Elevate Your Holiday Season with Verzênay's Spectacular Holiday Tea

With the holiday season just around the corner, Verzênay Chicago (2507 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago) is set to enchant the Windy City with a holiday tea service like no other. From November 17 through January 21, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, this charming pâtisserie invites you to step into a world of exquisite flavors and festive elegance. Their enchanting holiday tea service is turning this festive time of year into a truly magical experience. Verzênay Chicago's holiday tea service is an experience in decadence and refinement.

The price is $78 per adult and $60 per child ages 4-9. Guests can choose a vegetarian option if they prefer. To make reservations, please visit https://www.exploretock.com/verzenaychicago/event/433623/holiday-tea-at-verzenay.

Let's take a closer look at what awaits you.

Holiday tea service begins with an assortment of sweet scones (bottom left) served with housemade clotted cream and housemade preserves.

Sip and Savor: A splendid array of teas awaits patrons. Verzênay Chicago proudly serves the "Palais des Thés" brand of French teas, known for their superb quality, ensuring that each cup is a voyage to the heart of tea culture. Some of the signature teas include “Blue of London” - A superb blend that combines Yunnan, one of the world's finest black teas, with fresh, delicate bergamot. “Chai Imperial”- Inspired by the Indian tradition of spiced tea, this is a delicate black tea pepped up with a generous blend of green cardamom, pink peppercorns, cinnamon, ginger, and orange zest. “Montagne Bleue” - Exclusive to Palais des Thés, Montagne Bleue is a gourmet, fruity blend. Its notes invoke honey, lavender, cornflower, strawberries, and rhubarb, and complement one another alongside the intensity of black tea. “7 Citrus Russian Blend” - This blend of black teas with lemon, lime, sweet orange, bitter orange, grapefruit, bergamot, and mandarin, was created by Palais des Thés during its earliest years. “Thé Du Hammam” - Inspired by a traditional Turkish recipe, this sweet and fruity green tea evokes green dates, orange blossoms, roses, and red berries, “Organic Scandinavian Detox” - A delicious organic caffeine-free herbal tea with birch, sea buckthorn, cranberry & bilberry, combining the detox benefits of birch with the antioxidant properties of Scandinavian berries for a protective effect on the body and many more

For the little ones, European sipping chocolate is on the menu, turning every child into a cocoa connoisseur. It's an experience that encourages the whole family to participate in this time-honored tradition.

Verzênay Chicago is BYOB, so if you would like to enjoy your favorite bubbly or wine with your feast, you are welcome to bring your own. There will be no corkage fee.

A Feast for the Senses: The food experience begins with traditional sweet scones served with housemade clotted cream and housemade preserves. Each bite is a delicate dance of sweetness and richness, a prelude to the culinary symphony that follows.

Petit Fours to Melt Your Heart: Verzênay Chicago’s team has outdone themselves with an exquisite selection of petit fours. The "Choco Paris Brest" is a chocolate choux puff filled with hazelnut creme mousseline and hazelnut praline, a true masterpiece of chocolate craftsmanship. A "Raspberry Tartlet" showcases baked almond frangipane and a raspberry cream dome atop a buttery tartlet. For a taste of tropical paradise, indulge in the "Petit Four à la Passion," featuring ricotta cake, kiwi, passion fruit juice, and passionfruit mousse. And let's not forget the "Hot Cocoa" mousse cups, presented in edible chocolate tea cups and filled with dark chocolate mousse and marshmallows. Each petit four is a work of art, a delightful blend of flavors and textures.

Savory finger sandwiches (above) and canapes (below) are a wonderfully satisfying part of Verzênay Chicago's Holiday Tea Service.

Finger Sandwiches That Delight: The savory side of the holiday tea service is equally remarkable. Guests can indulge in an assortment of delicate finger sandwiches, each a work of art, served on freshly baked artisanal bread. The selection includes the refreshing "Cucumber and Herbed Cheese," a satisfying "Chicken Salad Slider," the classic "Smoked Salmon," and a rich "Camembert Cheese Ball." For vegetarians, Verzênay Chicago offers equally delightful options with a "Quiche" and a "Pesto Veggie Sandwich." No one is left without a delectable choice.

Reserve Your Spot in Holiday Heaven: Whether you're looking to start your holiday season on a festive note or create a cherished family weekend tradition, Verzênay Chicago's holiday tea service offers three reservation slots each day at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. For $78 per adult and $60 per child (ages 4-9), you can experience a journey of flavors and delight that transcends the ordinary. And don't worry, modifications can be made for vegetarians, ensuring that everyone can partake in this seasonal celebration.

As you sip, savor, and socialize, you'll find the holiday tea service at Verzênay Chicago to be an unforgettable escape from the hustle and bustle of the season. It's a chance to unwind, to indulge, and to connect with loved ones in a setting that is nothing short of magical. If you're looking to make this holiday season extra special, be sure to make a reservation at Verzênay Chicago. Whether you're celebrating with family and friends, or simply looking for a quiet moment of holiday bliss, you'll find it here amidst the teapots and tinsel, where each cup of tea and each delectable sweet or savory creation is joyful and elegant.

Verzênay Chicago offers a beautiful holiday cookie decorating kit for $17.

A dazzling assortment of seasonal and French traditional creations to take home.

To complete your tea service experience, don’t forget to tantalize your family by bringing home an assortment of Verzênay Chicago’s fine pastries and savory offerings, all prepared in the unsurpassed French tradition with a focus on great flavor and texture, using the highest quality ingredients. Verzênay Chicago's beautiful holiday cookie decorating kit for just $17 is the perfect gift for entertaining the kids during the holiday season. There is no artificial coloring used in the icing. The kids will have fun and thoroughly enjoy these delicious treats that they can decorate themselves.

About Verzênay

Verzênay, located at 2507 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago, is devoted to making nourishing and delicious chef-crafted baked goods and desserts. Verzênay’s mission is to provide customers with products that are the best in taste and quality, with locally sourced clean ingredients. They value their direct relationships with farmers as it supports the community directly and it gives them the ability to use great-tasting ingredients.

Pâtissiere Arshiya Farheen spent more than a year in Paris to train and work at the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts, at the five-star Le Meurice Hotel, and at the Arnaud Delmontel bakery, to bring the most authentic and flavorful French delicacies to Chicago’s Lincoln Park.

Verzênay is open for business Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information about Verzênay, please visit the website at https://www.Verzenaychicago.com, send an email to contact@Verzenaychicago.com or call (773) 799-8312.

Pâtissiere and Owner Ashira Farheen of Verzênay

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Verzênay Chicago Holiday Tea Service

November 17 – January 21

Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Three seatings: 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM

Reservations Recommended

$78 per adult and $60 per child (ages 4-9)

SCONE

Traditional Sweet scone served with housemade clotted cream and housemade preserves

PETIT FOURS

Choco Paris Brest

-Chocolate choux puff, hazelnut creme mousseline, hazelnut praline

Raspberry tartlet

-Baked almond frangipane, raspberry cream dome, butter tartlet

Petit four à la passion

-Ricotta cake, kiwi, passion fruit juice, passionfruit mousse

“Hot cocoa” mousse cups

-Chocolate tea cups, dark chocolate mousse, marshmallows

FINGER SANDWICHES

-Cucumber & herbed cheese

-Chicken salad slider

-Smoked Salmon

-Camembert Cheese ball

-Will substitute Quiche and Pesto veggie sandwich for vegetarians