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Specialty Tea Visionary Brian Keating Passes
SEATTLE, Wash. Brian R. Keating, 62, a specialty tea visionary, well-respected tea blender, formulator, market researcher and consultant died Sunday, Sept. 2. Keating was visiting long-time friend Mary Greengo at her Queen Mary Tea Room in Seattle when he collapsed in the Tea Emporium. Paramedics responded. He was later pronounced dead at the University of…
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When an American Tries to Teach the British about Tea
I think it’s safe to say that the British have some substantial experience with tea. This long history has resulted in significant consternation now that a guide on “proper tea preparation” has been released and it was written by an American. “How To Make Tea: The Science Behind The Leaf” was developed by Seattle’s Brian…
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The Great Tea Train
Tea tourists may soon have another amazing excursion to quell their wanderlust. Through a new agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of China Xi Jinping and President of Mongloia Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorzh, the “Great Tea Train” should be ready to operate by next year. The train will travel 3,000 kilometers through portions of what was…
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Need to Know (May 5, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — Watch for Mother’s Day TV ads promoting Oprah Chai this week… Services for Herbert Hyman, the pioneering founder of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, were conducted over the weekend… Seattle-based Choice Organic Teas celebrated its 25th Anniversary during the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s annual conference……
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Need to Know (April 30, 2014)
What tea professionals need to know this week — Award winning Maine tea house up for sale….Milo’s Tea reaches new markets…Teavana opens new location in Chicago…Book deal for Zhena’s Gypsy Teas founder….The press can’t get over the President’s introduction to green tea ice cream…Stash walks away from Sustainable Forest Initiative Maine’s Clipper Merchant Tea…
