Coffee & Treats in Murrieta

Following in the words of Japanese arts scholar Okakura Kakuzo, “Strangely enough humanity has so far met in a teacup.” For $11, today's Groupon invites you and your humanity for an afternoon tea in a tearoom at San Diego’s renowned Tea Upon Chatsworth. Spend some quality time focusing deeply on your qi and forgetting about your problematic investment in that land-ski company.America: FootballEngland: Not football

Jennifer and Kristee are best friends who opened Big City Bagels & Deli in 1994. They have been owner/operators for the past 16 years. BCB serves up New York style bagels, boiled and baked. Delicious deli sandwiches are made with Boarshead meats and cheeses. BCB serves Cafe Moto organic coffee and espresso.

Shakespeare’s Corner Shoppe imports products from across the pond and welcomes neighbors for afternoon tea, served daily with finger sandwiches and cakes. An extensive online and in-store inventory spans everything from canned jellies, curds, and jams to animal collars patterned with the British flag. Should an item of desire elude shoppers or Sherlock Holmes, store associates occasionally place special orders. The tea experts stock a selection of English bone china, which is available to purchase or rent for an at-home garden party or a sophisticated rave. The store's quaint outdoor patio is home to daily afternoon tea, a British tradition that the crew has modernized to include vegetarian and sugar- or gluten-free delicacies.

Begin your yogurtsperience by skiing down a slope made from one of four flavors: natural, pomegranate, mango, or blueberry. Then trigger an avalanche of toppings, engulfing your chosen base in wave after wave of fresh fruits such as lychee, pineapple, and peaches or more toothsome cashews, chocolate chips, and even Captain Crunch. A single serving of plain yogurt goes for $2.50, while a single with up to three toppings costs $3.45. You can also nab a yogurt be-dolloped fruit salad ($4.50–$5.25) or blend it all together for an on-the-go smoothie ($4.95).

The neo-modern bistro churns out a profusion of pastries, an extensive breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu, and treats from its full-service bakery. Stop in for morning fuel such as the ham, egg, and swiss toasted croissant sandwich ($3.99) or a make-your-own yogurt parfait ($3.99). For lunch, try a melty Italian meatball sub with hand-rolled meatballs sandwiched on a toasted French baguette with oozing provolone cheese and marinara ($6.95). Dinner lets you go light with the Hawaiian barbecue-chicken salad (small $6.50) or fill up on a brick-oven pizza, including the pepperoni gusto (pepperoni, artichoke hearts, olives, and a three-cheese blend, $6) and the Italian sausage ($6.25). Be sure to check out their extensive takeout menu (available for both taking out and dining in), which features entrees such as the steak au poivre—a grilled peppercorn beef tenderloin with a chorizo glaze ($15.95)—and the apple glaze pork chops ($10.95). With the holidays coming up, their catering services are a handy and delectable option as well.

More exciting than opening your front door to a charitable crew of gingerbread track stars, a half-dozen gang of cupcakes is haute even when the weather's not. Haute Pink Cakes is locally owned and operated by three mums and a pair of anthropomorphic cakes that bake inspired creations for the dessert-loving tums of human beings.