Happy Birthday to Me

And what better way to celebrate it than a rich slice of homemade flourless chocolate cake, dusted with cocoa and matcha, chased down with a cup of Umegashima sencha?

Well, a few lovely presents- all tea-related, of course.









And a pinkies-extended, Champagne-laden afternoon tea in one of Manhattan's most venerable, opulent tea rooms. I'll tell you and this small brown puppy all about it tomorrow- I don't believe they allow dogs.