Tea Made in the Shade
Text and Photography by Bruce Richardson
Japan’s method of growing tea under shade is unique. Since 1835, this cultivation technique has been used exclusively for...
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...
The Front Porch Tea Room
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography by William Dickey
Pennsylvania’s top-ranked tearoom is on the market for a buyer who will maintain its charm.
Bonnie Helm has...
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.
Hop on a Harley to Tea
Text by Sylvia Evans • Photography by Maria Allan
My former neighbor Donna asked me to play host to 22 ladies for an elegantly appointed Easter tea. My...
Teaching with Tea
Text by Betsy L. Haase
An oversize electric teapot rested on the windowsill when my eighth grade students walked into the classroom one cheerless day....
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.
John Harney, Tea Statesman
Read our 2006 interview with John Harney, patriarch of Harney & Sons Tea, who passed away in June 2014.
Afternoon Tea at the Russian Tea Room with Ali Ewoldt
Text by Roger Sands • Photography by Kristine Foley
Getting to know the Broadway star
“I’m a singer—I’m almost required to love tea,” says Ali Ewoldt,...
Meet Caroline Cahan of Southern Season
Caroline Cahan keeps the shelves of Southern Season well stocked with tea.
