Each January we thank our members for their support with a Winter Tea, this year to be held Wednesday, January 28 beginning at 3 pm at The Courtyard Restaurant at The Boston Public Library. Overlooking the beautiful Italianate courtyard in the BPL’s historic McKim building, the Courtyard Restaurant is steeped in history and loaded with delightful tea selections. Following our greeting with prosecco and cheese straws, we will enjoy a selection of tea sandwiches which may include (subject to the whims of the market) cucumber with lemon mayonnaise, smoked salmon with chive crème fraiche, deviled chicken and espelette salad, wild mushroom butter and red wine on pain de mie, lobster with chive in pate a choux, cream cheese with cured onion and fine herbs on rye, and egg salad in brioche, plain and currant scones, fruit marmalade, Devonshire double cream, and lemon curd, plus fresh fruit tartlets, assorted French macarons, raspberry thumbprints, chocolate sinclairs, glazed lemon poppy seed cake, and your choice of premium loose leaf teas. Members are invited to ask friends to join them, although we must charge a separate increased fee for guests. The Club underwrites a portion of the expense of this meeting on behalf of our valued members. $40 for Garden Club members, $50 for guests. If you are a Garden Club of the Back Bay member you will receive written notice of the tea. If you are not a member but are interested in attending, please email info@gardenclubbackbay.org. Seating is limited and priority is given to our members.
