One of the most difficult feats in any kind of job is having to deal with upsetting personal issues while still maintaining your cool and composure at work. We all have days when we just need to be left alone, but, of course, those are always the times when others … Continue reading
It was the Lapsang Souchong, I swear. Or, let’s try: I confess; it was the Lapsang Souchong.I was looking for some Lapsang Souchong for my daughter-in-law, Sue, who is not only brilliant and beautiful, she is the mother of the cutest, smartest, and funniest granddaughter the world has ever known. … Continue reading
My adventure in the world of specialty tea began when I heard someone off-handedly say “someday there will be a Starbucks of tea.” Looking for a new business opportunity at the time, I felt as if a spotlight came on and a symphony orchestra began playing. No one will ever … Continue reading
Sometimes, the food you choose to pair with your tea is just as important as the tea itself, as I discovered when I was asked to make some Irish soda bread. Here’s the story:One evening, as I was getting into my car, a friend walked by and asked, “Have you … Continue reading
Third in a series on the teas of India.Assam is the single largest tea-growing region on earth, a rainy tropical plain adjacent to Bangladesh and Burma bordering the Brahmaputra River. Assam produces only black tea and proves that great tea does not always need to be high-grown. Like or Taiwan … Continue reading
Right after seeing the recent production of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice, I had the urge to race to the nearest library and read everything I could find on the composer, Christoph Willibald von Gluck, and his masterpiece. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sang beautifully as Orfeo, or Orpheus … Continue reading