Painting and desserts? YES, right up my alley!

It’s Art Month in Hong Kong and you can feel the increase in cultural and art awareness in the air. Right next to Art Basel (March 15-17th, 2015) at the Hong Kong Convention Centre, the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong has invited Japanese/British artist Peter Mcdonald to collaborate with Executive Pastry Chef David White to create an afternoon tea inspired by the artist.

Tea started 3:30pm and it was at that time Chef David White transformed us into Peter Mcdonald’s world of Paintings…..

Everywhere you looked were elements from the whimsical artpieces, such as the odd geometric shapes, the exaggerated cartoonish head shapes, the bright colors and 2D textures.

The highlight of the tea were the blank ‘canvases’ placed around the buffet. I loved the attention to detail here: cheesecake covered with a layer of marzipan, folded in the orders just like a mounted canvas, not to mention the little ‘nails’ on the trims which took the whole thing over the edge with cuteness. Three color paints were offered – lime, orange and strawberry jam, though the only downside was that only the red was visible on the canvas, an unfortunate error though we understand their efforts was to make it as edible and natural as possible, so no artificial coloring was added.

So not to take up the whole canvas, here is my little masterpiece =)

Besides satisfying your sweet tooth, trays of bite sized savoury treats were also available.

Afternoon tea is not complete without scones. Here they offer an array of whimsical scones shaped in squares, triangles, rectangles and circles!

You’ll also get your own tray of goodies where you can decorate and demolish at your table! Cake pops, victorian sponge, cookies and a mini cheesecake canvas. It was all too pleasing to the eyes, nose and mouth!

I’m always in awe of Grand Hyatt’s teams’ attention to detail, and this afternoon tea was no different. Although Peter Mcdonald was only present at Tea until 15th, this promotion will go on until March 31st, so book now! Priced at $329 + 10% per person on weekends and $298 + 10% per person on weekdays, with unlimited visits to the ice cream station.   Make sure you have a light lunch before you go, you’ll want to try everything!

Peter Mcdonald’s work is also on display around the hotel year round, so you can take a look whenever you’re there! For more information on the artist, click here.