In the late summer of last year, I was asked by the Tea Board of India in London to develop a programme of events that would teach children about the tea gardens in Darjeeling, Assam and Nilgiri and inspire them to drink the teas that are made there. 

At that time, my wonderful friend Amber Mccarroll had just published the first of her ‘Fairy Tea Time Tales’ and the second story… read more...

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You’ll know from previous blogs that Postcard Teas in central London is a very special tea shop. Not only does its owner Tim d’Offay (pictured left) sell extremely high quality teas from some unusual origins, he also has on show and on sale within his exquisite store some extraordinarily beautiful tea objects and equipage. For some time… read more...

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I said last time I wrote that I would tell you about some of the teashops and tearooms that I visited while I was in South Korea. So here’s just a little about some of the traditional teashops and the Western-style tea rooms where I sipped tea with friends while I was in Seoul.

When I discovered… read more...

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A couple of weeks ago, I said I would write about my visit to Korea in October and there’s so much to tell that I hardly know where to start. So perhaps I should start at the very beginning.

In November 2007, a group of Korean tea students came to the UK… read more...

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