Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Elvis Presley & Other Stars Plug Iced Tea
Here's a clip of Elvis Presley pushing tea. Say what you want about the product but you won't often see the King, James Brown, Willie Nelson and Coolio "performing" together.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
19th Century Tea Patents
Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.
19th Century Tea Patents
By William I. Lengeman III
I’ve been writing about tea gadgets at this fine site for a while now, and not so long ago I began writing a regular monthly feature on the topic – with a side of offbeat tea-related news tossed in for good measure. Yes, I do run across enough tea gadgets in a month’s time to allow me to write a regular column. That’s a lot of gadgets.
Which is nothing new, really. As I wrote in an earlier article, one of the first tea-related patents in the United States was for a device with a rather fancy name but that was essentially just a teapot. But as I skimmed through the patent office files for tea stuff patented prior to 1900, it became apparent that the problem of what to do with tea leaves was one of the main issues inventors of the day...
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The Dancing Tea Cup Assignment
If you're up for some animated tea cups, teapots and teaspoons frolicking about, you've come to the right place.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Animated Punjana Tea Commercial
Despite what the name might suggest, Punjana is not an Indian tea company, but rather is based in Ireland. More about them here. A tip of the hat to teadog.com, where I first ran across this one.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tea-Powered Super Heroes Save the Day
Here's a repost of a Calm-a-Sutra contest entry from a few years ago.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Does Your Tea Site Need A Makeover?
Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.
Does Your Tea Site Need A Makeover? By William I. Lengeman III
Back in the 70s I had some pretty fine bell bottoms, if I do say so myself, and some eye-catching silk shirts and a nice pair of platform shoes to round out any ensemble. I know fashions have a way of coming around and I don’t have any of those snappy duds anymore but even if I did I wouldn’t wear them. I’m not obsessed with my appearance but I still don’t want to be seen in public in clothes that are so outdated.
Which is to suggest that appearances do count for something. If you disagree, stop and think about what you wore to your last job interview. All of which occurred to me when I came across a tea site recently that would have been considered...
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Tea Salad on Bourdain's Parts Unknown
A snippet from Anthony Bourdain's new CNN show, Parts Unknown, in which the infamously carnivorous host visits Myanmar and feasts on a salad that includes tea leaves.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Elemental - Cup Of Brown Joy.
Continuing with our theme of wildly popular viral videos that are constructed of an unlikely mix of tea and rap, here's Elemental's Cup Of Brown Joy.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Teajay Teas Rapping Puppet Commercial
He's certainly no Jay Z. In fact he might not even rank up there with MC Hammer, but here's a puppet rapping about the alleged joys of Teajay Teas.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tea Partay - Smirnoff Raw Tea
From a few years back, here's a viral video Smirnoff put together to promote a tea-flavored beverage. Judging from the fact that it generated more than six million hits, one must assume that it achieved its goal of drawing attention to the product.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Smoke Gets in Your Tea
Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.
Smoke Gets in Your Tea
By William I. Lengeman III
I don’t have a problem with smoke flavoring in foods. It seems like a sensible idea, although given that I don’t eat meat anymore I’m probably not able to take full advantage of it. When it comes to tea, however, it’s a different story.
I’ve been drinking tea for more than seven years now, and in the early days I approached almost everything with an open mind. As time passed it became increasingly apparent that I didn’t like any...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Mini-Documentary - Offbeat Tea Parlour
Here's a brief but interesting documentary, of sorts, from the Art of Work series. Creator Richard Finn Gregory describes it thusly, "The Art of Work is a series of tiny documentaries about people who have found a way of making their work a happy, satisfying part of their lives."
The subject this time around is Jess, the Tea Lady, from South Africa, who presides over Lady Bonin's Tea Parlour, one of the more offbeat tea rooms I've seen.
The subject this time around is Jess, the Tea Lady, from South Africa, who presides over Lady Bonin's Tea Parlour, one of the more offbeat tea rooms I've seen.
The Art of Work: #2 - Jess, Tea Lady from Finn Gregory
Adagio Teas - Best Tea Online
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Teajay Teas' Cute Hamster Video
Tea Guy Speaks - your one stop shop for cutesy tea-related animal videos. By way of the good people at Teajay Tea.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Matsushita Tea Farm (Japan) Video
From Den's Tea, here's a short video of tea harvesting and processing at a Japanese tea farm.
Some Quirky Teahouses
Here's another article I recently wrote for The English Tea Store blog.
Some Quirky Teahouses
By William I. Lengeman III
Oh, the teahouse. According to one informed source, the number of tea houses here in these good old United States alone is somewhere around three thousand, a huge jump from a modest number about a decade and a half ago. Worldwide, there’s no telling how many tea houses there but “a whole bunch” or “more than you can shake a stick at” are probably not far off the mark.
With all the tea houses out there already and more coming to life every day it’s not surprising that some of them would fall into the offbeat category. We took a look at some of these a few months back and earlier this year we considered tea houses run by exalted rock and roll personages as...
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Tea Council Commercial - Take Tea and See
Here's are examples of the video and print components for a campaign sponsored by the Tea Council some time in the Fifties.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Become a Certified Tea Apprentice
Become a Certified Tea Apprentice(from a press release)
The Canadian Tea Masters Association and the American Tea Masters Association announced a new training platform for novice tea drinkers, the Tea Apprentice Certification Course. It is an intense, experiential program of learning containing all of the educational requirements an individual needs for achieving the Certified Tea Apprentice designation. The course is open to 10 registrants and consists of two parts.
The Tea Apprentice Certification Course is designed for and will benefit restaurant, hotel, and tea business owners and managers, tea aficionados, industry suppliers, and others who wish to incorporate tea apprentice skills into their daily lives or current profession.
Enter the tea apprenticeship world following the first 3-days of training with all the tools, confidence and support needed. The program has been designed to make sure that one's experience as a new tea apprentice is filled with all the information, knowledge, and support needed to start an internship.
Once the internship is completed and all requirements are met, graduates will be honored with the Certified Tea Apprentice designation and a Certificate of Completion. Tuition for the complete program is US$995. To register, visit www.TeaMasters.org
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