A Nice Cuppa

As a tea aficionado and frequent host of tea parties around New York City, I’m often asked how I find such great spots.  My methods of finding a new place for tea are simple — chance and word-of-mouth mostly.  Walking around the city certainly has its benefits!  I’ve identified some of my favorite spots by […]

This is one of the most common questions asked about tea.
A pound of tea contains more caffeine by weight than a pound of coffee. That pound of coffee is good for about forty cups, compared to the two hundred or more cups you can easily make from a pound of tea. A […]

Devout coffee and tea drinkers enjoy their beverages for many reasons: pleasure, relaxation, refreshment, habit, and more recently for various health benefits.  Over the years numerous studies have been done on the components of tea and coffee, especially on caffeine and the health risks or benefits related to regular consumption.
Late last month, at the International […]

Serendipitea is raising their teacup this St. Patrick’s Day with a sale on all of their green teas.  What a wonderful way to celebrate and save!  Serendiptea is offering a robust selection of two dozen green teas from China, Japan and Sri Lanka, among others… all on sale for 20% off for a limited period […]

I divorced myself from Mariage Freres’ tea Opera for one night! Separated of all that is cultured and holy in 5,000 years of tea history. I took a red hot sports car to the land of Starbucks to sample their new Via Ready Brew.  Starbuck’s Coffee educators (CEs for short) helped me catch up with […]

Happy Chinese New Years, Year of the Earth Ox!
Shall we go on a journey to the home of tea? Makes my mouth water thinking of all the delicious juicy dumplings…I have a surprise for you this freezing season, we are going to have some fun. If you would like to come along on a […]

 
One of the latest movies,called “The Meaning of Tea,” swept through the recent Tea Expo in Las Vegas, where it was featured and well received. Hearing that the director and producer Scott Chamberlain Hoyt was filming a few years back in the Darjeeling gardens, I was very excited to see the movie completed. Here is the […]

Not just another tea blog, the aptly named Another Tea Blog is a beautiful blog dedicated to premium quality teas and the pleasure that comes with experiencing them.
According to the “about you” page, the blogger, Alex from Fort Worth, Texas, blogs about tea because: “I like tea, thought I’d write about it like all the […]

The internet offers easy access to a wealth of information on virtually any topic. It also offers the ability to interact with like-minded people on topics of interest.
Tribe.net is a great online network, not unlike the now ubiquitous Craigs List. Within Tribe you can post and search for jobs, housing and restaurant reviews […]

Target is known by many as a hip, one-stop shop. As a brand they have done an incredible job of becoming a mainstay for hip and functional furniture, clothing, home accessories and more. Now, fun and exotic blooming teas can be found among their inventory too!
Teaposy is a blooming tea company targeting the […]