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Tea Makes Everything Better!
In many countries around the world, tea drinking is an important social occasion. It's a time to relax and enjoy the loveliness of the simple things around you.
"Tea," they say, "is a healthy, enjoyable and stimulating drink, full of good qualities. It reduces loneliness and calms your heart; it is a comfort in everyday life."
I love to visit Tea Houses. I'll write about the Tea Houses I have visited, the ones I want to visit and share my photos. I hope you'll tell me about your experiences.
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The Collectible Teapot & Tea Calendar 2009
The Collectible Teapot & Tea Calendar 2009 (Wall Calendars)
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Tea Houses That I Have Visited
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- Panama Hotel and Tea House
- I spent several nights in this lovely 100 year old Hotel in Seattle's Chinatown. Watch for photos to be posted soon.
The Historic Panama Hotel built in 1910 by Sabro Ozasa, a Japanese Architect, houses the only remaining Japanese Bathhouse (Sento) left in tact in the United States. These Facilities served generations of Seattle's Japanese community until closing its doors in 1950, and has remained preserved as it was to this day.
Contact me if you have visited this Tea House or have any information. - Tower of Cosmic Reflections
- I spent a delightful afternoon in this Classical Chinese Garden and Tea House.
"You will be transported to another land in this exquisite tea room, furnished with Ming and Tang Dynasty-style tables and chairs, within Portland's Classical Chinese Garden..."
Built in 2000, The Tower of Cosmic Reflections teahouse is a national landmark located inside the Portland Classical Chinese Garden (a collaborative project between the City of Portland and its sister city in China - Suzhou.), the teahouse is a two storied structure with magnificent views. It includes a patio on the second floor, often regarded as 'the best view in Portland'. The Tower of Cosmic Reflections was named for the view one obtains of the 'cosmos' reflected in 'Zither' lake in front of the teahouse.
The teahouse was built by a team of over 80 artisans, many of them coming from China over the year-long construction project. Immerse yourself in the art of Chinese tea culture.
Watchfor photos to be posted soon.
How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop (How to Open & Operate a ...)
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Links to More Tea Houses
- Fujiyama Japanese Garden
- Fujiyama Japanese Garden A TOUCH OF JAPAN
Situate in the hills of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, this garden has been a labour of love since 1995 when the first sod for the pond was dug. Encompassing about 3/4 of an acre it consists of a Dry Garden, Tea Garden, Stroll Garden, and ... - Bradley House B & B of Cathlamet, Washington
- Welcome to the Bradley House B & B of Cathlamet, Washington, the only lodging in Cathlamet, in walking distance to everything! Escape to yesteryear. Built in 1907 as a gracious home of a lumber baron, this elegant mansion sits on a knoll overlooking the historic town of Cathlamet, Puget Island and the mighty Columbia...
- Imperial Tea Court: A Tradition of Quality
- Imperial Tea Court: A Tradition of Quality
By M.E.H., a San Francisco Bay Area resident, a favorite tea spot is the Imperial Tea Court in the city of San Francisco. It is a place for many things: tea tasting, meeting friends, and self-contemplation. The owners, Roy and Grace Fong,... - AsianWeek
- Chinatown's Cups of Tea - Imperial Tea Court offers Chinese varieties from the rare to the common he motto "experience the tradition" is no idle boast at Imperial Tea Court
- Teahouse Review: Imperial Tea Court
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- Imperial Tea Court | Rare Asian Tea & Accessories
- Imperial Tea Court, American's first traditional Chinese teahouse.
- W I L D L I L Y T E A R O O M
- At Wild Lily Tea Room -- a serene, multi-level space -- the sound of the gurgling water in a small fishpond is designed to recalibrate your yin and yang.
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- Janam Indian Tea Company
- From the owner of Janam Indian Tea Shop in Jersey City, New Jersey: ... would very much like to be listed on your page! If you're ever in the New York City Metropolitan area, please do stop by! We are the first, if not only, tea shop in the country dedicated exclusively to Indian teas.
- Seattle Japanese Garden
- Transmitting the living art of Chado,the Way of Tea,to affirm our common humanity through harmony, respect, purity and tranquility. Chado, the Way of Tea, provides a gateway to the artistic and spiritual traditions of Japan first introduced to America in the classic "Book of Tea," b
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Our full name as above. We are located in Temecula, CA., kitty corner from the Promade Mall. Come and visit us to talk about tea or sniff and sample. Lots of fun things to see and great tea and munchies. Our special brewing process gives you the best loose leaf hot or iced in one minute or so. Enjoy us while visiting the Wine Country or Old Town Temcula.
