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Tag Archives: eddies tea chronicles
Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: The Russian Tea Room
Eddie Pensier writes: Well naturally, one can’t go to this legendary New York restaurant with “tea” in its very name and not order tea, right? The Russian method of brewing and serving tea is a bit different to what we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged eddies tea chronicles, russian tea room
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Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Vintage Tea Ads, Five Ways
Eddie Pensier writes: “Vintage” is really superfluous: there’s no doubt these are from a very, very different era.
Posted in Art, Commercial art, Food and health, History, Humor
Tagged Advertising, art, eddies tea chronicles, politically incorrect, tea, vintage
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Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Five Tea Brewing Tips
Eddie Pensier writes: Green and white tea should be brewed at lower water temperatures (75-80* degrees Celsius) than black or herbal tea (boiling 100 degree water). Too-hot water can burn the more delicate leaves and cause a bitter, over-extracted brew. … Continue reading
Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Confessions Of A Flavored Tea Lover
Eddie Pensier writes: I love flavored tea. There, I said it. Bona fide tea snobs will shudder at this statement. These days it’s all about the pure, the single-origin, the unadulterated. It’s more sincere and authentic, and as we all … Continue reading