Tea Education 101-Bartenders & Mixologists The last 4 months of 2017 were filled with extraordinary highs and devastating lows. In this segment I will focus on one of the amazing experiences I was gifted with in 2017. Usually around end of August, beginning of …
rediscovering a brand, Rishi Tea Back at the onset of my tea exploration and life long journey, I began with teas encased in bags from quality companies. As my palate and preference expanded I was introduced to loose leaf tea. Much of these orthodox offerings …
Sometimes we have very emotionally involved weeks; well this week was one for me. The loss of people who have, in some way, influenced your life helping you become the best you can be. These relationships, whatever the time allotted or whatever the method of …
This weekend I made my annual trek to Brooklyn to scope what was happening at the fest. I use the term “Trek” as it took a bus and four trains to get there and honestly I thought long and hard about going. This event previously …
This summer, I got an opportunity to visit this years fashion exhibit Manus x Machina at “The Met”. When I get such a pleasure, I feel compelled to share it with my readers. Of course I was inspired to conduct a tea pairing, as I visualized myself …
World Tea Expo 2016 Hello readers first let me say, thanks for reading. My reports this year will be as follows: Show finds (included in this post) Presentation/Meeting Reviews & Expo Educational Offerings Re-evaluating Tea Education TeaBloggers Roundtable Working with the Media: Learn from …
If you have read any of my posts, you will have noticed I rarely review tea. There are some that I “feel the need to share” about, although, this is not the crux of my focus. My interest in many teas are not for the …
It’s been a while since I have posted. As I sit here and type, I am acutely aware of my un-centered state. This is due to the content of this post. As many of you are already aware Devan Shah, Founder; International Tea Importers, Chado …
In sharing my tea in Taiwan 2015 experience, I have been woefully tardy in updating the events that occurred on this trip. I would scrap the writing altogether, though there were experiences had that were so outstanding I will continue to share. The Evening Event- …
Day 2 – October 8th The Morning Events To place days and times into context, we left NYC on October 6th Tuesday, which is Wednesday, October 7th in Taiwan. We arrived on the evening of October 7th late evening and with the drive, placed us …