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The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches

The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches

I’ve recently spoken with several people about Oscar Wilde’s comedy of manners and mistaken identity, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, and posed...

Tea for Mother’s Day

Tea for Mother’s Day

A few days ago I spoke with my mother about various things (including her most recent tea order) and asked her what she would like for Mother’s Day....

Magical Tea Party Birthday

Magical Tea Party Birthday

In these strange times that we live in, with concerns about social distancing and staying healthy influencing everything that I do, I assumed that...

Tea is the Life of the Party

Tea is the Life of the Party

The past eight years of my life have been a continuous tea party. I didn’t pursue this life because I loved tea, I pursued this life because I want...

Exclusive Tea Party Ideas

Exclusive Tea Party Ideas

What better way to express the appreciation of a hot cup of tea (and all rituals that come with it) than either hum to the Britain’s national anthem...

Dear Teabuachery: child’s tea party

Dear Teabuachery: child’s tea party

Dear Teabauchery,

My daughter will be ten in just a few weeks. She has asked that I put on a tea party, inviting four of her friends. The children are going to dress as their favorite character from “Little Women.”

Pillar of tea research: Mr. Zhang Tianfu

Pillar of tea research: Mr. Zhang Tianfu

If you ask students of Chinese tea to name who they regard as the most influential person in the tea industry, one of the names that turns up most frequently is likely to be Mr. Zhang Tianfu (张天福), commonly known as The Pillar of Tea Research (茶学界泰斗)

Monk Nature’s tea party

Monk Nature’s tea party

On August 25, I attended Monk Nature’s tea party. Monk Nature’s real name is Suk Ja Yeon (释自然). Suk means Shakyamuni, as in Shakyamuni Buddha, and Ja Yeon means nature. Most of my Chinese friends call him Mr. Suk…

Tea Party

Tea Party

"Tea? What is this, England?" Another incredulous friend meets my routine offer with the same eye roll and sarcastic laughter I have come to...