RECIPE: Tea Martini

[1] Infuse tea to make a “marTEAni” (photo © Hershey Resorts. Earl Grey Tea Leaves[/caption] [2] America’s favorite flavored tea is Earl Grey (photo © Tay Tea).   Combine your passions for martinis and tea with a tea martini. Green tea, Earl Grey and chai are three of the more popular teas to infuse. You…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Tea Martini”

TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Coffee

Yesterday we attended the Coffee & Tea Festival in New York City (sign up for the newsletter and get advance notice of future shows). We had some terrific coffees and teas and will report on our discoveries in future blog posts and product reviews. But for today, some notes about how you can make the…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Coffee”

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Sustainable Coffee

We were thrilled to discover Tiny Footprint coffee, an organic brand that is doubly sustainable through negative carbon emissions. We taste most things blind. So before we knew it was organic or carbon negative, we thought it was a great cup of coffee. Then, we found out how sustainable it is, first through organic agriculture…
Continue reading “TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Sustainable Coffee”

VALENTINE’S DAY: How To Make A Heart With Latte Art

Your latte may arrive with a design in the foam known as latte art. Originating in Italy, latte art first appeared in America’s coffee capital, Seattle, around 1989. The creative flourish was pioneered by Espresso Vivace coffee bar owner David Schomer. The heart pattern became a signature at Schomer’s coffee bar. He then added the…
Continue reading “VALENTINE’S DAY: How To Make A Heart With Latte Art”

GIFT OF THE DAY: Breville Tea Maker

Our favorite: Breville’s One-TouchTea Maker. Photo courtesy Breville.   We love tea and drink several cups a day. The Breville One-Touch Tea Maker is our Appliance Of The Year. We’ve tried most of the other sophisticated tea makers out there (different brewing times and/or temperatures for black, green, white and herbal teas). This is the…
Continue reading “GIFT OF THE DAY: Breville Tea Maker”