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TheTeaHouseTimes.com | 2 | March/April 2019 CONTENTS The Tea House Times, LLC 2 Main Street #1049 Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 551-9161 T E A Inside: www.TheTeaHouseTimes.com @Work - Tea Business p. 4-5 [email protected] ISSN 1547-4453 Cuisine - Recipes for Tea or with Tea p. 6 Since 2003 Occasion - Gatherings, tea events, parties p. 7 Culture - Tea around the world p. 8 Copyright 2003-2019 The Tea House Times™ Etiquette - Manners & International p. 9 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Red Hat Society p. 10-11 prohibited in whole or part. The Tea Travel p. 12-13 House Times is published bi-monthly. Poetry p. 14 ADVERTISE: Please self-register to Tea Lifestyle p. 15 advertise via TheTeaHouseTimes.com Connoisseur p. 16-17 SUBSCRIBE: Please visit our website for digital and print options. Advertising p. 2, 18-20 IN PRINT: Please order online at Image: onatallia/Shutterstock.com | Cover: shutterstock.com magcloud.com/user/theteahousetimes SOCIAL: @teahousetimes Gail Gastelu, Owner & Publisher Contributors: Proper thanks and credit is given to all contributors within. Greetings from The TEA House Times! SALUTATIONS It’s not quite spring yet, so embrace that warm cuppa Please enroll / join me March 23 or 24 for Tea Course tea in your hands and hang on a little longer if you are Fast Track. See CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com for details. in a snowy region like I am! Our cover image certain- ly makes us wish for spring and planting and picking If you are attending SIAL Canada, find me there in the some colorful flowers to place upon the tea table. Expert Hub and Inspire Drink programs as Tea and In- fused Beverage Expert and as a part of five different Within this issue, enjoy recipes for planning an Irish panels and six workshops that relate to tea. Farmhouse Tea or a unique quilt themed tea party while reading up on proper etiquette for eye contact! How If you cannot get away, pop on over to our virtual trade savvy are you in knowing when to break the gaze? show at TeaTradeShow.com Connecting buyers and Learn about Japanese tea and the ever interesting and suppliers all day, every day, year round! latest craze of Chaga (mushroom). Additionally, we have included some useful information about connect- All the best, ing with the Global Tea Intiative which will become the Global Tea Institute for Study of Tea Culture and Science at University of California, Davis. Interesting! Gail Upcoming events include the Coffee & Tea Festival in Brooklyn March 23-24; SIAL Canada in Toronto, Apr. Gastelu 30-May 2; and World Tea Expo in June. Please see ads on pages 18, 19, and 20 for discount codes. TheTeaHouseTimes.com | 3 | March/April 2019 @WORK A message from . Use the #DrinkTea Campaign Founded in 1899, the Tea Association of the USA, Inc. was formed to pro- mote and protect the interests of the tea trade in the United States and is the recognized independent authority on Tea. Who drinks tea and why? This is an age old question, one that marketers constantly ask. This issue has always been how to get the answers! In one sampling, a respondent stated, “I was born in Ire- land, so I drink tea all the time and I have drunk it all my life.” Another stated, “I drink mainly tea, not only be- cause I like it better but also because it is so much easier to prepare and because coffee has certain effects upon me which I don’t want….some families were coffee drinkers and others were tea drinkers. Well, our house was a tea house.” the view of tea as a sustainable crop, good for the en- vironment, social and economic health of all those in- Some other categories of responses were: volved with this great product. Those who have been fortunate enough to visit tea growing regions have seen •Concern with the effects of coffee the positive benefits of tea. •Tea is less harmful than coffee (caffeine concerns) and tea has medicinal value So the fundamental principles of how to get people to •Tea is a great social drink drink more tea really haven’t changed. The language we •Rediscovery – “I never knew tea could taste this good!” use, the imagery we provide, the knowledge we share •Tea is hot – meaning that tea warms you and the appearance, aroma and taste of our product has •Tea is not coffee’s step-sister; it’s different! changed for the better! •Re-assurance – I’ve become curious about tea since I’ve visited a tea shop in the Village and have begun to learn Those of us who love tea and the tea business need to con- about different teas and grades of tea. tinue this conversation with our customers, our suppliers •Iced Tea is a great summer drink – “Iced Tea always and fight to bring more and more people to this fabulous seems appropriate…” beverage. These findings seem fairly straightforward and reason- able. There’s only one slight piece of additional informa- tion: These comments and findings were from a research report done by the Tea Council and Tea Association of the U.S.A., Inc. in 1952!!! We have been very successful in re-positioning tea as Peter F. Goggi, President a healthy beverage and in recent years have expanded Tea Association of the U.S.A., Inc. TeaUSA.org TheTeaHouseTimes.com | 4 | March/April 2019 @WORK DrinkTeaCampaign.com A message from . Most of you know that my life in tea before I took the position of President of the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada, was running my own business for 18 years. So I get it. Believe me…I get it. The stress of all the ques- tions before you even begin – where do I start and what do I need. And once you have launched your business, the stress of wondering – what can I do better, how do I handle day-to-day operations. I can’t tell you how many times I screamed HELP! Starting any business is daunting. It takes a particular kind of person to choose this path. I learned a long time ago that finding resources to guide me and listening to other people’s experiences, go a long way. With that in mind, we’ve built a three series webinar at THAC: How to Start a Tea Business. Each webinar will be one hour long. Part one is ‘Getting Started’, part two is ‘Day to Day’ and part three is ‘Regulations – What you need to know in Canada’. We’ve scheduled them so that they can be taken one after the other – Part one February 28th, Part two March 12th and Part three March 26th.