more Annoying than Enjoyable
Well bless your heart. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Would appreciate more time to read the interesting information. Royal service and grand presentation.
Hi, not sure what information you're referring to, however, if it's part of text I added to the video, simply stop the video to take more time to read it. Thanks for watching. 😊
Muchas Gracias por compartir su video.
Nice👌
Thank you so much for sharing
Thanks so much for watching!😄
@@postcardsfrommygoldenyears my pleasure🌹
Great video! You're making me excited for my next Paris trip! The Ritz Paris also offers an English afternoon tea at their Bar Vendome. Looking forward to trying it during an upcoming visit!
The afternoon tea is now served in their Salon Proust, however, if you want them to serve it to you in the Bar Vendome instead of Salon Proust, they will do that for you or even serve it to you in the Hemingway Bar area, inside or outside. However, they seem to prefer to do all of their "Afternoon Tea" service in the Salon Proust. It's the same menu. There were three levels of "tea service" on their Afternoon Tea Menu. We opted for the Afternoon Tea that included a glass of champagne and that day the Chef decided he only wanted to offer a sweet afternoon tea, instead of savory (with the sandwiches). Maybe Mondays are an off day for them with the sandwiches??
This is amazing. You are amazing lol. I am totally going to drag my family to this!!
Watching this a year later and it's still hilarious! 😄
Hi.nice
Thank you for sharing and adding historical context. I just watched a series of videos on the history of *Art Deco,* in which the song, _Puttin' On the Ritz_ played. This is a world so foreign to me.
I used to read _Connoisseur Magazine, European Travel and Life_ and _Architectural Digest_ in the 80s and 90s, being so curious about how the smaller portion lives. So, I've read about it, but still never witnessed it up close.
It's intimidating just to see it so vividly filmed. I feel like you need to speak French and know everything about the classical world to belong, to relax and enjoy. I've been to France and walked along the Champs Elysees, but none of my group entered into the stores or even peered close to the windows. Even our instructor seemed intimidated and didn't pay much attention to the gallery of stores.
I appreciate your comments. I don't know your age, but understand, having reached 68 years old and having had a long successful career which afforded me the ability to dip my toe in the finer things in life (usually only on rare occasions), from around my 30's, over the years, I have grown to appreciate any opportunity I have to indulge and considered those opportunities precious (and few). Prior to having my successful career, and being married to successful men, I never imagined myself "puttin' on the Ritz" or even thinking of walking into a haut couture designer's store in Paris or New York, or anywhere. I never even window shopped at such stores. Many years ago, a co-worker introduced me to designer fashions available at department stores, but I could never afford to actually buy anything at retail prices. I'd wait for sales or buy at consignment shops and thrift stores. This year, my husband, who is an architect, has had a good year and generously treated me (for our Anniversary, my birthday and Christmas) to a few designer things I never expected to ever own in my life. Unfortunately, like many, our financial situation, with me already being retired and having my husband so close to retiring himself, doesn't allow us to dine at the Ritz every day or even fly to France anytime we'd like. All I can do is occasionally check out the websites of such places. So, for us, all of it is a VERY luxurious little treat. We do it when we can afford it. It only takes one little splurge at the Ritz, usually, for us in the past, it was always just 1 very expensive cocktail or glass of champagne at the Hemingway Bar, at the Ritz---and done, to experience the "feeling" and decide if it's worth saving up for that treat again. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Go champs go for it, we are still in time sharing new Christmas gifts suggestions for the beloved ones, cute trips abroad are the most requested ones indeed, big like congrats
Thanks for watching. 😊
Lovely I thought you couldn't wear trousers thank you fir this
Yes you can wear trousers. It is preferred that everyone have pants on. 😊
The cleanest toilet I've ever seen, lol.
First time watching. Your husband is so cute and funny. He cracked me up when he was trying to dissolve the sugar cube with a fork. Said he learned that in physics. 🤣🤣 Think I would had enjoyed tea sandwiches a bit more but those sweets did look yummy. 😋
Yes, my husband definitely keeps me laughing. And yes, the sweets were delish but I felt like I was on sugar overload. A week's worth of sugar in a couple of hours. Thanks for watching. 😊
I crave the way you explain every detail. WOW. Would I want to try becoming a you tuber? It's a crazy idea. And Rakutan, that's a ravishing thought. What if, what's it cost from my end? And I am plain, but very witty...does looks count?...e
It's free to join Rakuten. Just use the link in my comments to subscribe. Anyone can become a RUclips creator. Looks are irrelevant. Thanks for watching 👀 🙂
Jeff's physics is right. Breaking the sugar cube would increase its surface area and decrease the time of solubility; Jeff would have more time to enjoy with the loved one. Smart!
