>>
>> LET'S
>> LET'S START WITH HIGH TEA AS WE TOAST THE ROYAL COUPLE.
>> AND WE HAVE A BRITISH
RESTAURANT HERE IN PORTLAND,
THE BRITISH OVERSEAS
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. AND SALLY KRANS EASIEST, THE
OWNER IS HERE JOINING --
KRANTZ, THE OWNER, IS HERE
JOINING US.
JOINING US. YOU DO A HIGH TEA EVERYDAY?
>> WE DO, EVERYDAY FROM 2:00
TO 5:00.
TO 5:00.
TO 5:00. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT IN TERMS OF
THE TIMING AND HOW DID HIGH TEA
COME ABOUT.
COME ABOUT. >> IT IS AN AFTERNOON-TYPE OF
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. TRADITIONALLY IT HAPPENS AFTER
LUNCH BUT BEFORE YOU HAVE
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. AND DINNER IS LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON SO IT KIND OF BREAKS
THE AFTERNOON UP.
>> WHEN YOU DO IT IN THE
AFTERNOON AT THE RESTAURANT
THEN, WHAT IS YOUR TIMING?
>> BETWEEN 2:00 AND 5:00.
>> SO WHAT IS PROPER ETIQUETTE
FOR HIGH TEA.
I HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE?
>> YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NICELY
BREWED TEA.
BREWED TEA. YOU POUR THE TEA FIRST.
>> AND FOR DR. WHO FANS, THE
LONG-RUNNING BRITISH SERIES
THAT MANY ARE OBSESSED WITH,
INCLUDING ME, THIS IS THE
TARDIS.
TARDIS.
TARDIS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT IS FUN DO HAVE DIFFERENT
TEAPOTS AND THAT IS WHAT THIS
ONE IS!
ONE IS!
ONE IS! >> AND IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT
TEAS, WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS A STATESSMITH TEA.
TRADITIONALLY YOU HAVE BLACK
TEA BUT YOU CAN HAVE KIND OF
TEA.
TEA.
TEA. >>
TEA. >> HOW ABOUT SUGAR AND CREAM?
YES OR NO?
>> WITH A BLACK TEA YOU CAN
HAVE BOTH.
HAVE BOTH. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE SERVE SIX DIFFERENT TEAS
SO YOU RECOLLECT COME IN AND
SELECT YOUR TEA, DEPENDING ON
WHETHER YOU WANT AND HER BALL
TEA, BLACK TEA OR ANYTHING
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. SO
ELSE. SO THEN YOU START WITH THE
FINGER SANDWICHES.
FINGER SANDWICHES. >> AND YOU POUR THE TEA
ETIQUETTE-WISE?
ETIQUETTE-WISE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND IMMEDIATELY WE WENT FOR
THE SCONES AND LEMMON CURD AND
CLOTTED CREAM WHEN I SAW THIS.
>> -- LEMON CURD AND CLOTTED
CREAM WHICH I SAW THIS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT!
>> SO, HOLD IT THIS WAY,
TAKE YOUR CUP AND HOLD IT WITH
YOUR FINGERS LIKE THIS.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT IS A BRITISH
THING TO DO!
>> FUNNY.
>> FUNNY.
>> FUNNY. >> WHAT DO YOU PUT IN YOUR
DIFFERENT FINGER SANDWICHS?
>> THAT ONE IS MINTED BUTTER
WITH CUCUMBER AND A SMOKED
SALMON AND DILL.
AND WE HAVE TOMATO CHUTENY AND
CHEDDAR.
CHEDDAR.
CHEDDAR. WE HAVE AN ONION BUTTER AND
RELISH AND TARRAGON MUSTARD.
>> AND NEVER A CRUST?
>> NEVER.
>> NEVER.
>> NEVER. >> DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT IS?
>> IT IS ALWAYS CUSTOMARY WITH
AFTERNOON TEA TO CUT THE CRUST
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. >>
OFF. >> THIS SEEMS LIKE A MALE TO
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> IT
ME. >> IT IS.
>>
>> AND
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THIS BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF PASTRY.
WHAT WOULD YOU SERVE WITH HIGH
TEA?
TEA?
TEA? >>
TEA? >> YOU CAN SERVE LOTS OF
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DIFFERENT THINGS. CLOTTED CREAM AND STRAWBERRY
JACK JAM.
JACK JAM.
JACK JAM. >> ALL RIGHT.
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS STRAWBERRY ORANGE JAM. AND YOU CAN SERVE A VARIETY OF
DESSERTS.
DESSERTS.
DESSERTS. I HAVE STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING.
I HAVE TARTS WITH EARL GRAY AND
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> OKAY SO DO WE REACH ACROSS
THE TABLE TO GET TO THE
DESSERTS?
DESSERTS?
DESSERTS? >> NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> AND YOU MAKE ALL OF THESE?
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. >> AND I ASSUME YOU HAVE OTHER
THINGS BESIDES HIGH TEA?
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. WE HAVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. >> YOU SERVE A LOT OF BRITISH
DISHES.
DISHES.
DISHES. WE ARE SEEING SOME HERE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THIS IS KIDNEYS ON TOAST?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. DOUBLE KIDNEYS.
DOUBLE KIDNEYS. THEY ARE SPICED KIDNEYS CUT
INTO SMALLER PIECES, QUICKLY
SAUTEED WITH A LITTLE CREAM,
PUT ON SOME SOUR DOE TOAST THAT
WE -- SOUR DOUGH THOSE THAT WE
MAKE IN-HOUSE AND HERBS ON TOP.
>> THAT