Tips for Hosting a High Tea Party

If you’re looking to host and need high tea party catering in Los Angeles, we are available for your food & beverage needs! The first step in hosting a tea party is to find your ideal venue; if you need suggestions, we have 28 preferred Los Angeles event venue recommendations available.

For your elegant afternoon tea catering menu, we recommend including a variety of crowd-favorite delightful tea sandwiches, sweet mini dessert treats, scones, and fresh seasonal fruits.

Experts in tea party catering, our Tea Sandwich Display is prepared on the full guarantee of guests, available to groups of 25 guests or greater. With your tea party food catering from Made by Meg, you’ll get to choose 3 of the assorted tea sandwiches for your guests to enjoy at your social gathering from the below offerings:  

• Skillet Bacon Jam & Aged Dublin White Cheddar on Black Pepper Parmesan Sourdough 
• Asparagus, Crispy Shallots, & Horseradish Aioli on Potato Bread
• Roasted Wild Mushrooms, Camembert & Garlic Aioli on Rosemary Olive Bread
• Roasted Pesto Fennel, Parmesan & Lemon Chive Butter on Whole Wheat Bread
• Heirloom Carrot Puree, Spiced Orange Jam, & Toasted Walnuts on Organic White Bread
• Cucumber & Mint: Sliced Cucumbers with Mint Herbed Butter, Cream Cheese, and topped with Fresh Mint
• Creamed Egg Sandwich with Watercress, Dill, Chives, Mayo on Whole Wheat Bread
• Smoked Chicken, Crème Fraiche, Dill on Squaw Bread

If you’ll have children attending your afternoon tea service, we recommend having some intentional sandwiches you know they’ll love! From our menu, you can also add-on kid-approved PB & J Tea Sandwiches and Mini Nutella French Toast Sandwiches – French Toast Tea Sandwiches filled with Nutella!

Historically, high tea was intended to be a more substantial meal than afternoon tea, while afternoon tea focuses on lighter fare like finger sandwiches and pastries. Afternoon tea was a social event, allowing people to gather, gossip, and observe the latest trends in society. In the popular Netflix series Bridgerton, the characters primarily enjoy afternoon tea, a social custom of the Regency era, featuring a light, leisurely, elegant meal with tea, pastries, and finger sandwiches.

For those planning an event with high tea catering, we recommend adding in a more substantial item, such as our Assorted Gourmet Quiches. A few popular mini quiches that are ideal for high tea party catering menus include: 

• Quiche Lorraine: Traditional French Quiche with Caramelized Onions, Gruyere & Bacon
• Roasted Summer Vegetable Quiche: Farmers’ Market selection of Roasted Vegetables & Aged White Cheddar
• Fire Roasted Cherry Tomato Quiche: Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella
  
  

We hope you enjoy the most delicious afternoon tea catering and high tea catering Los Angeles has to offer. Contact Made by Meg Catering to get started!