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2011 – The year of tea festivals
I remember reading with fondness Kulov’s explanation of what a tea festival is on T Ching last year and swelled with pride knowing that one of my friends, Dianna Harbin, took part in the Tea Lover’s...
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Developing a tea-drinking culture in Mexico
It has been almost a year since I began working in the tea industry and during that time, I have managed to persuade a few people to change their drinking habits. The most important person I have...
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Get your festival on this October
This coming weekend, October 27-28, visit the Los Angeles International Tea Festival and delight your palate with teas from all over the world. Meet the who’s who of specialty tea – can you say...
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Our customers are our business
Of all the businesses I have been involved in during my long career, retailing is the most fun. What makes retailing fun are the customers. I’ve never met so many fascinating and genuinely nice...
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Iced but not liquid
As the dog days of summer are winding down (hopefully!) and the thought of cooler days ahead reanimates my wish to cook, I am ready to take my tea in a different form—frozen. Although when the mercury...
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Gifts for the tea-o-phile
Giving gifts can be wonderful for both the recipient and the giver. Think about some of the cherished gifts you have received . . . isn’t it delightful how a thoughtful gift brings to mind the one who...
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Tea in another form: A jewel of a gelée
What’s better than a fresh-out-of-the oven scone? Give up? A fresh-out-of-the-oven scone spread with tea gelée. Take your favorite tea, brew it, sweeten it lightly with either honey or sugar, and then...
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Tea-ing gratefully
Tea has taken me on a journey to many actual destinations but above all to a place of calm–quiet, restorative, relaxing and solitary. The mere act of taking time to brew a proper cup of tea from fresh,...
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Marriages made in tea and dessert heaven
During my recent presentation at the World Tea Expo in Long Beach, CA., I paired five teas with five sweets proving that sometimes our preconceived notions can be turned upside down. I know implicitly...
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We all love tea, we may just see it differently
If we’re here as contributors, readers or both, it’s most likely because we are fans of tea. Chef Wemischner loves to be creative with tea in recipes. Ifang Hsieh enjoys traveling and finding new tea...
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A Plummy Idea: Summer Fruit Poached in Tea
Summer is here and the rainbow of stone fruit has begun coloring the stalls at my local farmer’s markets. Though eating fruit out of hand can be a sublime experience, poaching some of those fruits in...
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Isn’t That Darjeeling Peachy? Tea-Poached Peaches a la Mode
Summer’s stone fruit bounty draws me on a regular basis to my outdoor farmers’ markets. Boasting many different varieties of peaches, both yellow and white-fleshed, the market tables groan under the...
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Clouds of Cream and Caffeine Contentment: Ice Cream and Tea Sauces
As summer continues to have its fevered grip late into September where I live (LA), my thoughts turn to ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and sometimes as the sole element of those meals). But...
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Dipping Below the Surface: Shortbread Recipe
On the surface, it’s something so simple. Look a bit further, and you realize that it is so complex, as is the case with many things. The process of infusing good tea leaves in good quality water is...
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Tea Truffles: Conducting a Symphony of Flavors
Now that we are in full holiday mode, it’s time to think of how tea can take its rightful place on your menus for entertaining. Whether you wish to pair each course you serve with a different tea or do...
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Blast from the Past: DIY Cocoa Chai
How’s this for a holiday gift idea? As a crusader for tea, I suggest that you give all of your non-tea-drinking family and friends a homespun and distinctive version of the tea-spice mix for the famous...
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Warming Comfort in a Bowl—With Tea
After the culinary revels of the holiday season, it’s nice to settle into the homey comfort of chazuke, a traditional Japanese dish, made by pouring usually green tea over cooked rice topped with any...
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