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<\/a><\/p>\nYou must first buy admission into the gardens themselves, then you’re off to a delicious adventure. The dining room in housed in the old quarters where the Butchart family once lived. Jennie Butchart was the visionary who transformed her garden and the former mansion is nothing to sneeze at either.<\/p>\n
The tea room is set in a charming solarium with incredible views of her private garden.<\/p>\n
(Thank you to the wonderful General Manager, who allowed me to take a few shots after hours)<\/span><\/p>\n I chose Earl Gray for my tea, because I just can’t stop myself when I smell Bergamot. The Bergamot orange looks more like a fat lemon. Grown in Italy, France and Turkey, it’s the oil from the skin that flavors the tea. It’s been studied\u00a0\u00a0for it’s\u00a0neuroprotective<\/a>\u00a0properties. But the data is still new and drinking Earl Grey tea, while known to be a great pick-me up, most likely won’t help with neurological disorders. But in the future? Many medicines are made from natural sources, so who knows?<\/p>\n Let’s not forget the goodies. Of Note: \u00a0Berry Trifle, Maple ham on a cheddar scone, and chocolate Baily’s cream truffle. The sausage and Gruyere cheese quiche, pictured below, look at how flaky the crust is, which in my mind is a must for a good quiche:<\/p>\n You can find the entire menu on the website at:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.butchartgardens.com\/dining\/experience<\/a><\/p>\n Also Try: “The Dining Room has been praised for an innovative pairing of wines with The 2011 TASTE Wine List Award for Best Showcase of Island Wines, recognizing a wine list that best showcased the wines of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No tea travel to British Columbia is complete without visiting Butchart Gardens. Of course, the almost miraculous transformation of what was once a barren quarry to this slice of epic landscaped heaven is the main attraction, but there’s a special … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n