Steepster Meetup: Tea Drunk
Now that the craziness of the holidays is over the Steepster meetup group is back in action. Last week we met right on my home turf, Tea Drunk in the East Village. We’ve gone to several different kinds of places over the last few months and even took a class on matcha. Jason, one of the wizards behind the curtain at Steepster, was able to join in on the fun this time around. While everyone loves tea, most of our group is still in the beginning stages of their exploration. I was unanimously elected to choose the teas for the evening and while a daunting task, I tried to pick the teas that suited…
Steepster Meetup: Alice’s Teacup
The NYC crowd on Steepster has been trying to hold monthly meetups at different tea spots around the city and last week we went to Alice’s Teacup (Chapter I). You might remember that I stopped in there for the first time last month but wasn’t able to get a table at the time. We had a large group without a reservation and they were very accommodating. I must say that the dining room is absolutely adorable. I loved the eclectic mix of refined tearoom and wonderland whimsy. All of us ooh’d and aah’d at the wonderfully mismatched teacups. Just about everyone in the group selected “The Nibble” which gave a good sampling of…
Steepster Meetup: Chari-T and Bosie Tea Parlor
Last week a group of tea friends from Steepster and I attended an introduction to matcha class. It was held at Harney & Son’s SoHo and conducted by tea master Souheki Mori. She holds monthly tastings at several places in NYC and most of the proceeds benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy and the earthquake in Japan. None of us need an excuse to have tea but it felt great to know that we were also helping others in some way. Although I have made matcha at home for years, I was eager to learn more and particularly excited to experience my first bowl of “thick tea”. Souheki was friendly and knowledgeable with a contagious…
Steepster Meetup
The wonderful people who run Steepster held a meetup at Radiance Tea House and Books. It is a rare day that I get to share my tea passion in person so it was a really enjoyable gathering. Dan did a really nice tea tasting for us. We sampled several pots of each of these: Silver Needle white tea Dragonwell green tea Golden Lily oolong tea Phoneix oolong tea Lapsang Souchong black tea I also had a bowl of their yummy summer noodles since a lot of tea always makes me hungry. Afterwards, we indulged in three additional pots of tea (sencha, keemun and a honeybush fruit blend). Comparing tasting notes on the spot…
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