Illustrator Tea at Dowling's

Afternoon tea with live portrait sketching

The event combines an afternoon tea service with live, in-person portrait sketching. The program is described as Artful Moments with Afternoon Tea featuring illustrator Izak Zenou, which makes the drawing component part of the tea format rather than a separate talk, class, or exhibition.

The format is specific: guests are served tea while portrait sketching happens in the dining room. Izak Zenou sketches individual guest portraits live, and the portraits are described as personalized keepsakes to take home.

Tea service and named menu items

The food program is a tiered afternoon tea service. Named savory items include Black Truffle Egg Sandwiches, Jonah Crab Salad croissants, and Morel Mushroom Quiche. The named sweet and tea-service items include orange date scones with house-made lemon curd and tea pastries.

Those listed dishes are the available menu details for the event copy. The description supports the structure of the service and the named examples, but it does not add a full menu, beverage list, substitutions, or seating details.

Izak Zenou’s role

Izak Zenou is identified as the Illustrator-in-Residence for the program. His role is not only to appear at the event; he is specifically tied to the live portrait-sketching element, with individual guest portraits made in the dining room during the tea service.

Place, timing, and price

Dowling's at The Carlyle is the host restaurant in New York City, with the venue address listed as 35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021. The event is scheduled for a two-and-a-half-hour afternoon window on October 28, 2026.

The listed ticket price is $135 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. The event link is associated with Resy, but booking instructions and live availability should be handled by the page’s action area rather than the descriptive copy.