Josephine & Thomas: A Match Made with Oolong
Text by James Norwood Pratt • Photograph courtesy of JT & Tea
We did not like each other when we first met,” said Josephine Pan...
Teatime and Wimbledon = The Perfect Pairing with Highland Gourmet Scones
Teatime and Wimbledon—two time-honored British traditions that might not seem to go together, but both started within a few decades of each other. The...
Lipton Tea: Direct from the Gardens to the Cup
Thomas Lipton revolutionized the tea industry in the 1880s by purchasing his own tea gardens and eliminating the middle man.
Nina’s Marie-Antoinette
A French Tea House with Royal Charm
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography Courtesy of Nina’s of Paris
A short stroll from some of Paris’s popular...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ Lot 35 Tea
By Lorna Reeves • Photography by John O’Hagan
The name “Fairmont” has long been synonymous with terms like “historic,” “luxury,” and “afternoon tea.” It is a...
Orange Pekoe
A Very Fine Tearoom Serving Very Fine Teas in West London
by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of Orange Pekoe
When Marianna Hadjigeorgiou decided in 2004...
Piper & Leaf: Building a Sense of Community
By Betty Terry • Photography by Jim Bathie
Newcomers find there is a lot to like about Huntsville, Alabama, a former cotton town founded in 1805. Transformed into...
Bigelow Tea
By Lorna Reeves • Photography Courtesy of Bigelow Tea
Colorful foil pouches of Bigelow Tea’s many flavors seem to be everywhere—in restaurants, hotel rooms, and grocery stores....
Meet Steven Twining
Today Stephen Twining serves as director of public relations for Twinings, the venerable British tea company that his seven times great grandfather founded in 1706.
Simpson & Vail Teas
Simpson & Vail Teas' roots go back to 1904 when it was founded by Augustus M. Walbridge as a green coffee mercantile in New York City.
