A Look Back at World Tea Expo 2016
As I plan and plot my path through the upcoming World Tea Expo 2017, I thought I’d have a peak at some of my experiences from last year’s expo to inspire and prepare me for this year’s show. In 2016, [...]
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Tea & Oranges
I have always been captivated by the line in Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne “She feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China”. I recently learned that this line was inspired by Cohen’s introduction, by his friend Suzanne, [...]
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Toronto Tea Events!
Toronto Tea Festival, Saturday & Sunday, January 28th – 29th The end of January is shaping up to be an inspiring finale to Hot Tea Month, which is mostly celebrated in the US where it is necessary to add the [...]
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Tea Festival: Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario
On Saturday, November 5, 10am – 5pm, The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton Ontario will hold its first Tea Festival. I’m pleased to have been invited to speak. My topic – The Many Ways of Tea: Tea’s Journey Around the [...]
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Advance! My Picks for World Tea Expo 2016
Advancing the Business of Tea In World Tea Expo’s 14 years, the popularity of tea has grown in North America and beyond. The market is crowded with online retailers – some with big dreams. How can the industry support [...]
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More Tea Advice from Fannie Farmer (Part 2)
1906 As I continue to examine Fannie Farmer’s earnest observations and advice on tea in her Boston Cooking School Cookbook, it might be useful to put her book into the context of the world in which she and her readers [...]
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A Look Back at World Tea Expo 2016
As I plan and plot my path through the upcoming World Tea Expo 2017, I thought...
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Tea & Oranges
I have always been captivated by the line in Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne ...
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Toronto Tea Events!
Toronto Tea Festival, Saturday & Sunday, January 28th – 29th The end...
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Tea Festival: Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario
On Saturday, November 5, 10am – 5pm, The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton...
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Advance! My Picks for World Tea Expo 2016
Advancing the Business of Tea In World Tea Expo’s 14 years, the...
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More Tea Advice from Fannie Farmer (Part 2)
1906 As I continue to examine Fannie Farmer’s earnest observations and...
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A Look Back at World Tea Expo 2016
As I plan and plot my path through the upcoming World Tea Expo 2017, I thought I’d have a peak at some of my experiences from last year’s expo to inspire and prepare me for this year’s show. In 2016, [...]
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Tea & Oranges
I have always been captivated by the line in Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne “She feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China”. I recently learned that this line was inspired by Cohen’s introduction, by his friend Suzanne, [...]
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Toronto Tea Events!
Toronto Tea Festival, Saturday & Sunday, January 28th – 29th The end of January is shaping up to be an inspiring finale to Hot Tea Month, which is mostly celebrated in the US where it is necessary to add the [...]
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Tea Festival: Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario
On Saturday, November 5, 10am – 5pm, The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton Ontario will hold its first Tea Festival. I’m pleased to have been invited to speak. My topic – The Many Ways of Tea: Tea’s Journey Around the [...]
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Advance! My Picks for World Tea Expo 2016
Advancing the Business of Tea In World Tea Expo’s 14 years, the popularity of tea has grown in North America and beyond. The market is crowded with online retailers – some with big dreams. How can the industry support [...]
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More Tea Advice from Fannie Farmer (Part 2)
1906 As I continue to examine Fannie Farmer’s earnest observations and advice on tea in her Boston Cooking School Cookbook, it might be useful to put her book into the context of the world in which she and her readers [...]
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THE TEA BOOK
As well as being The Tea Stylist, I am also the author of The Tea Book, from DK Publishing. For info on where to purchase, visit the DK site. Update: I’m thrilled to announce that The Tea Book has been [...]
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Gardener’s Intuition & the Ancient Tea Bud
Spring Flush At this time of year in my part of the world (Toronto), we are keeping our eyes on the weather and hoping for clear sunny days to venture out into our long-abandoned gardens looking for signs of life [...]
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The Gaiwan: Tea Vessel With Soul
When I first embarked upon my tea studies at George Brown College in Toronto, I was introduced to an odd little tea vessel – the gaiwan - which looked like a wide-lipped sugar bowl with lid and saucer. I struggled [...]
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Monkey Time!
Year of the Monkey The Monkey appears ninth (out of twelve) in the Chinese Lunar calendar’s Zodiacal line up. New Year celebrations run from Sunday February 7th (New Year’s Eve) to Saturday February 13th. People born under the sign of [...]
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About The Tea Stylist
Linda Gaylard is author of The Tea Book, by DK Publishing (a division of Penguin Random House). Linda is also a Certified Tea Sommelier located in the city of Toronto, Canada. She graduated from a comprehensive program of study developed by George Brown College, with certification by The Tea Association of Canada. During her year-long training, Linda studied an extensive program of courses, including sensory perception, tea and food pairing, tea regions and terroir, tea history among other tea focused subjects... Read More