Victoria

In a frantic and hurried world, Victoria offers a respite from the chaos of everyday life. The pages are dedicated to living beautifully when entertaining, cooking, and decorating and even in artistic pursuits - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! With a distinct personality all its own, Victoria personifies feminity, passion, and an enterprising spirit. Each issue features decorating and entertaining ideas, recipes, travel stories, essays from inspiring women, and much more.

Victoria Special Issues

Editor’s Letter

Sweetheart Tea • Whether shared as a celebration of young love or to honor lasting relationships, this tantalizing menu presents an ode to romance. Over fragrant cups of tea, treasure the company of dear ones who gather to sample our feast of sentimental favorites.

Salute to Spring • Follow the lulling sounds of birdsong outdoors to discover a tea party arranged among the garden’s most fragrant blooms. Dappled sunlight illuminates the setting, highlighting an array of fresh fruits and tender vegetables accentuated in our seasonal menu.

A Festive May Day Tea • Evoke childhood memories of dancing around a beribboned maypole and surreptitiously leaving gifts on the doorsteps of neighbors. At our alfresco fête, fresh-cut bouquets draw the eye to a table brimming with blossoms. After the celebration, perhaps place a few posies in baskets of teatime treats—an elegant return to an ancient rite of spring.

Fresh Herbs & Tea • Gleanings from the garden—a culinary bouquet brimming with aromatic leaves and edible blossoms—inspire this alfresco occasion and its appetizing menu, seasoned with a gourmet touch.

A Leisurely Tea on the Porch • Amid gentle breezes, while away the hours enjoying the sublime comforts of delicious fare and amiable conversation during an afternoon on the veranda with friends.

Midsummer’s Tuscan Dream • Breathtaking panoramas, artistic heritage, and legendary cuisine draw travelers to central Italy. Re-create the allure of this golden land with an outdoor party timed to capture the mellow glow of fading daylight. The region’s abundance inspires our sampling of garden-fresh recipes.

Indian Summer Tea • When the autumnal landscape—painted with saffron, crimson, and gold—seems to impose its warm palette on the weather, capture the radiance of this time with an equally lovely celebration.

Autumn Splendor • Kindle a fire in the hearth, assemble a banquet inspired by harvest bounty, and welcome guests to a cozy gathering perfect for heralding the return of this glorious season.

Holly Jolly Christmas • Offer tidings of comfort and joy to guests who come to call during the holidays. Amid the hustle and bustle that characterizes the end of the year, an unhurried observance of teatime beckons. Set before a decorated tree, our table shines brightly with Yuletide cheer.

A Proper English Tea • From the purported first discovery of tea in 2737 B.C. by Chinese Emperor Shen Nong to the time of tea’s introduction to the British Isles in the seventeenth century and beyond, the flavorful drink has been lauded as both genteel and healthful. Since those early days, the English have devoted times of the day, as well as rituals and etiquette, to the much-loved infusion.

Tea Glossary: A Healthful Infusion • Thousands of years after tea was discovered quite by accident, it remains a cherished tradition among many societies.

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