Here are a few photos from the recent grand opening, in New York City, of the U.S. flagship store of Le Palais des Thés, founded by tea explorer extraordinaire François-Xavier Delmas. He graciously invited me to the opening, but I was unable to atten…
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Tagged beverage industry news, Black Tea, Chinese Tea, green tea, photographs
Tagged beverage industry news, Black Tea, Chinese Tea, green tea, photographs
13Jul12
Green Tea Soap from Trader Joe’s
Back in January, I wrote about the tea selection in Trader Joe’s. Today, I want to highlight a completely different tea-related product from this company. This is the green tea soap sold in Trader Joe’s:I do not know the exact composition of this soa…
I recently enjoyed tea with Evan of PluckTea. We brewed up some Taiping Hou Kui, and I took this photograph of the spent leaves, after we brewed several very flavorful infusions from them:I loved the way the leaves of this tea looked after they had be…
I often like to re-read old posts on people’s blogs. Sometimes I find them through web searches or links, other times by browsing. Today I want to draw attention to an old post on Adam Yusko’s blog The Sip Tip. The post is titled Current thoughts on…
8Apr12
Loot from Kyoto
Kyoto is really a lovely town, and is one of my favourite places on the planet. They are filled with tourists, yes, and they live, more or less, off the tourists, but it is because of their charm that cities … Continue reading →
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Tagged green tea, Japanese tea, Objects, shopping, teaware, travel, yixing
Tagged green tea, Japanese tea, Objects, shopping, teaware, travel, yixing
13Feb12
Music to drink green tea by
We all know that the right music can make a green tea break even more relaxing or rejuvenating. But recent research is also showing that music can even affect how your tea — or any food or beverage for that matter — tastes:Volunteers rated the toff…
In the journal Hepatology, researchers describe how green tea protects the liver from hepatitis C: the flavinoid EGCG — which is found only in green tea — prevents the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from attaching to liver cells, “thus disrupting…
22Dec11
Grandpa style in action
Taken at the local canteen. Note that it is green tea, and the high level of leaves to water ratio. From what I could see, this was some type of green tea.
A Tea Addict's Journal
9Nov11
What others drink
The office I’m in right now has an interesting policy – spent tea leaves, along with other things solid but wet, are discarded in a little sieve that sits in the communal sink. So, whenever I clean out my cup … Continue reading →
23Oct11
Pairing cheeses with green tea
The plethora of green tea cheesecake recipes is almost proof in and of itself that green tea goes well with cheese.Well, cheese desserts, anyway.Now, cheese sommelier Cynthia Gold addresses this underexplored niche in the gourmet world by giving a broa…
