What a day, we left Shanghai and set off for Hangzhou and arrived in the city about 3 hours later. The trip over was uneventful with nothing much to see, although we were surprised by all the new construction and not many people.Once in Hangzhou…

We have arrived in China, Barbara and I. The flight was great, Japan Air was the longest leg of the trip and we both thought we might stay on the plane. The food, service and accomadations were all excellent, including the Sencha green tea!We are…

I have recently had some questions about Earl Grey tea and muscle cramps so I decided to share what I know. Earl Grey whether it is black or green tea or herbal is made by adding Bergamot Oil to the tea leaves. Bergamot oil is a citrus oil and…

I cant believe the Green market is already coming to an end! What happened to the time? The final market in West Palm Beach is this coming Saturday, April 22nd. I don't think I will be there but the booth will be set up and Nathan will be there to…

I wanted to share the amazing teas that we have been cupping in the past 2 weeks coming in from China, Taiwan and India. Greens, Whites and Oolongs are arriving almost daily, what fun. The new spring Darjeeling Whyte is awesome and should be at our…

This is the salad that we served at the last workshop that everyone loved and asked for the recipe - Vegetarian Wild Rice Salad w/ Green Tea Keep in mind that when I cook I reference a recipe but don't follow it exactly, hence the green tea in this…

I was shocked to see the article I wrote on the tea decaffeinating process appear in the India Daily! Yes India, the internet makes our planet a lot smaller that's for sure. To check out the article click this link…

Last Tuesday was another great tea workshop! The attendees were enthusiastic about learning more on the topic of tea and many have been long time tea drinkers. It is always fun for me to exchange information with a good group of tea people,…