Tea Sommelier book by Gabriella Lombardi
Tea Sommelier is an aesthetic meditation on tea, its history, tea culture and customs, some harnessing a ritual character, while others are purely practical. The book is well organised by […]
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Eye-catching Tea Ware by Hong Kong potters
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware in Hong Kong annually organises an open competition for talented local potters. Unique tea vessels are created.
OGATA Paris: Japanese house of tea and omotenashi designed for contemporary taste
La maison OGATA Paris is the epitome of wabi rusticity where perfect simple lines of beauty merge with the old spirit of the Marais artistic zeal. There is nothing of […]
Green tea mystery debunked
Of all teas, green tea is perhaps the most misunderstood.
The East India Company: reviving global legend in London
The East India Company was once the biggest company in the world with a monopoly in foreign trade across all the British colonies (in the East from India to Singapore […]
Best tea rooms & shops in Hong Kong
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 East India Company: The Staunton Earl Grey & chocolate pairing
Blend of black teas from India and Sri Lanka, Natural Bergamot & Neroli (Orange blossom) oils. Whilst British Prime Minister Charles Grey popularised the hot beverage – it was in fact […]
Tea That Is NOT Tea: infused botanicals for health, vitality and taste
The ongoing global pandemic opened our eyes to the importance of boosting our immunity. Yet the remedies include a wealth of sketchy promises that fog our well-intentioned minds. With a […]
Things Better Done Slowly: poetic Marais cafes and tea rooms
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. […]
Western Tea Musing: My own hands hold the passage of time
This is a tea musing of a tea lady that travels East to West in circles transcending the physical boundaries drawn on the map of the Earth. I dropped a […]