OMG mismatched china, Alice in Wonderland paintings, and yummilicious, über-British food, complete with more than 100 teas and a fab selection of scones. (Yay! Scones!) I've been dying to check out this Alice in Wonderland–themed restaurant for months, and I finally went for brunch last weekend. If you are in New York at any point, I DEMAND that you eat here.
I can tell you from personal experience that the summer peach tea, ham-and-cheese scone (with clotted cream and raspberry preserves!), chocolate scone, pumpkin pancakes topped with mixed berries, potato-and-chicken hash, and lapsang souchong smoked chicken breast sandwich (with granny smith apples and herbed goat cheese on seven-grain bread!) are all totally scrummy. Emphasis on the ham-and-cheese scone with clotted cream and raspberry preserves. My mouth is actually watering as I write. I cannot WAIT to go back.
And it must be mentioned: I lurve a restaurant with an awesome bathroom, and the bathroom at the 64th St. outpost of the Tea Cup is decorated with white roses being painted red. Oh, yes.
While we're talking about our curious girl Alice: We've all been hearing a great deal about Johnny Depp repping for the Mad Hatter in the upcoming remake, but I didn't realize that the fabulous Helena Bonham Carter would be playing the Queen of Hearts! Awesomeness.
Aside from watching the new Alice and rewatching the totally trippy old Alice, I need to keep my eye on Oxford, home to the real Alice. Oxford is also home to Alice's Shop, which inspired the sheepshop in the book. A friend hooked me up with the Alice and Lewis Carroll Oxford Trail, which I will totally rock on a really nerdy trip to the UK one of these days.
Now that y'all are caught up on all the Alice info I've got, I have just one question for you, in light of this week's impending premiere: Would you send your child to Hogwarts?
Sarah Ebner says no. I say...it depends on how much I like said child. I mean...Professor Snape could really get a little brat into shape. On the other hand, if it were a nice child...perhaps not. Of course, that's assuming that understanding math and English literature through "education" is an actual necessity. I suspect Hermione reads the classics on her own time, thank you very much.
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