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Tea

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Tea Festival Celebrates Tea as Ingredient

    Tea has been a popular beverage for thousands of years, but pastry chef David Booth says cooks are just beginning to fully appreciate tea as an ingredient. "Tea is a unique flavor," says Booth, who's leading a program on tea-infused pastries at next weekend's Victoria Tea Festival. Billed as the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Not Your Average Surf 'n Turf: Bako's Tea Smoked Scallops with Pea Vines and Parsnip Puree

    Yesterday, Keeman Wong described his cinematic inspiration for his restaurant Bako, a blending of east and west in the music, decor, cocktails, and food. Today, he shares a recipe from their menu that takes the best of his two worlds, fresh seafood and produce from the Northwest and a traditional Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Librarians Lament Demise of Afternoon Tea

    ​Summer marks the start of peak season for tourist tearooms across the Puget Sound in Victoria, B.C., but the formal tea tradition has largely vanished from libraries and reading rooms, perhaps the last stateside bastion of the daily ritual. "I regret we no longer have a formal tea time," e-m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Top 5 Chais in Seattle

    Eve M. TaiCuddly as the Three Bears: Chai at Miro Tea.​Chai, the Indian brewed black tea blended with spices and milk, both invigorates and soothes. During a trip to India last year, I relished the sound of the chai wallah calling out as he rode his bicycle around town. I'd run out and tail hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Seattle's Top 5 Baked Goods With Green Tea

    Eve M. TaiCafe de Lion's Zen Cake.​There's nothing we'd love more than to have our cake and eat it too. We crave scrumptious sweets but denounce their sinful nature in the same breath; Reverend Dimmesdale's torment over Hester Prynne had nothing on our guilt/pleasure complex over desserts. So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    What's Seattle's Answer to Iced Tea?

    ​I'm happy drinking whiskey, wine, and water, so I haven't had any trouble staying hydrated since arriving in Washington. But my husband, who I've finally accepted will never like the taste of alcohol, has undergone a small beverage crisis. We've spent the majority of our adult lives in the S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Ja-Jang Is So-Sorta Good at Red Lantern

    ​Dish: Ja-Jang Noodles Place: Red Lantern, International District, Seattle Price: $11.95 In the bowl: Fresh, Korean wheat noodles (thick spaghetti size) with a julienne cucumber garnish Supporting cast: A second bowl contains fermented black bean paste, beef, shrimp, squid, onions, and zucch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Gluten-Free Crêpes at Miro Tea

    http://www.animalpictures1.com​Every so often, a walk on a familiar beach will offer an extra-special collection of treasures. Most of the places where Washington meets the ocean are rocky, rough coastland, and while it isn't exactly rare to find intact shells, it's just rare enough that the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Teahouse Kuan Yin: Et Tu, Pastry?

    ​This morning, on a whim, I am drinking tea at the Teahouse Kuan Yin in Wallingford. The great outdoors have turned into one giant slushie, and it seemed like tea might fit the bill as something to pair with the galoshes, heavy coat, and various other winter accessories. Urbanspoon said this t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    New Restaurant & Bar to Open in West Seattle, Coffee and Bubble Tea Shop Comes to Queen Anne

    Yum! Bubble tea!​A new restaurant is scheduled to open by month's end at 7202 35th Avenue Southwest, according to West Seattle Blog. Locöl will focus on soups, sandwiches, and several local beers and wines. In other news, Queen Anne View reports that a bubble tea - coffee shop looks to be op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Morning Food News: Health Department Closes Asian Bubble Tea, Brunch Menu and Hours for Cheeky Cafe

    Fried rice at the eclectic Cheeky Cafe​Here's some squeamish news to start off your Friday. The Vietnamese deli- bubble tea establishment at 9835 16th Avenue Southwest has been closed by the King County Public Health Department, according to White Center Now. Asian Bubble Tea was slapped with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Serving Saki to a Serb: Mochi Ice Cream from Lotte

    ​Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection made of ice cream-filled mochi (pounded rice). The dumpling-like dessert has gained popularity in the United States over the years, flying off the shelves of Trader Joe's and Safeway. For the original mochi ice cream made by Japanese candy conglomerat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Actual Tea Partiers Not Actually Members of Tea Party

    A steaming cup of soothing chamomile tea would surely calm this naysayer down. Probably. ​Who would've thought that loud, rambunctious, tax-protesting, Obama-hating members of the Tea Party weren't actually prone to sit down and have a cup of tea with actual enthusiasts of hot, herbal liquid a ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2010

    Heat Index

    A lawsuit against Starbucks raises the question: What is an "unreasonable" temperature for tea?

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Starbucks Suit Raises Question: How Hot is "Unreasonably Hot" For Tea?