Posted August 15, 2008
Our tea and coffee brewery lives up to its' name. We brew loose leaf tea by the cup in a laid-back, So. California, contemporary environment. Diligent cupping and sourcing have yielded approx. 30 mostly Fair Trade & organic special teas and herbals to enjoy in or out in the sunshine of our patio area.
Posted July 26, 2008
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- Chinese Tea Culture From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Chinese tea culture refers to the methods of preparation of tea, the equipment used to make...
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Tea Cup Talk
- BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Tea-lover's 92-county challenge
- A man on a mission to drink a cup of tea in each of the UK's historic counties is embarking on the Welsh leg of his tour. He has to buy the tea from a teashop/tea room. Where possible, he must avoid tea-shop chains.
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- High tea
- A TRUE tea connoisseur will never wash a teapot with detergent as that will spoil the aroma of the tea. And if you want to fully appreciate the fine flavour of top-grade tea leaves, you should always brew the same type of tea in the same pot so as to infuse it with just one distinctive aroma.
- Honoring the `way of tea' - The Boston Globe
- Honoring the `way of tea' Aiko Somi Rodgers says the tea ceremony as long practiced by the Japanese builds inner strength. Rodgers, has been conducting public tea ceremonies at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury for 30 years "So much is discipline. It makes you strong inside."
The museum will offer free tea ceremonies this season, on July 16, July 30, and Aug. 27. The ceremonies are performed outdoors, weather permitting, in the museum's Wind-in-the-Pines tea house, designed and built in Japan for the Art Complex.
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10 Great Places
KathyBaruffi for USA TODAY
Celebrate the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16, 1773) and find sanctuary from your daily routine with a stop at one of the great tea rooms springing up across the USA. Jennifer Sauer, author of The Way to Tea: Your Adventure Guide to San Francisco Tea Culture, shares her picks with KathyBaruffi for USA TODAY.
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Way of Tea
The Way to Tea: Your Adventure Guide to San Francisco Tea Culture
Sharing tea has for hundreds of years taken on a variety of expressions by different cultures, but there are also common threads woven into every tea culture. These "threads" include community, ritual, art, poetry, sanctuary, intimacy, and vitality. In my journey through San Francisco tea culture, I discovered that the Bay Area is uniquely situated at the heart of a newly emerging American tea culture, and that we have perhaps the highest concentration of keenly and divergently focused tea professionals in the world right here. In no other place and at no other time could such an alchemy of cultures and traditions merge into such a diverse, fun and intensely inspiring social phenomenon. I felt it was an event worthy of recording and celebrating. The Way to Tea is a creative tribute to and appraisal of an exhilarating journey through the labyrinth of San Francisco tea culture.
The Way to Tea is a colorful, elegant, whimsical invitation to be an honored guest at America's emerging tea culture at its epicenter -- the San Francisco Bay Area. In San Francisco, the love of art, food, community, ideas, and cultural diversity all come together to support a thriving tea culture unsurpassed in depth and diversity by any other. With more than 125 full color images, Author/Photographer Jennifer Sauer evokes the beauty, passion and joy imbued in a broad range of unique tea experiences. If you want to be awed and impressed by an austere Japanese tea ceremony, imbibe in the most elegant of British afternoon teas, compare teas and wits with a Chinese gong fu tea practitioner, or simply explore the nuances of tea and tea culture, this book will take you there. Sauer recounts her memorable experiences, profiles the exceptional "tea people" who helped provide them, and includes a tea glossary that shows readers how experts judge teas.
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 10/06/2008)
Dushanbe TeahouseBoulder, Colo.
"When you enter this soulful Persian teahouse, you will feel blessed by the people of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, who lovingly crafted it in Dushanbe and shipped it to the Rocky Mountains," Sauer says. "This handcrafted, colorful and whimsical artistic masterpiece, with its painted ceilings, ceramic panels, copper sculptures and hand-carved plaster panels, took more than two years to create. The exotic and eclectic menu complements the architecture. You'll find teas from all over Asia, including some limited-edition rare teas." 303-442-4993
Tea & Sympathy
Tea & SympathyNew York City
"Thank goodness the Brits didn't completely give up on America after the tea party scuffle. Otherwise, we might not have this endearing tea room in Greenwich Village," Sauer says. "British memorabilia, including several vintage photos of the queen, cover the walls. Besides great scones, cakes and English tea, they serve excellent bangers and mash, shepherd's pie and pasties. Join the wistful Brits and Anglophiles for some fun, tea and sympathy." 212-989-9735;
Tea & Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy
In 1990 Nicola Perry, former tea lady at the London Stock Exchange, started living her dream. She found a storefront and opened Tea & Sympathy, an authentic amalgamation of English tea shop, mum's kitchen, and working man's café right in the heart of New York. Anita Naughton was one of her first waitresses, and from day one she kept an anecdotal record of the place, encapsulating the charm, flavor, and enigmatic patrons that are the atmosphere of the restaurant.
