Friday's Blog

CommuniTea Highlight: Laura Taylor Namey

CommuniTea Highlight: Laura Taylor Namey

From prose to pastelitos, no one's dishing up Cuban cuteness with heartful YA literary flair like our teaheart Laura!   Meet Laura Taylor Namey, a San Diego based teacher-turned-novelist, and...

CommuniTea Highlight: Laura Taylor Namey

From prose to pastelitos, no one's dishing up Cuban cuteness with heartful YA literary flair like our teaheart Laura!   Meet Laura Taylor Namey, a San Diego based teacher-turned-novelist, and...

Photo of Friday in tea field with blog title overlay

Part One: Minto Island Tea Farm Adventure!

Friends, I have a confession. I've been in the tea industry for twenty years. The past two decades of my life have been dedicated to studying, connecting, experiencing, and generally...

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Part One: Minto Island Tea Farm Adventure!

Friends, I have a confession. I've been in the tea industry for twenty years. The past two decades of my life have been dedicated to studying, connecting, experiencing, and generally...

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Recipe: Matcha Ricotta Cheesecake with Persimmon Glaze

Matcha Ricotta Cheesecake with Persimmon Glaze ...

In the springtime I am inexorably drawn to steamed green teas. Genmaicha, matcha, sencha, bi lo chun, clouds & mist, and so on. If it's vegetal, mildly seaweedy and light-savory...

Matcha Ricotta Cheesecake with Persimmon Glaze ...

In the springtime I am inexorably drawn to steamed green teas. Genmaicha, matcha, sencha, bi lo chun, clouds & mist, and so on. If it's vegetal, mildly seaweedy and light-savory...

Diving into puer tea

Diving into Pu-Erhs

    Hello, Thirsty Nerds!I've been receiving quite a number of emails, dms & in-person questions regarding pu-erhs lately. It seems there's an upswing in popularity for this complicated and...

Diving into Pu-Erhs

    Hello, Thirsty Nerds!I've been receiving quite a number of emails, dms & in-person questions regarding pu-erhs lately. It seems there's an upswing in popularity for this complicated and...

How much caffeine is too much caffeine?

How much caffeine is too much?

Espresso, matcha, yerba mate, hot cocoa...even some soaps and lotions contain caffeine! We encounter the stuff every day, and as a society, we love it. But how much caffeine is...

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How much caffeine is too much?

Espresso, matcha, yerba mate, hot cocoa...even some soaps and lotions contain caffeine! We encounter the stuff every day, and as a society, we love it. But how much caffeine is...

1 comment
Recipe: Friday's Mexi-Chocolate Birthday Torte

Friday's Birthday Cake Recipe

     Every year on my birthday, my mother makes me the most incredible cake. It's everything I love in this life: dark, spiced, nearly savory, and the ideal pair for...

Friday's Birthday Cake Recipe

     Every year on my birthday, my mother makes me the most incredible cake. It's everything I love in this life: dark, spiced, nearly savory, and the ideal pair for...