In pictures: High tea before the tete-a-tete at Glenburn Penthouse

Moon Moon Sen enjoys a cup of tea on the Victoria Terrace of the Glenburn Penthouse ahead of the talk by Roni Mazumdar and Vir Sanghvi

Minu Tharoor, Husna-Tara Prakash and Anjum Katyal check out the Glenburn dessert counter, stacked with fresh strawberry tarts, festive gingerbread cupcakes and chocolate and candied Clementine mousse

Let’s get this par-tea started! Shuli Ghosh and Rewant Lokesh of Sienna Cafe with Diya Katyal

What’s brewing? Gaurav Ghosh of J Thomas, the oldest tea auctioneering company in the world, and Husna-Tara Prakash of Glenburn Tea Estate talked tea and more. ‘For me, the most important thing is that a Kolkatan and a Bengali like Roni Mazumdar has been successful in creating a Michelin-starred restaurant. I want to know more about his journey. Given that Vir [Sanghvi] is interviewing Roni, I am sure he will be asking all the right questions,’ said Gaurav

Kittie Kothari, Rewant Lokesh and Esha Dutta enjoy the evening spread at the upscale dine-and-reside getaway in the heart of Kolkata

Devraj Lahiri (ITC) and his wife Lopa grab a cup of tea ahead of the event

A glimpse of the sumptuous spread of savouries curated by chef Shaun Kenworthy. Guests tucked into prawn cocktail in pastry puff balls, leek and goat cheese quiche, Kolkata fish fry with gondhoraj mayonnaise and more