    If Starbucks is serving this delicate tea with boiling water, it deserves a lawsuit in the name of good taste.​This morning, Caleb brought us the story of Zeynep Inanli, who bought a hot tea at a Manhattan Starbucks then claimed she suffered second-degree burns as a result of the tea being "un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Recipe: Fresh Flours' Green Tea Cookies

    Photo by Lara Ferroni​These green tea cookies are a signature treat created by Fresh Flours, in Phinney and Ballard. Etsuko Minematsu is one half of the couple behind the pair of bakeries in Phinney and Ballard; her husband, Keiji Koh, is head baker. This recipe is part three of our time with ... More >>

  • Food

    October 28, 2009

    Search & Distill: Slip Yourself a Rooibos

    It's the seasonal comfort you crave.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Versus: Battle Bubble Tea

    Gossip's Honey Milk Tea with Tapioca​It should be easy to remember the first time you spotted bubble tea: an over-sized clear plastic cup topped with a giant neon-colored straw (most likely clutched in the hands of a stylishly-clad Asian teen) filled with a pastel-hued milky substance and hund ... More >>

  • Food

    March 18, 2009

    Search & Distill: The Green Tea Killa

    Yerba mate makes its move.

  • Food

    February 4, 2009

    Six More Weeks of Winter Drinks

    Harvey’s Buttered Rum, from Bremerton, turns boiling water and rum into the region’s official winter warmer.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    S & D Addendum: Tequila Mixers

    Stocking a variety of mixers is the only way to stretch your drinking repertoire. Along with cans of tonic and ginger ale, I always raid Uwajimaya and Viet Wah in an effort to stumble upon the next greatest mixed drink.My new favorite is tequila and Chaokoh young coconut juice with a splash of whate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    New Year's Resolution #4: Drink More Tea

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Monday Morning Football: Half-Price Blowout at Southlake Grill

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Queen Anne's Teacup Moving . . . Across the Street

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    The Arctic Club: Absinthe...Sure. But the Tea? Wow.

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Floating Teahouse Leaves

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2008

    $13: Grateful Bread

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    RoRo Your BBQ

    Ten Ren Tea Co. in the I.D.(506 S King Street, just west of 6th Ave. S) has a fantastic selection of green, white and oolong tea, with a very unfussy presentation and the extra added bonus of sitting down to a tasting, if you have the time. (see past review)Miro Tea in Ballard (5405 Ballard Ave N.W ... More >>

  • Food

    May 7, 2008

    A Tea Two-fer

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Film

    October 10, 2007

    The Darjeeling Limited: Wes Anderson Lets Go of His Baggage

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    It May Smell LIke Sweat Socks

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    REVERBfest Stage Of The Day: Miro Tea House

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2007

    Miro

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Food

    July 18, 2007

    Take a Chance With Lydia at Seattle's Best Tea

    She treats tea as part of a healthy lifestyle as opposed to a lifestyle beverage.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2007

    The Latest Oolong Fashions

    She treats tea as part of a healthy lifestyle as opposed to a lifestyle beverage.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2007

    Tea, please

    She treats tea as part of a healthy lifestyle as opposed to a lifestyle beverage.

  • Food

    January 31, 2007

    Is It Tea's Time?

    Seattle tea shops are trying to shed tea's fusty image. But is there just something anti-trendy about tea?

  • Food

    January 3, 2007

    Steeped

    Tea and cocktails are two great trends that go great together. Seattle bartenders, are you listening?

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Koots Anticipation

    Tea and cocktails are two great trends that go great together. Seattle bartenders, are you listening?

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2006

    Remedy Teas

    Tea and cocktails are two great trends that go great together. Seattle bartenders, are you listening?

  • Food

    November 1, 2006

    Food News

    November 1 - 8, 2006 (expanded from print version).

  • Food

    March 29, 2006

    Food News for March 29-April 5

    Seattle awarded second place on PETA's "Most Vegetarian-friendly City" list.

  • Food

    March 22, 2006

    Your Health!

    Seattle awarded second place on PETA's "Most Vegetarian-friendly City" list.

  • Arts

    March 8, 2006

    Rose of No Man's Land

    Bay Area memoirist writes her first self-professed novel.

  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Nosh Spots

    Bay Area memoirist writes her first self-professed novel.

  • Diversions

    December 1, 2004

    Tea Me Up, Calm Me Down

    Forget the wassail. What you really need to get through the holidays are these potent Northwest brews.

  • Food

    July 2, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Forget the wassail. What you really need to get through the holidays are these potent Northwest brews.

  • Food

    May 14, 2003

    The Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House

    Get a lesson with your tea at this historical shop.

  • Food

    October 2, 2002

    Hot Dish

    Get a lesson with your tea at this historical shop.

  • News

    September 20, 2000

    Open for business

    A list of recently opened stores in the area.

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