While I was in San Francisco in June, just before my visit to Hawaii and World Tea Expo, I fitted in a couple of other tea visits around town to recently opened tea places.  I went first to Samovar’s fabulous restaurant/tearoom at Yerba Buena Gardens and then, the next day, I spent time with Pauline and Keith Mai at their amazingly pretty, brand new DarTealing Lounge

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Before arriving in Las Vegas yesterday ready for World Tea Expo New Business Boot Camp (which has just started as I write), I was really lucky to have the opportunity to spend some time on Hawaii’s Big Island to meet the new tea farmers there and learn more about what they are doing.  My visit was organised by Eva Lee who grows tea, is on… read more...

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I’m on my way to World Tea Expo in Las Vegas (from 11th-13th June) by a rather round-about route – via San Francisco and Hawaii to meet up with tea friends and give a few presentations.  My first stop is San Fran and as I emerged from passport control and baggage

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