QT Newcastle has launched an indulgent new experience called QTea featuring creations by Cakeboi and Ketel Iced Tea cocktails.

Executive Chef Shayne Mansfield has welcomed Dessert King, Reece Hignell of Cakeboi, into the kitchen to collaborate on the high tea activation.

Served in QT Newcastle’s signature restaurant, Jana, the two-course feast features a mix of sweet and savoury dishes. Guests will work their way through tiered savouries by QT Newcastle’s award-winning chef, and can expect delicacies including charcoal bread, duck leg croquette plus the merguez sausage pie, Shayne’s take on a traditional pie.

Then attendees make way for the Cakeboi trolley with sweet treats including honey cake and Victoria strawberry sponge.

Adding an additional layer of unconventional, QTea will also offer an equally sumptuous plant-based menu, trialled and tested by Reece, a plant-based pioneer.

Attendees will be welcomed with QTea’s signature Ketel Iced Tea cocktail, infused with Ketel One Vodka. QT Newcastle has also collaborated with local tea merchant, The Tea Collective, to create a bespoke QT Breakfast Tea blend, an infusion of vanilla bean and sweet currants.

“QT Newcastle is iconic; it’s a masterpiece,” said Hignell. “Collaborating with the talented Executive Chef, Shayne Mansfield has been nothing but harmonious. His innovative cooking style complements the artistic architecture of the building.”

QT Newcastle General Manager Michael Stamboulidis said: “We are thrilled to launch the highly anticipated QTea at QT Newcastle. Both Shayne and Reece share incredible synergy attributing their love of cooking to their grandmothers. Reece’s personality and flair is baked in each of his cakes, setting the stage for a unique experience fit for all demographic, ages and
occasions.

“Our Executive Chef, Shayne Mansfield, has worked tirelessly to develop bite size classic, with a twist, drawing inspiration from his culinary journey across the globe.”

QTea will be available to book from $75 per guest from Saturday 13 April, available Saturdays, sittings from 12pm to 3pm.

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