Tea holds a unique and revered place in Chinese culture, with a history that spans thousands of years. From its legendary discovery by Emperor Shen Nong to its role in social rituals, medicine, and ...

I never met Peter G.W. Keen. And if I remember right, we only spoke once on the phone. Otherwise, we exchanged emails and messages with fair regularity over the last six- seven years. Tea was a shared ...

Time for some liquid refreshment... to begin, a cup of tea with Seth Doane: Tiny sandwiches without crusts, and sweets stacked on platters set the stage for that soothing and rather special event: ...

They were fed up with a British tax on tea in particular and consumed by resentment of British authority in general. So on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of rebellious colonial Americans ...

Iced tea started gaining traction in cookbooks in the 20th century. Before this, green tea or herbal tea were more commonly used as healthier alternatives to black tea and were popular by names such ...

A room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells the story of tea and politics, from China to Britain and that “party” in Boston. By James Barron This article is part of our latest Museums special ...

Ideas can grow from the most unexpected places. Sometimes a dream might create a goal that we didn’t know was there. Or a movie plants a seed, turning a thought into action. Or, in the case of Carole ...

I depend on coffee for my morning caffeine, but I prefer the more delicate flavor of tea when I need an afternoon warmer or a mild pick-me-up. The various international rituals and accoutrements of ...