As a long time tea lover, I believe that pie and a cup of perfectly brewed tea win out any day over the pie and coffee at the quintessential corner diner of your imagination. (Are there any corner diners left?) But not just any pie and not just any tea. … Continue reading
I have come to the conclusion that, for me, it’s all or nothing with tea. For the teas that I drink habitually (those from Assam, Sri Lanka, Yunnan or Keemun), sometimes I enjoy them straight and spartanly (no adornments, no sugar, honey lemon or milk. At other times, I go … Continue reading
As summer approaches with a vengeance is most parts of the country, my hot tea drinking habit is being supplanted by cold brewed tea served in glasses filled with ice cubes made from tea. And instead of seasonal stone fruit pies served warm, hours out of the oven, I opt … Continue reading
At a time when there is a plethora of melons on the market, from cantaloupes to Ogens to honeydews to Galias to Charentais varieties, and the weather is warm, if not downright hot, I am taking my daily tea in an ice cold form: frappéed. Beautiful green-fleshed stripe-skinned melons with a … Continue reading
Our resident foodie Robert Wemischner always seems to wow us with how well tea can be incorporated into meals (especially dessert!), so it was only a matter of time before I came across a business that is doing just that, albeit on a slightly larger scale. Tearrific! Ice Cream is, … Continue reading
As summer continues to have its fevered grip late into September where I live (LA), my thoughts turn to ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and sometimes as the sole element of those meals). But tea, perfectly suitable to any kind of weather, has lately been my flavoring of … Continue reading