Famous tea house Luk Yu is known for its dim sum (available from 7am-5pm) and Cantonese dishes.

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Founded by a famous tea planter, Mr. W. A. Cam Bell (well, that's the club's spelling), it came into being on Aug. 23, 1878 -- and has since had plenty of ups and downs.

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Koetsu once sold his house to raise the money 30 gold coins for a particularly famous old tea caddy he yearned to buy.

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Classic butler service was reintroduced, the famous Afternoon Tea room had its original glass cupola restored, the Savoy Grill was redone under the watch of Chef Gordon Ramsay, the lobby, the house cars, every element was fully updated and brought to the highest standards.

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England is world-famous for its afternoon tea, in which the beverage is served with finger sandwiches, scones and petit fours.

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Runners will pass York's historic city walls, the famous Betty's tea rooms and York Minster, and go through villages in North Yorkshire and the East Riding.

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Koetsu was the first Japanese to sign one of his own tea bowls the famous "Fuji" bowl, now designated a national treasure by the Japanese and hence unable to be shown in the U.S. but he never ran his own kiln.

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But I did show him a draft and he didn't like that I described Perkins as a big tea-drinker, which Tony was famous for.

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