In this world, as I see it, both visible and invisible history exists for every physical object. I’ve been thinking about what holds tea, and how that shapes its taste as well as how we drink it. There is a history behind each ceramic cup we hold, whether singularly handmade or molded in large quantities. [...]
You’ve all experienced it - you are at dinner with friends and one of them raves about a new gadget she has just purchased, one you have never heard of. Then, over the subsequent days, that gadget seems to pop up around every corner.
When I fell down the tea hole several years ago, I immediately [...]
I am new to the realm of tea drinking. Recently, I have been pondering the possibility that my love for coffee is interfering with my ability to explore the vast world of tea. Working in a business that serves both coffee and tea, I find myself asking people whether they are coffee drinkers, tea drinkers, [...]
Just north of Chicago lies the prosperous suburb of Lake Forest. This quiet place is the surprising home of a boutique Japanese tea house with French flair - the Green Teaist.
Anyone with a penchant for o cha would not be disappointed - not a single corner has been cut by the enterprising owner, Mr. Hoken [...]
I recently returned from three weeks abroad during which I traveled through the tea estates of Southern India.
One thing I discovered during my travels was that we take for granted the leaves that we love. More specifically, we take for granted the people who pick the leaves that we love, and these people are mostly [...]
Our early courtship was spent in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, a city rich in history and in beautiful places to have drinks. As well as being the place where our romance first kindled, Budapest was where we started developing from casual tea drinkers to budding students of the leaf. Traditionally a nation of coffee drinkers, [...]
If you enjoy traveling, it doesn’t hurt to have a few recommendations to consult (especially if you plan on trying new teahouses and cafes). Whenever I visit a new place, I keep my eyes peeled for the best places to sample new teas. The following three venues are definitely worth looking into if you happen [...]
Late last month I returned from Montreal after spending a week working with the owners of an incredible new tea bar opening in the downtown core. Having aptly named it “Téh Bar – the new face of tea”, Renoi, Olivier, and Jean Marc are set to change the perception of premium loose-leaf tea in French-speaking [...]
At the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, California, you could spend hours examining exhibits with titles such as “Garden of Eden on Wheels: Selected Collections from Los Angeles Area Mobile Home and Trailer Parks”, “Lives of Perfect Creatures: Dogs of the Soviet Space Program”, and “No One May Ever Have the Same Knowledge [...]
I just returned from a week-long trip to Northern California where I drove up and down Sonoma County in search of great restaurants, cafes, and hotels with which to share our newly redesigned tea service program. On my journey, I found some impressive gems that made me want to pack up and move north for [...]
