Gli invitati possono portare alcohol

Air conditioning

Aria condizionata

Free parking

Parcheggio gratuito

Street Parking

È possibile parcheggiare sulla strada

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Join Cristina as you sip on a late morning English tea and politely scarf down scones, homemade clotted cream, and other tasty British delights at her delicious brunch in Alexandria.

• Nibble on homemade scones, cake, and more!
• Tea and juice are included, guests can also BYOB
• The home is full of art, books, music, and soul-searching food, and is very close to the airport
• Communal brunch for 5 to 12 people
• Cristina is a former restaurant manager who's now raising a family of foodies!

About your host, Cristina: I've been part of NOVA's food and wine scene since 2009. While I was a student at Cornell's Hotel School, I learned from the Statler Hotel chefs-admirable teachers of technique and creativity-and worked the line at Taverna Banfi.

Elevenses, a British tea time in Alexandria

Freshly made in the English style
Butter, jam, and house clotted cream

Scones

Almond sponge cake with rose-scented marzipan
(Thanks to my English husband for teaching me to 
love eating and making marzipan)

Battenberg Cake

To balance the scones, a refreshing salad and finger sandwiches (some possibilities: Romesco with cucumber and feta; Roasted chicken with apricot and walnut; Sandwichitos de mezcla; Wee shrimp rolls)

Savory Doodads

Fresh Fruit

ELEVENSES

Brewed loose-leaf teas

Juices and Sparkling Water

Tea and Beverages

Rum, Beauty, and the Best Puerto Rican Spice

English and Irish

Inglese e Irlandese

Spanish

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

English

French

Hebrew

Italian

I hope you’ll come to one of the monthly Saturday night dinners at the Tomes Supper Club, our home full of art, books, music, and soul-searching food near the nation’s capital. Some of the dishes frequently churned out of my kitchen: meaty braises, beautiful salads, comida criolla, savory and sweet pies, and marzipan cakes. Private parties of six or more are also welcome on any day except Sunday. 

I've been part of NOVA's food and wine scene since 2009 after a job at the National Gallery of Art drew me away from upstate New York's beautiful wine country where I'd spend days riding a fork lift, jumping inside wine presses with a hose, and playing frisbee.  While a student at Cornell's Hotel School, I learned from the Statler Hotel chefs--admirable teachers of technique and creativity--and worked the line at Taverna Banfi. More recently, after two years defending premium cigars, I am now a happily married Del Ray resident blessed by the Lord with time and a peaceful home, raising two chubby little foodies, and hosting events on EatWith.

Any given evening can be ripe for a round of Bananagrams, or my brother-in-law playing the violin, or spontaneous dancing, or lively lullabies, or a reading of one of Oscar Wilde's hilarious plays, or discussing my husband's latest obsession (electric bikes? aquaponics? financial markets?)

I hope you'll join us!

Elevenses, a British tea time in Alexandria

Altre esperienze di Cristina

Dinner