A Gold Samovar in the Window: Dammann Frères, Strasbourg
A gold samovar, Strasbourg’s own Thé de la Cathédrale, and France’s oldest tea house: a window-shopping stop at Dammann Frères in Strasbourg.
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Tea Gifts: Small, Thoughtful Gifts for Tea Lovers
Small tea gifts that get used: teas with a story, simple tools, a few bigger treats and the free part of the gift.
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Then and Now: Oregon Tea, 10 Years After the Bet on American-Grown Tea
In 2016 an Oregon farm bet great tea could grow in the US. A killing winter, $38-an-ounce tea and the 2025 tariffs: what happened next.
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The Danish Tea Trade: Copenhagen, British Smugglers and the 1807 Bombardment
Copenhagen grew rich shipping tea that smugglers sold in Britain. Then in 1807 Britain set the city on fire. The Danish tea trade and what to drink.
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Tea in the Vietnam War: Smokeless Stoves, Brew Ups and Beer
Tea in the Vietnam War: smoke gave soldiers away. How a Vietnamese army cook hid his fire, how Australians brewed up on patrol, and what to drink.
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Where to Drink Real Loose-Leaf Tea in NYC, Beyond the Milk-Tea Chains
Loose-leaf tea in NYC beyond Mixue and HeyTea: four tea rooms worth the trip, from Té Company and Kettl to Puerh Brooklyn and Brooklyn Tea.
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Is the Coffee and Tea Festival NYC Still Happening? What Became of It and Its 2019 Tea Booths
Is the Coffee and Tea Festival NYC still on? What happened to it, and to the tea booths I photographed in 2019: Mansa Tea, Ippodo, Teapasar, Teavana and more.
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What Cossacks and Russian Soldiers Really Drank: Wine, Vodka and the Fight for Tea
A Cossack was the first Russian to describe tea, yet most Cossacks drank wine and vodka. Russian soldiers wanted tea, and whether the army ever gave it to them is still debated.
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Russian Spirit of War and Tea
Vodka was the Russian soldier’s ration. Tea was what he wanted.
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The Sacred Metal Horn
A warrior, a samovar, and the strong tea that goes with both.
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Cossacks and Krasnodar Tea
The Cossacks mostly drank wine. Today their old lands grow Russia’s own tea.
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Matcha Latte with Vanilla and Lavender at Bread Savage, Visalia
A hand-whisked matcha latte with vanilla and lavender at Bread Savage in downtown Visalia, and a reminder of Nohohon, my friend’s closed NYC matcha shop.
