Is this tea stale?
If you drink coffee, you can probably tell when your sips are stale. With tea, it might be harder. If you are new to tea, just deciphering what you are drinking is a challenge. Maybe the tea tastes too astringent.…
Tea and the original Big Pharma
So you think that the history of tea, that most civilized of beverages, has a past as genteel as sipping ladies and silver services? Think again. Since the 1600s, (when tea was introduced to Great Britain), the major importer was…
Cheese at the French Pavilion at the Food Show: Try these with tea!
If anyone needed proof, a stroll around the French pavilion at the SF Fancy Food Show was testimony to the tradition, skill and care of French cheese makers. Here are a few: From Bourgogne between Beaune and Dijon, comes Fromagerie Delin's line of…
LTR goes to the Winter Fancy Food Show in SF: new kids in the market
So what's new? Caramel everywhere and of course seas of gluten free everything. Salted chocolates seem to have reached sodium saturation. But what stood out at the huge fancy food show in foodie San Francisco were both the old-timers whose…
Can tea cut fat and lower cholesterol? A little clarity, please
With rivers of butter and clouds of whipped cream everywhere during the holiday season, think tea. Tea, as you already know has zero calories - if you don't add milk and sugar, of course. It is also filled with anti-oxidants…