Did you have me menu le Royal or l’Impérial? Were the tins of tea included? Thanks for sharing! 😊
I found menu's on the Hotel Ritz Paris website last year prior to making the reservation. Yes, the little tins we received with the check, were included as a "gift".
Thank you for the informative video! Would you kindly share the pricing?
I don't remember the exact prices but I think it was around 85 or 90 Euros per person, for the champagne tea, which we selected. There was a slightly less expensive version without the glass of champagne. Thanks for watching 😊
The decor is magnificent, the pastries seem common though. Madeleines, tuiles aux amandes, nothing to write home about. For good pâtisseries, I prefer Cedric Grolet, Michalak or Pierre Hermé.
I agree. They weren't as unbelievable as one would expect. Next time we'll make sure they are doing the savory tea, with the sandwiches. It was still a wonderful experience. Thanks for watching! 😊
Michalak?
Sounds sooo Polish . Love it 🥰
I'm a savory person and I even prefer Indian food to all others, b/c it's the ultimate in savory cooking. The madeleine looked tasty, but everything seemed a bit dry to be freshly baked. And champagne at noon, well, I guess . . . I'm mostly a tea drinker these days. I take it now w/o sugar, but adding lemon and honey is nice in the evening.
Thanks for your note. The madeleine and other things were tasty. I do believe they were freshly made, perhaps not moments before our arrival, but within a day or two. They were mostly things that would be fine for a few days, as well, based on my own experience baking things ahead of time. We would have preferred the tea sandwiches, but tea at the Ritz is still tea at the Ritz. As for the champagne, anytime is fine with me....at breakfast as a mimosa or afternoon with tea. Thanks again for your comments. 😊
Respectfully, I will never afford this adventure but I was taught never to speak with a mouthful.
Thanks for watching!
I Think you are first time in Europe go to another country and see how people enjoy food the best and also sweet
No, actually, we've been to Europe many times, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Austria. We've also been to the Ritz in Paris, many times, too. This was our first time having "tea" at the Ritz. We're headed back to the Ritz in Paris, for their savory tea, next month. We're moving to France in April so we'll have lots of time to see all the things we've missed in Europe by train!
هل من المعقول لم انتبهوا أن الأميرة ديانا كانت هنا 🥺
Why is that?
:-) :-) :-)
No tea sandwiches? Or no one in the kitchen
The server said that the chef decided he wanted to do a "sweet" tea service, meaning sweet pastries and cookies, the pot of tea, with the glass of champagne that day. If we passed on the champagne perhaps we might have been able to have the savory tea with the tea sandwiches. We wanted the champagne though. Thanks for watching!
The Ritz seems to have a weird sense of tea time. A tidbit of a biscuit in a lonely bowl of some milk? Champagne WITH tea? Too many fancy desserts at the table. You either end up way overeating a bunch of sugar, OR are tortured by the fact that you have a lot of super-delicious confections right in your face, and CANT eat them! What kind of fun experience is all that?
Yes, but, we don't get to the Ritz often and made the reservation a month before, so we sorta went with the flow. Next time, I will call ahead, once we're in Paris, to confirm the menu. It WAS sugar overload. ❤🍰☕🍪🍩🥧🍮🥂
@@postcardsfrommygoldenyears Thanks much for allowing us to tag along! Really enjoyed the ambience! You have a very appealing video there. Am hoping you'll be able to go back on "Savory" day. The finger sandwiches with tea seems so delicious and intriguing. So, I hope you'll be able to get back again to share a sequel! Thanks.😄
Yes! Learned my lesson. As wonderful as "tea at the Ritz" sounds, pick a day when the menu isn't a triple tray of cookies and pastries. 😊
I couldn’t concentrate on this video because the whole time, I wanted someone to fix the gentleman’s shirt collar. I couldn’t stop thinking, “Will somebody please tell this man to fix his collar.”
