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Hotel Arista’s afternoon tea series returns Saturday, Sept. 27, and will be offered each Saturday through Oct. 18 in Zorba Lounge at Hotel Arista, 2139 CityGate Ln., Naperville. The four-week Autumn Harvest Tea Service will feature select seasonally spiced blends exclusively from Chicago’s Rare Tea Cellar complemented by gourmet bites and live music. “Our Holiday Afternoon Tea program, launched a few years ago, quickly showed us how much guests value the elegant and shared experience of afternoon tea,” said Hotel Arista Executive Chef Matt Voskuil. “We recognized the demand and expanded the program to include four-week spring and fall events this year and, of course, our six-week Holiday Tea event will return after Thanksgiving.” Seating times are 11 a.m.,11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. each Saturday during the Autumn Harvest event. Chef Matt and his team developed a menu featuring an amuse bouche course—a pinwheel of Kabocha squash and Iberico chorizo—and a selection of both savory and sweet bites. The children’s menu will offer assorted mini sandwiches and a sweet potato crostini with Nutella and banana. A gluten-free menu also will be offered. Reservations, required to ensure elegance and exclusivity, can be made at HotelArista.com.