Tea time

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The arrival of French pastry chef Yannick Oppermann has just upgraded the hotel's high-tea pastry to literally the best in Beijing. The chef joins the tea as new executive pastry chef from two-michelin-starred restaurant Spoon by Alain Ducasse. His style is to take a very classic dessert and give it a new look. Highlights are a puff that looks like a swan, an elegant and tasty macaroon made with milk-chocolate chips, and a beautiful raspberry eclair topped with raspberry crumble and raspberry cream in between.