Thanks for watching. Sorry I didn't notice my husband's collar, in the moment. In fact, I've watched the video several times while editing it and never even noticed his shirt collar was folded up till you commented about it. A candid moment in time, captured. Oh well... thanks again for watching 😊
White pants.... you should be glad they admitted you😅
What's wrong with white pants? I lived in Florida for 20 years. We didn't follow any rules about wearing white pants. I wear white pants all year around.
Il n’y a que les français pour proposer de tels produits délicats et raffinés! La prochaine fois, éviter le bruit de la cuillère pour faire fondre le sucre dans le the! Ça , ce n’est pas très raffiné!
Merci d'avoir partagé vos impressions sur notre thé de l'après-midi à l'hôtel Ritz. En fait, lorsque nous étions là-bas, nous parlions très doucement et il n'y avait pas de bruit lorsque nous remuions notre thé ou que nous mangions. Pour que les gens nous entendent parler dans la vidéo (puisque nous ne portions pas de microphones à l'époque), j'ai dû augmenter beaucoup le volume de la vidéo lorsque j'ai monté la vidéo pour RUclips. En conséquence, cela rendait chaque son plus fort. Donc, vous avez peut-être pensé que nous faisions beaucoup de bruit. Si j'avais posté la vidéo au volume réel de l'enregistrement original, vous ne nous auriez pas entendu du tout. Nous essayons de ne pas prendre la vie si au sérieux tout le temps de toute façon, mais ce jour-là, nous essayions d'être extrêmement silencieux ET d'enregistrer une vidéo. Nous espérons donc que vous pourrez mieux comprendre le problème technique du son sur la vidéo en raison de l'amplification du son. Merci d'avoir regardé notre vidéo ! 😊☕🍰
N’est-il fatigant de tout filmer et commenter quand on vit un moment comme celui-là, c’est gâcher l’instant présent, non ?
Non, en fait, nous avons apprécié l'expérience malgré le fait de faire la vidéo, et il est possible que si je ne faisais pas de vidéos pour ma chaîne, nous aurions au moins photographié l'expérience pour notre album. Nous avons passé un excellent après-midi. Merci d'avoir regardé et commenté.😊
DEAR LADY,EAT JUST WHAT YOU CAN..OR YOU CAN SIT HOME AND WATCH TV.SHOWS...😁😀
Oh dear. 😳. To stir your tea move the spoon gently backwards and forwards (not in a circular motion) & never let the spoon touch the cup.
No noise. 🫖☕️🥄🇦🇺.
Thanks for watching our video. I am not familiar with that rule on the direction one must stir their tea. I suppose that "rule" comes from the same book on tea etiquette that says one must raise their pinky while holding their tea cup as well. Also, my camera was very close to my cup and we were speaking very low, so as not to bother others having tea, while enjoying our tea, and shooting the video. When I edited the video, I had to turn the volume way up to hear our conversations, so I'm sure it may have exaggerated the sounds of the spoon on the cup, making it sound like we were banging our spoons on the teacup, which we definitely were not. As for the "rules", I guess my husband and I tend to be "rebels" and not take life so seriously, at this point in ours. And for a casual afternoon while drinking champagne and sipping tea while overloading on three levels of "sugar", at the lovely Ritz Hotel, the direction in which to stir our tea was not a thought or concern. LOL. I used to own my own French Salon de Tea, here in the US and was trained on the French art of presenting and tasting tea by the masters at Mariage Freres in Paris, many years ago, prior to their allowing me to become one of their authorized retailers, here in the US, so that I could offer my own version of "high tea" and offer tea tasting classes, using their teas. They neglected to share your concerns about the direction one must stir tea and touching the tea cup with one's spoon, etc. Perhaps it's not a French rule? I really think the sound was exaggerated by my increasing the volume when editing the video. But, thanks for sharing. Much appreciated. Keep watching ! Be advised, however, we're apt to break a few more rules along the way.
If you want proper tea served you go to London not Paris. Had it in both places.London better
We weren't so much looking for "proper tea". We were looking for an afternoon, having tea at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. We always go to the Ritz Paris for a glass of champagne, on every visit to Paris. On this occasion we chose to have tea instead. So you see, it's not about the beverage. It's really just about visiting the Ritz in Paris. Thanks for watching. 😊
Try giving people enough time to read.
If you don't read fast, you can always just stop or pause the video and you can take as long as you need to read the words on the screen. 😊