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Dec 8, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
Looking at this trilogy from a tea lens, all I see is tea and—liberally sprinkled lessons: “don’t call it high tea, it’s afternoon tea" (China Rich Girlfriend); an explanation of Singapore’s afternoon tea customs; or references to uber luxe teaware and tea stores. What I loved most was the matching of the right tea with the right character.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
stir-tea-coffee.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
Maitreyi Kandoi, whose family owns Jay Shree Tea, says that while recognition like this energises the company (it operates 22 estates across India), it is also a win for Indian tea, in particular Darjeeling. Also read: The legend of Darjeeling teasThree Darjeeling teas won at the Leafies: the Steamed and Panned Green tea (Turzum estate) and Mystic Black (Balasun estate) won the Gold, while the Moondrop (Puttabong estate) received a Highly Commended award.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- I have always enjoyed making booklists once a year, scanning award lists for old favourites as much as new authors . Nowadays the end of the year has me making a similar list for tea. This month, the Leafies, an international tea award organised by the UK Tea Academy in collaboration with department store Fortnum & Mason, were announced. Around 400 entries received were blind tasted by a global jury.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
Parag Hatibarua, tea taster, educator and consultant, has been working to discover, protect and preserve the indigenous tea cultures of the North-East. In 2011, he created a tea sommelier course for the International Tea Masters Association. As students began to arrive at Guwahati (where he lives) from across the world to learn about tea, he saw it as an opportunity to keep up his own education.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
Posted On: 2024-11-08 Posted By: Aravinda Anantharaman Health & Lifestyle Travel Education Real Estate & Construction MINT New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The Indian tea story is dominated by the colonial creation of the plantation industry and the birth of the commodity tea industry that puts India in the top 2 of global tea producers.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
teajourney.pub | Aravinda Anantharaman
These teapots add a pop of color, design, or a bit of whimsy to festive celebrations. Make them a part of your holiday gatherings. Inspired by the depths of the Amazon, this bone china teapot is part of Wedgwood’s Wonderlust collection. It celebrates unusual flora and fauna and adds a pop of color to the festivities. The teapot holds enough for two and comes packaged in a beautiful Wedgwood Blue box. The collection includes other tea accessories if you’d like to build a complete set.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
stir-tea-coffee.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
There is a new event to add to the annual coffee calendar and that’s the India International Coffee Festival. The Coffee Board of India is gearing up to present the first edition of the festival, scheduled for 13-15 Dec 2024, at the Bangalore Palace. The earlier version of this festival was smaller in scale and held biannually since 2008.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Aravinda Anantharaman |Jahnabee Borah
Lounge Summary From fine teas to unique snack boxes and popular Stanley quenchers, a collection of gifts for those who want to think out of the (kaju katli) box This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEMPERED DELIGHTThe Diwali Feast Box from Manam Chocolate has brownies, chocolate popcorn, dessert bars and spice-coated roasted nuts coming together for an indulgent gift. Available on manamchocolate.com; ₹2,750.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Aravinda Anantharaman
Like so many fans, I heard about the rooibos from The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith whose protagonist Mma Ramotswe favours it greatly. It’s also known as the bush tea and is a South African speciality. While it doesn’t belong to the Camellia sinensis family, like tea, it goes through a few stages of processing before it’s ready. It also lends itself to blending but unlike tea, it’s caffeine-free.
