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The height of high tea
Located on the 21st floor of the Torch Doha, Tea Garden is a perfect place to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life
By Rekha Sarma
Eating is one of the greatest beauties in life. One of my favourite recreations is eating with the Foodie Trio, with the best service in a breathtaking ambience. That evening, with all of the above required ingredients at the Torch Tea Garden restaurant, the culinary experience was otherworldly.
Standing tall at 300 meters high, with a 360 ° panoramic view across Doha, The Torch forms the nucleus of Doha’ s majestic Sports City- Aspire Qatar Zone. It is a beautiful abode for foodies, view catchers, tea drinkers, dreamers, sports enthusiasts, home makers, business leaders, health seekers and wellness keepers equally.
The iconic Torch in Doha is spread across 51 floors with rooms and suites featuring a unique iPad in- Room Solution, mood lighting system in 12 different colours and interactive LED TVs. Moreover the Hotel guests have a private walkway access to Doha’ s largest shopping mall – The Villaggio. In the new age parlance I call it the‘ interconnectedness’. Unifying everything possible in the digital universe.
Rekha Sarma’ s passion for food has led her to be a hardcore foodie thereby a food writer by default. She moved to Qatar three years ago and lives with her husband and her little princess Tiara. She holds an MBA degree and has been a passionate advertising professional all her life.
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They say Tea is the elixir of life and a garden is a friend you can visit anytime. So I say, The Torch Tea Garden restaurant is a friend you can visit anytime to taste the elixirs of life. Believe me, there is always time for a cup of tea. Sipping an Oolong in a porcelain cup with a garden backdrop is serendipity.
The Torch Tea Garden is a high-end Tea Lounge, located on the 21st floor overlooking Doha city and Aspire Park. From afternoon tea, antiquity, flavoured tea, aroma tea, decaf tea, cult tea, high tea, pot tea, society tea, trending tea, Chinese tea, Japanese tea, Sri Lankan Tea, to White tea, Black tea and Sencha teas, Tea Garden offers all its guests a selection of 24 varied teas and more in a serene green entourage.
Let me take you through a brief history of this interesting drink called – Tea. At the Torch Tea Garden; the menu, the tea tasting ceremony and the serving ritual, all of it will show you how well blended the history is with the present. Serene!
The history of tea dates back to ancient China, almost 5,000 years back. According to legends, in 2732 B. C. Emperor Shen Nung discovered tea when leaves from a wild tree blew into his pot of boiling water. He was intrigued by the pleasant scent of the resulting brew and drank some. Shen Nung experienced a warm feeling as if the liquid was investigating every part of his body. So he named the brew‘ cha’