Yet afternoon tea comes loaded with tired tropes and recipes. If you want to take your party to the next level, it's time to move past the high tea of the 1800s and make it modern.

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THERE’S a chemistry to the perfect afternoon tea: just as there is to the perfect romance. The neatly trimmed triangular sandwiches, the scones and cream, even the tea you drink - they’re all ...