Together they have created a colorful biography spanning the first decade of this landmark eatery: from the early days, when they kept their meager profits in a teapot, to nowadays, when they keep celebrities (British, American, or otherwise) waiting for a table along with everyone else. Complete with sixty recipes and photographs of food and popular visitors, this is a quintessential taste of England ready to take home.
In its original incarnation, Manhattan's Tea & Sympathy was a hole-in-the-wall outpost for British food and drink, authentic down to its steak and Guinness pie and bracing quantities of "cuppa." The place took off, attracting local and visiting celebrities as well as neighborhood regulars. Tea & Sympathy presents more than 60 recipes from the teashop, provided by its owner Nicola Perry, as well as a house chronicle, the work of ex-T&S waitress Anita Naughton. Though the recipes offer exemplary, easily done versions of such fare as bubble and squeak, kedgeree, and sticky toffee pudding, it's Naughton's saucy day-in-the-life narrative that makes the book a should-read. Whether relaying customer eccentricity ("Please help me get fat, only I don't have any money," wails a soon-to-be regular), general staff randiness (seeing a repairman lying captivatingly beneath a cappuccino machine, waitress Carol offers, "It might be easier if you take your trousers off"), celebrity sightings ("I carried the Dalai Lama's afternoon tea," says the author breathlessly), or the seat-of-the-pants business of the daily round ("Hangovers are now banned," posts owner Nicky in a staff memo to which one waitress replies, "Are you going to put it in the menu?"), Naughton's narrative is both hilarious and poignant, in ways that often catch the reader by surprise. Ultimately, she writes of being young and alone and trying to find a foothold in the big city, but she also offers "a happy ending"--her marriage to the restaurant's chef, "the sixth [one of us] so far" to have found and wedded a mate on the premises. With a detailed tea discussion and "family photo album" of almost the entire cast of characters, the book is a special culinary-literary spread, one that's in some ways even choicer than a Tea & Sympathy visit itself. --Arthur Boehm
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Samovar Tea LoungeSan Francisco
The Bay Area's favorite tea house featuring organic, fair trade tea, and tea service. "A good deal can be learned here about tea and tea cultures from around the world while enjoying premium teas and culturally diverse meals. They offer myriad expressions of tea within a stunning environment that is simultaneously rustic and contemporary," Sauer says. "Check out their outdoor seating, which puts you in the catbird seat for San Francisco's chic fine arts district. You will wish they offered sleepovers." 415-227-9400
Savannah, Ga.
"Savannah's charm, soulfulness and Southern whimsy all come together here to create a uniquely inviting atmosphere. The Arts and Crafts feel of this tearoom offers a distinctive simplicity and elegance," Sauer says. "The afternoon tea spread includes lemon chiffon pie (made fresh from the lemons of a favorite customer's tree). The lapsang souchong-infused chicken salad sandwich will leave you speechless. There are three good words to describe afternoon tea at The Tea Room: Yum, yum, yum." 912-239-9690;
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Ching Ching ChaWashington, D.C.
"It's a surreal and marvelous experience to find an exotic, classical Chinese tea room in the midst of historic Georgetown," Sauer says. "You can sit on the floor on silk pillows around a low table where a ceramic pot sits over a candle for brewing their outstanding tea. This peaceful haven, with high ceilings and skylights, eases you into a delicious rest from daily toil." 202-333-8288
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"A large cast-iron teapot hangs from an antique wooden lever as if over a country hearth above a large octagonal table here," Sauer says. "The large table inspires the meeting of new friends over a bowl of Japanese matcha tea or a Japanese lunch. Handmade textiles crafted by owner Ruriko Shimomae add a touch of soulfulness and beauty - two hallmarks of a great tea room." 604-733-7900
The Dunbar Tea ShopSandwich, Mass.
