Royal Wedding Viewing Party

Enjoy the nuptials in style with a menu featuring strawberry-almond scones, Pimm's iced tea, and cucumber-mint chutney tea sandwiches.

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Radish, Parsley and Lemon-Butter Tea Sandwiches

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These open-faced sandwiches created by F&W's Marcia Kiesel can be cut into whimsical shapes. For a little graphic fun, look for radishes of varying shapes and sizes.

Tea Party Menu

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Crumpets with Bacon

RICK LEW

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TV chef Jamie Oliver published an extraordinary cookbook, Jamie's Dinners, full of quick, British-inspired recipes. Consider what he does with crumpets, which look like English muffins but are doughier and full of small holes. Oliver turns them into a kind of french toast, soaking them in egg and then griddling them until they're moist in the middle and deliciously crisp on the outside. He likes to top the crumpets with maple syrup and a little bit of chopped red chiles.

Comfort Food Classics

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Strawberry-Almond Scones

Con Poulos

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When baking these scones, be sure to use whole wheat pastry flour, which is less dense than whole wheat flour. Mixing in some all-purpose white flour also lightens the texture of the scones, so they're more delicate and tender.

Delicious Breakfast Pastries

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Banger & Egg Sandwiches

PHOTO © WENDELL T. WEBBER

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Members and fans of Aspen's rugby team—fixtures at J-Bar—have a reputation for badgering the chef to put English dishes on the menu. They insisted on bangers (British slang for sausages) and eggs, which Christopher Keating serves on toast with sharp cheddar.

More Tasty Sandwiches

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Pimm's Iced Tea

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Pimm's No. 1, a gin-based aperitif invented by London bar owner James Pimm in 1823, is the quintessential English summer-afternoon drink (and the traditional drink of Wimbledon). Here, Jamie Boudreau combines it with tea, another beloved British beverage.

Gin Cocktails

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Cucumber-Mint Chutney Tea Sandwiches

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F&W's Emily Kaiser, who co-authored The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea, pairs her clever tea sandwiches with spicy Indian chai, like the 500 Mile Chai ($9.50 for 4 ounces; taooftea.com).

Tea Party Recipes

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Jam and Bread Pudding

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This dessert is also a terrific breakfast topped with maple syrup.

More Beautiful Desserts

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Salmon Hash with Poached Eggs

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Hash is a such a great way to use leftovers, like the cooked salmon called for here. Any other cooked or smoked fish—or diced ham—could be used in place of the salmon.

More Brunch Recipes

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Raspberry-and-Pistachio Eton Mess

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Eton Mess is a lightly sweet, old-fashioned British dessert made by blending whipped cream with freshly crushed berries and crisp meringue. As a shortcut, use store-bought meringues instead of homemade.

English Comfort Food

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Champagne Cocktail

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At the revamped Merchants restaurant in a 118-year-old Nashville building, suspender-clad mixologists serve old-school drinks like this one from the mid-19th century.

Classic Cocktail Recipes

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Royal Wedding Viewing Party

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Radish, Parsley and Lemon-Butter Tea Sandwiches

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