The Palatable Pleasures of Tea Tree Creperie
Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 4:25 PMKrysta Anderson ï Gleaner Writer
A new location, and an even more
exciting menu, Tea Tree CrÍperie is broadening its horizons, not only
palatably, but geographically as well.
Food sat down with owner and Marketing Manager Carrie 'Quiz' Sigurdson and Executive Chef and Co-owner Maree Sirgurdson at their new home on Lady Musgrave Road, to find out a little more about the innovative transformation of their one-of-a-kind creation.
After making an indelible mark in being the hub for savoury and sweet crÍpes, Carrie admitted that, over time, they had outgrown their first home on Hillcrest Avenue, and their current location came up, so they jumped at the opportunity. "We don't believe in miracles, we rely on them," Maree told Food.
Four months on, and they have no regrets.
"The response so far has been incredible, overwhelming. At times, since we have tripled the traffic, with at least 50 per cent of them being drive-by traffic," Carrie revealed.
While they are open until 10 p.m., catering to delighting your appetite morning, noon and night, their breakfast menu will definitely have your taste buds erupting with sheer pleasure. Options include breakfast crÍpes and crÍpe pockets, classic breakfasts, stuffed omelettes, sips, bites and sweet treats for those who need to satisfy their sweet tooth. "We have a compilation of the good old familiar faves - omelette, bacon and eggs, toast, pancakes, freshly baked bagels, with an array of breakfast crÍpes plus classic breakfasts like eggs Benedict - we are one of three places where you can get that in Kingston. We also make English muffins from scratch. One of our objectives is, if we can't source it, then let's be resourceful and create it on our own," noted Carrie.
transform to pub
The talented chefs prepared a savoury smoked marlin crepe, a taste bud-blowing fully loaded omelette which contained ackee and salt fish, callaloo, bacon and mild Cheddar, and a mouth-watering smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel, served with freshly squeezed orange juice, 100 per cent Blue Mountain coffee and water.
By night, Tea Tree CrÍperie is transformed into a pub. In partnership with Campari, they have deejays and are ready to cater to patrons' every partying need. It is their hope that they will help you take back the night every day of the week.
Known for having an artistically quaint ambience at Hillcrest, Carrie decided to take excerpts from previous tributes and proudly hang them on their new walls in their new home, along with additional testimonials on their new location.
The secret to any job is to enjoy doing what you do. So the Sigurdsons ensure that everyone on the hard-working team has a passion for food, customer service or both, "Nothing's greater than when a customer has a huge smile on his or her face after taking a bite of our food," revealed Carrie.
Don't believe them? The writings on the wall say it all - Tea Tree CrÍperie is the place to be.
For more information, or for reservation, check out their website, teatreecreperie.com.