Category: Tea tasting

How about a cup of story?

From left to right: Santino LaGamba, Nissa Suteja, Shawn Johnson, Maayan Koschitzky and David Grega of the panel.

Recently, I attended Teance’s 2nd yearly Professional Tasting event, thoroughly impressed by the teas and inspired by the professional tasters. “One day, I would like to be a tea sommelier”, I thought. Even if that dream doesn’t come true, it’s…

Teance Spring Harvest Party

Ten minutes before seven on a Friday night, and Teance was already half full. The guys were handing out Lavender Mint as a preface, which I suppose could make a great palate cleanser. I was focused on snatching a seat…

Golden Tea Shop in Oakland

Last fall I decided to learn about tea. The reason? People usually have wine pairings with food, I don’t drink alcohol, so I will do tea pairings. I searched around Yelp and found the Golden Tea Shop in Oakland. It’s…