February 7, 2013 Melanie Lee Comments (4)

The travelling tea sketcher

I first got to know Liz Steel last year when she dropped me a note asking about Singapore teahouses after visiting my tea blog. Upon visiting her website, I discovered a treasure trove of beautiful, intricate sketches capturing her life… Continue reading →

June 5, 2012 Melanie Lee Comments (7)

My first Chinese teahouse

More than two decades ago, my Chinese language teacher in primary school brought my class to a traditional teahouse called Tea Chapter. It was her way of getting us to embrace our ethnic Chinese roots… Continue reading →