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June 21, 2014

  • 5 Ways Tearooms Can Improve Their Service

    Tearooms dot the landscape here in the U.S. from coast to coast, but quite often their service is really lacking. As a public service for both patrons and owners, I present my personal tips for improvements I’d like to see. 1 Be Congenial A short time ago I came across the story of a tearoom… Continue reading

  • Tea Cosy Makers Face Off

    Because I didn’t grow up in a traditional tea-drinking household—and don’t typically prepare tea using a kettle and teapot—there are a few aspects of classic tea rituals I wasn’t very familiar with. Tea cosies, for example, were something I assumed had fallen out of favor. But that turns out not to be the case. As… Continue reading