January 2012
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Ian Bersten Proposes Tea, the 21st Century, and Beyond — Part 2
Part 1 was about a short e-book by Ian Bersten that was written with the intent of lifting tea drinking up into the marvels of the 21st Century. But who is Ian Bersten? Good question, and I have an answer for you. About the Author Bersten lives in Sydney, Australia, is a graduate of the… Continue reading
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“The Book of Tea” by Kakuzo Okakura
As I’ve noted before, on more than a few occasions, the Internet and the trend toward digitizing old books has opened a whole new world of access to tea books from days gone by. But to be perfectly honest, with their somewhat dry style and specialized subject matter many of these books have languished in… Continue reading
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Ian Bersten Proposes Tea, the 21st Century, and Beyond — Part 1
How do you improve on tea steeping? Simple. Bring it into the 21st century. At least, that’s what Ian Bersten proposes in his latest book Tea for the 21st Century. For those of us raised with porcelain teapots and bagged tea that we steeped in a mug of hot water, Bersten’s proposal can seem radical… Continue reading
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Novelty Tea Bags
If we go by the most commonly accepted version for the origin of the tea bag, this handy little gizmo has been with us for a little more than a century. If you have any doubt that it’s still going strong consider the relatively recent innovations in tea bag design, such as pyramid tea bags… Continue reading
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Tea Moments — The Chef Knows Best?
This “Tea Princess” has a hard enough time getting a decent cuppa tea in a restaurant. Dealing with temperamental chefs just adds to the dilemma, especially when the chef proclaims that he knows best. It’s tricky to be a chef, something I fully acknowledge. However, tastebuds are tastebuds, and we each have our own set,… Continue reading
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How to Cure “Holiday Withdrawal” with Tea
Suffering from “holiday withdrawal” now that Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are behind you? Cheer up and cure those withdrawal symptoms with tea! This endeavor should not be as laborious as it may sound at first. No need to trudge hither and yon and brave throngs of shoppers wielding pepper spray or grabbing… Continue reading
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Golden Pu-erh Is Truly Golden
Pu-erh is one of those teas that can take multiple infusions and is often infused in smaller amounts. A lot of pu-erh is sold in large cakes where you have to break off a chunk to steep it. Some is sold in mini cakes (“tuochas”), which are sized about right for a small pot of… Continue reading
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“The Art and Alchemy of Chinese Tea” by Daniel Reid
As coincidence would have it I came to the writings of Daniel Reid quite a while before I took up tea drinking. At his Web site, Reid describes himself as a “bestselling author and a leading expert on natural health and healing practices, chinese medicine and philosophy” and an author of “numerous books and magazine… Continue reading
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Starting Off the New Year with a New Tea!
The last chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” has drifted off into the night air, the last balloon inscribed with “Happy New Year” has popped, the confetti has been swept up, and Dick Clark has been put back in cold storage for next year’s dropping of the big ball in Times Square. Time to close the… Continue reading
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10 Super Things to Toast with Tea in January
True tea lovers certainly need no reason to break out the accoutrements and prepare some of that wondrous liquid. However, once prepared, tea makes a most excellent beverage with which to toast occasions both special and trivial. To start off the new year, you had your celebration at the stroke of midnight and most likely… Continue reading
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