Elyse & John: The Love Story Behind Harney & Sons Teas
Text by James Norwood Pratt • Photography Courtesy of Elyse Harney
Elyse and John Harney are still a team, even now, several years after John’s death on...
Barry’s Tea
A Cork County Legacy
Text by Britt Crawford • Photography Courtesy of Barry's Tea
While tea’s history in Ireland might be more than a century younger...
Farm to Cup
The Story of Williamson Tea
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography Courtesy of Williamson Tea
For 151 years, Williamson Tea’s legacy in the tea realm...
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.
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...
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...
The Porcelain Dynasty: Replacements, Ltd.
By Faith Morgan • Photography by John O’Hagan
Bob Page has been easing the heartbreak of shattered teacups and misplaced sugar tongs for more than...
Palais des Thés
How a Parisian’s Passion Led to a Global Tea Empire
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography Courtesy of Palais des Thés
François-Xavier Delmas spends much...
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.
