My mother had a teapot collection back in the days when I was a tea drinker but wasn’t as interested in collecting or learning about porcelain. For the last 20 years of my life, I’ve been actively preparing and drinking tea daily, antiquing, and learning about teacups and teapots. I’m...

Being in the tea business, I’ve been advocating the rich Japanese Matcha green tea for several years now. You probably read my blog about how we occasionally apply it to our skin for skin cancer. I’ve been preparing Matcha at the Tea Embassy and sharing Matcha shots with people, but I’ve...