In the United Kingdom, the eating rhythm is organized around highly codified landmarks: the hearty breakfast ('brekkie'), a often quick and popular lunch (pie & mash, fish & chips at the pub), the sacred ritual of afternoon tea with sweets, and above all the Sunday roast — the grand Sunday roast that gathers the family around the table. Black tea with milk punctuates every moment of the day, from waking to bedtime. Adele, a girl from Tottenham, grew up in this popular London culture where people eat simple, hot, and comforting food.

Strong, well-brewed tea softened with a splash of milk is the beating heart of British cuisine: it accompanies everything from breakfast to breaks between rehearsals. It is the comforting gesture par excellence, that of a cup offered to someone you love.