"Sandwich is a beautiful little village on Cape Cod," Sauer says. Which means this former carriage house, with knotty pine paneling, fireplace and garden, resembles a British tea room - and is not far from where the more famous (or infamous) tea party took place. Everything is homemade, and there's a huge selection of desserts, including the signature "Bumbleberry Pie," made with blackberries, blueberries and raspberries and loads of whipped cream. Afternoon tea, as well as shepherd's pie and other big, hearty dishes, is served here. 508-833-2485
TeaGschwendner on Halstead St.Chicago
Many items on the menu at this sleek, modern shop and bistro are made with tea (the rosebud blossom crème brûlée, for example, is infused with tea). Monthly tasting dinners, where five courses are paired with five teas, are also offered. "Guests are welcome to linger with a pot of tea here and never feel rushed," Sauer says. 773-525-0671
Portland, Ore.
"You will be transported to another land in this exquisite tea room, furnished with Ming and Tang Dynasty-style tables and chairs, within Portland's Classical Chinese Garden," Sauer says. "They offer teas from all over Asia. I loved the old-growth pu-erh teas, harvested from ancient tea trees in southern China. The tea servers are extremely knowledgeable about tea." 503-224-8455
Floating LeavesSeattle
"Floating Leaves is the perfect name for this serene yet enlivening tea room in Seattle's Ballard district. Native Taiwanese owner Shiuwen Tai brews a fabulous oolong and is eagerly engaged in the community, offering tea events and education. You will feel like you just floated into a familiar yet exotic tea salon that harkens back to old Asian traditions. It is simultaneously invigorating and relaxing, just like a good cup of tea," Sauer says. 206-529-4268
Tea Rooms
- The Shamrock Tea Room
- Galax Gazette - Galax, VA: The Shamrock Tea Room, Galax and the Twin Counties, Virginia
- The Worldwide Tea Directory
- Tearooms and Tea Shops at TeaGuide: TeaGuide lists thousands of tearooms and teashops worldwide with extensive descriptions and unbiased reviews.
Forums that relate to Tea
- Tea House Forum
- In many countries around the world, tea drinking is an important social occasion. It is a time to relax and enjoy the loveliness of the simple things around you. Join us for tea and conversation.
- Tea Women Network
- It's my hope you come here to talk about the wonderful habit of "taking" tea and of course, to make meaningful connections. For hundreds of years "come for tea" has been another way of saying "come and share some of your life with me."
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How to prepare Tea
- How to Prepare Tea
- With an Infusor Tea Cup:
Ten Ren features an Individual Brewing Kit wit a cup and infusor for single servings. To use it, place about two teaspoons of loose tea into the infu
Iced Sweetea Recipe
(Southern Sweetea)
I have a new healthy iced sweetea recipe. Would work for hot tea also if you leave out the ice.2 cups of filtered water
heat on medium in a stainless steel or glass pot add 1/8 cup Organic maple syrup (365 from Whole Foods is good) grade B (unprocessed)
stir gently while heating to completely dissolve the syrup into the water
add 4 Tetley tea bags
cover and remove from heat
let sit 15 minutes or so
pour into tall heavy glass filled with ice cubes
This will be very strong, dilute to taste with filtered water
Add slice of lemon
Enjoy with a good book outside under a tree!!
Let me know how you like this.
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Tea Plantations
- Charleston Tea Gardens
- Charleston, South Carolina has a new attraction with the re-opening of Charleston Tea Plantation for tours on Friday, January 6th, 2006 following nearly three years of dedicated efforts by Bill Hall and the CTP Team to preserve and restore the farm and construct a state of the art tea processing facility.
Tea & Marriage
The reverence devoted to tea, in the East, is perhaps difficult for the West to understand.
After the marriage ceremony, they were both served a cup of light, sweet green tea which symbolized how pleasant life was with a partner to share it with.
~~The Tea Man 1988
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Tea Magazines
- Magazines: Tea Living
- Tea Living - the Magazines section of Tea Time World Wide
- Tea Experience Magazine Information about Tea
- Tea Experience Magazine Information on teas from around the United States and the world.
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Karendelac
Wonderful lens and a topic near to my heart. Posted December 09, 2007 |
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I am having the same old Lipton tea right now. And its great. Nice lens Posted August 20, 2007 |
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Aloha! Great resources. An informative, 5-star lens! Posted July 16, 2007 |
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CharlesFinch
I highly recommend George Orwell's essay "A Nice Cup of Tea." It's amazing. And kind of controversial. Posted June 15, 2007 |
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