Looking back on my early life, I can see quite plainly the key influences that led me to my present love affair with tea. Growing up in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, I was perpetually surrounded by tea, both from the tea cultures of Asian immigrants living in the city, and from … Continue reading
Tea plus vitamins! Yes! A new way of supporting health and well being. Well, not exactly “new,” for we’ve always known that tea by itself does supply the body with numerous nutrients — so why not add a few more?! This has now been done. Twisted Leaves is a Canadian … Continue reading
Illustrated reviews are a pleasure to create, with tea, coffee, wine and whiskey my creative muses. They each inspire and engage the senses in a unique way. Tea creatively charges me. The velvety feel of the liquid releases a flood of words and quotes to dance through my mind with … Continue reading
Two retail specialty tea concepts have become public companies since 2011. One was Teavana, now owned by Starbucks, and one very recently joined the stock exchange: David’s Tea, headquartered in Canada, with stores and growth aspirations in the United States as well. Most consumers in this country have probably never heard of David’s, and … Continue reading
Icewine tea is a special wine-infused tea found in Canada. It’s extremely fruity, sweet, and light, but with a strange but refreshing coldness to it, like eating a fruit salad off a glacier. Continue reading
In the 12 years since I opened my first tea lounge back on that hot, dusty day in Edmonton, I had a vision of an industry whose trajectory would replicate that of our darker cousin. I had the sense – after less than a year in operation – that within … Continue reading