Punk Princess of Pastry Anna Polyviou has created a show-stopping Barbie® High Tea brimming with her rockstar desserts for kids at Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney, from 15 June to 29 July 2018.

Polyviou has teamed up with iconic brand Barbie to produce an Australian Women’s Weekly “Barbie Cookbook” to inspire children to follow their baking passion, and the High Tea menu reflects the special recipes.

Polyviou’s biggest role models were her mother and grandmother, and she wanted to create a High Tea experience for kids and families to enjoy together.

“The Barbie High Tea menu is creative and playful, and sets the scene for kids to have fun and enjoy the deliciousness with their friends and family,” said the executive pastry chef. “It’s all about sparking passion and creating child-friendly recipes where girls and boys can recreate the sweet treats they’ve enjoyed at High Tea at home.”

Sweet devotees will love family favourites, including Rainbow Cupcakes, Rocky Road Cups and Finger Bun Doughnuts, along with Vegetable Frittata, Ham Cheese Stars and a Barbie Milkshake.

Polyviou has also created a Barbie Birthday Cake which oozes white chocolate, caramel popcorn, and strawberry buttercream goodness, and can be ordered for parties at home.

The Barbie High Tea is available from 15 June to 29 July 2018 at $45 per child. It includes a complimentary Australian Women’s Weekly Barbie Cookbook which features some of Polyviou’s Barbie inspired creations. For adults, it is priced at $55 per person with a glass of sparkling and at $65 per person with a glass of Champagne. The Barbie High Tea is available daily at The Lobby Lounge, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and between 1:45 and 3:45 p.m.

The Barbie Birthday Cake is priced at $125 per cake, which serves 12 guests; it is available by pre-order only. For more information, guests may send an email to dine.slsn@shangri-la.com, call (61 2) 9250 6000 or visit www.shangri-la.com/sydney.

Executive Pastry Chef Anna Polyviou
Anna Polyviou turned her creative eye to Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney’s sweetest experiences, becoming known for her renowned high tea and decadent dessert station at Café Mix, her luscious treats at Lobby Lounge and the Horizon Club, and her inventive in-room dining and banquet menus.

Polyviou is a judge on the brand-new prime-time cooking competition Family Food Fight, and appeared as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia three years in a row.

She has also created Sweet Street, an epic dessert festival held in the Grand Ballroom, a Dessert Degustation series in the hotel’s pasty kitchen, as well as the annual Christmas Spectacular, which has become a destination on Sydney’s festive calendar.

In 2017, Polyviou took home the coveted “Chef of the Year” at the TAA Awards, hot on the heels of her win as “Pastry Chef of the Year” at the prestigious 2016 Gault&Millau Awards.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently operates over 100 hotels with a room inventory of over 41,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in Australia, mainland China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. For more information, please visit www.shangri-la.com.

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PRESS CONTACT: Deane Brosnan
Director of Communications
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney
E-mail: deane.brosnan@shangri-la.com
Tel.: (61 2) 9250 6151
www.shangri-la.com/sydney

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