Very Cosy

 Would you know what this is?

 All becomes clear - tea pot cosy courtesy of my neighbour's collection of family heirlooms

Wear a Tea Cosy

You will want to know that today is National Wear a Tea Cosy on your Head Day in aid of disadvantaged children.  More at http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/dspevent.php?name=WEAR+A+TEA+COSY+DAY

Trays & Tea Cosies

Priory Farm Coffee Shop near Redhill, Surrey has colourful trays

and all sorts of tea cosies for use in the cafe and for sale

Christmas Cosy

Seasonal tea cosy at Jamie Oliver's Union Jacks restaurant

See previous blog re tea cosies http://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2011/06/tea-cosies.html

Tea Cosies

We mentioned the road to retro in one of our early blogs - see http://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2011/03/return-of-doily.html - and now tea cosies have inspired a brand of tea.  Granny better start knitting.

The Return of the Doily

The Times (23.3.11) says Granny clutter is all the rage and that sales of doilies are booming. I have spent most of my catering career trying to get rid of these unnecessary and old-fashioned accoutrements but fashion has come full circle - Doilies are back!

I have been recommending tea cosies and brown betty tea pots for a while - Conran led their reintroduction at the wonderful Albion Caff - and I suppose doilies are just another retro item that will conjure up memories of yesteryear.

Cup cakes, home baking, tea cosies and now doilies - Great for the explosive growth of bakery cafes. Good for Granny.