On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari
Teatime at The Ben | On the Town in the Palm Beaches
Clip: Season 6 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Frank is dressed to the nines for high tea service at The Ben West Palm.
Frank is dressed to the nines for high tea service at The Ben West Palm, complete with petit fours, cucumber sandwiches and the story behind this new offering.
On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari is a local public television program presented by WPBT
Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council
On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari
Teatime at The Ben | On the Town in the Palm Beaches
Clip: Season 6 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Frank is dressed to the nines for high tea service at The Ben West Palm, complete with petit fours, cucumber sandwiches and the story behind this new offering.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipYou don't need to hop across the pond to take in afternoon high tea in the Palm Beaches.
In order for me to get into a fancy jacket and an ascot, I must be at a very special place.
The Ben in West Palm Beach is blending old-world traditions with new world hospitality.
It's tea time time at the Ben.
This is a steep timer.
Five minutes is recommended.
That's the best steep time.
Gotcha, I noticed you have three, four, and five, that's for the impatient people?
Some people doesn't like their tea strong.
Some loves it strong.
But five is recommended because you taste all the flavor from it.
Love.
It.
This female pioneer that moved from the Midwest down to South Florida in the late 1800s, and her name was Byrd Dewey.
And she moved down here and had this home that they entitled the Ben Trovato.
Ben travato means a story well told or well invented, so much so you don't care if the story's true or not, you just go with it.
And so, that's where the Ben's name actually came from.
Interesting.
From paying homage to that.
In pulling her story in, the fact that she was an author, her bestselling book was "Bruno," about her dog.
So throughout the hotel, you'll see reflections of Bruno in the hotel.
Why high tea?
Talk to me about that.
So, interesting enough that Byrd Dewey actually did high tea in her home.
She brought these individual travelers together, and wanted them to sit together and share.
Well, this one here is the black, the proper group black.
Okay.
Oh wow.
This is the Earl Grey.
Got a little, what is that?
Is it the lavender in there?
Yes.
Yeah, yeah.
Lavender.
And this is the bourbon vanilla.
Oh wow.
This one smells really good, right?
I don't even know what you'd choose here.
Right?
It's really good.
[Frank] How long does a high tea typically take?
We say it's about a two-hour experience.
It's really not supposed to be about rushing through.
Yeah.
You're really engaging that conversation that we sometimes don't do.
[Alana] I'll make your first pour for you.
Oh, this is exciting.
We talked for five minutes.
She had us down to the tea.
Nice, down to the tea.
Good job, look at that.
[Thom] Enjoy.
Oh, is that yummy.
It's good .
Whoa.
That is good.
Wow.
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On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari is a local public television program presented by WPBT
Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council