As a tea consultant, one of the best parts of my business is offering advice to tea business startups and seeing them flourish. It’s rather like a mother or father waving their child off to school. Mary Cali from The Tea and Jazz House is one such ‘cool cat’. After offering business guidance, I was …
Author: maykingtea
Tea Note Speaker and UK's first Specialty Tea Institute's certified Tea Specialist raising awareness of loose leaf tea by conducting Chinese Gong Fu Style Tea-tastings.
Making Sure We’re on the Same Tea Page
“Tea is dehydrating, so if you want a hot drink then go for herbal tea instead.” I know: I nearly spilled my Travel Mug and spat out my tea when a speaker from the fitness industry made this bold statement. I bit my lip and wondered whether I should interrupt when the next claim was …
What to Do with Broken Teapots
I remember going to South Carolina to complete one of the levels to my STI certification class a couple of years ago and, after the study class, I thought I’d venture into the town. There I came across an arts and craft market. I love to browse arts and crafts markets, admiring the beau-tea of …
Working Collabora-tea-vely
My favourite phrase that I heard from a business owner is that “there is no competition, only collaboration” and with the big corporates working alongside each other I think that there is an element of truth in that. How about the independent tearoom which is not part of a chain? The answer is to work …
Afternoon Tea No No’s
Whilst I have had unforgettable experiences with afternoon tea, I have also had experiences I’d rather forget! If you’re a café, restaurant or hotel that wants to provide a fabulous experience for your customers, these are just a tea tips of some Afternoon Tea no no’s: Afternoon Tea – the clue is in the name! …
Working with Chari-Tea
What better way to build your tea business than to collaborate with an organisation or a movement whose values your tea company identifies with. Here are just a few ways a tea business can work with charitea. Monetary Donation When a natural disaster occurs such as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami what was wonderful about …
Book Review — “Distinguished Leaves — Poems for Tea Lovers”
During my speaking engagements I often mention my mission statement (to bring back the teapot and to encourage people to take time with tea) and what better way to uphold my mission statement than to relax with a book of tea poetry (or as the author beau-tea-fully puts in ‘Poetea’). I “met” Elizabeth Darcy Jones …
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Chinese New Year, Chinese Herbal Infusions, and Marbled Tea Eggs
The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change which equates to the familiar saying, “out with the old and in with the new”. I celebrated Chinese New Year for the first time in Brisbane, with these 10 points in mind. Make Time for family – I ventured down to Chinatown with my husband to …
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Spruce Up Old Tea with Essential Oils
I decided to take the opportunity to revisit my tea cupboard and whilst there were some teas that had kept well despite years of storage (one of which I had written about in a previous post), there were other teas that were not as fortunate. Having enjoyed a sample of Dragonwell green tea I went …
Cooking with Tea — An Introduction
I love the Twitterverse and after admiring from afar, I finally had the opportunity to tweet with, and eventually meet, Sally Lynch of Taste Trekkers. It is always a pleasure to meet someone who is as passionate in their field as I am passionate in tea, and Sally is no exception. She LOVES food! She loves talking about …
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