Your tea ware should be considered for the aesthetic appeal, but also for the type and age of the tea being served. Millennia of connoisseurship has tested that the brewing […]
Hong Kong is known for its eclectic mix of an East-meets-West tea scene. Rather then being a destination for buying tea, the city has been mostly associated with its British-influenced […]
The very best quality tea rooms on Manhattan are scarce. In this hotbed of competitiveness the real deal is often leapt over by gimmicky phrases echoing current trends. Until recently, […]
Nowhere can we socially distance more effectively and enjoyably than when hiking in nature, ideally on the less-trod trails. Como Lake hiking surprisingly offers plenty of authentic escapism from its […]
My photo below tells it all: the focused gaze of the Kichisen’s master chef Yoshimi Tanigawa shows how much focus goes into his food and how much he cares to […]
Tartine Manufactory was long overdue in San Francisco. California’s most famous bread baker Chad Robertson should have expanded his rustic temple of slow bread years ago. After 15 years in […]
The self-taught and by experience formed art of the Spruce’s chef Mark Sullivan was appraised by the Michelin guide.His personal relationship with local farmers and ranchers translates smoothly into the seasonal menus.
I was prompted to write this essay on heartbreaks by Rupi Kaur. The best-selling contemporary poet of the heart went through therapy and healing work that is shared though her […]
Andros, the northernmost and greenest Cycladic island nearest to Athens still disembarks more Greeks than foreign tourists. Most of them are weekend beach loungers or savvy hikers. The Aegean island’s […]
Poetry does not have to be written under your bed covers (well, sometimes I do that too) or in a rusty, with vintage posters laced bohemian poetic Marais hang out. […]