Like many worldwide afternoon-tea venues, the famed Raffles hotel in Singapore had to be creative to appeal to their 2020 customers, who were living under pandemic restrictions and unable to travel. They hoped to help their tea lovers continue that cherished pleasure of having a classic teatime while also achieving a “bit of exploration and discovery,” says the hotel’s marketing and communications manager LeRoy Chan.
Raffles and their chief pastry chef, Tai Chien Lin, “the mastermind behind all the pastries offered on property,” as Chan describes him, came up with a fun and popular idea: create thematic afternoon teas that moved around the