The Purist of Silk Road
He’s thin, intense, edgy, and obsessed with tea. Is he a relic of the past or the prototype of the future? Or just himself? Meet Ned Heagerty of the San Rafael, California-based Silk Road Teas who for years has been obsessed…
Does the Cup Matter?
You wouldn’t serve champagne in a brandy snifter -- or expresso in a mug -- so why not special teacups for specific teas? That’s the challenge that faced ceramics designer Peter Ting and tea smith Timothy d’Offray of 1660 London.…
LTR goes to, of all place, Las Vegas
Having a “World Tea Expo” in Las Vegas is a bit like having a vegetarian festival in Memphis. Yet for the past ten years, the organizers of the trade-only World Tea Expo have rented out some of the halls…
LTR in Paris: Tearooms with Pedigrees
Budding tea mecca is not what you think of whenParis comes to mind. Yet this center of food, fashion and culture is poised to become just that. For years, "Salon de The" signs were in every arrondissement; some were…
Why did Earl Grey have a tea named after him?
If you ever doubted that tea reflects history, then think about the politics swirling around the time Earl Grey, the tea, came into the teapot. While lovely stories proliferate about the origins of Earl Grey tea, consider this: In…