Lady Fiona is pictured in the library at Highclere where many scenes of Downton Abbey were filmed. Photograph Courtesy of Highclere Castle.

Gilded Age Meets Downton Abbey: Spilling the Tea with Lady Carnarvon

Text by Barb Gulley • Photography Courtesy of Highclere Castle When Lady Carnarvon came to call on Newport, Rhode Island, for a three-day, sold-out, events-packed...
Vida and other young ladies excitedly enjoy afternoon tea with English actor Roger Moore at Elstree Studios.

Teatime Memories: A Very British Upbringing

Text by and Photography Courtesy of Vida Bickford I began my tea journey when I was around 4 years old, which I vaguely recall as...
Angel and Dick Strawbridge, along with their children, Arthur and Dorothy, at home in their château’s salon.

Escape to the Chateau

Text by Barb Gulley Photography Courtesy of Angel and Dick Strawbridge Restoring an old and several-years-neglected mansion in France proved to be captivating reality television with...
Chicago Teahouse

Chicago Teahouse

Text by Katherine Ellis Photography by Marcin Cymmer, Courtesy of Chicago Teahouse A story of persistence and passion Some tea journeys commence in childhood, when a person...
Seven Senses Organic

Seven Senses Organic

Text by Katherine Ellis • Photography Courtesy of Seven Senses Organic A passion for tisanes in the heart of Greece Earlier this year in March, nine...
The Leafies

The Leafies

The UK Tea Academy’s tea competition Text by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of UK Tea Academy On October 26, 2022, The UK Tea Academy hosted...
The Tea Maven of Scotland & Beyond

The Tea Maven of Scotland & Beyond

How Beverly-Claire Wainwright came into tea, and how it just won’t let her go Text by Lorna Reeves • Photography Courtesy of Beverly-Claire Wainwright    “You can’t...

The Romance of Tea: Janet & Bill Todd

Text by James Norwood Pratt • Photography Courtesy of Bill Todd A genuinely rewarding relationship in Forest Park, Illinois The Tuckers farmed 250 acres 30 miles...
Tea with Paul G

A Tea-rrific Talk Show

Text by Katherine Ellis • Photography by Trey Inc. Behind the scenes at Tea with Paul G For Paul Galliano, or “Paul G” as he’s affectionately...
The Tea Diaries: Tea Parties in Alaska

The Tea Diaries: Tea Parties in Alaska

Text by Tom Duenes • Photography Courtesy of Kristin Presler and Mike Kramer The genesis of an annual tradition Ten years ago, I asked my lifelong...

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