World Tea Expo 2013: Sunday June 9 Day Three
Bloggify! I had to get up bright and early for the first core session of the day. There was no missing this one as I was on the panel! I wasn’t sure how full Room 258 would be for the [...]
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World Tea Expo 2013: Saturday June 8, Day Two
I’m back in my room assimilating and digesting the events of the day. What a full day it was. As usual it started with a core conference session, but before I entered the classroom I visited Teas Etc.’s very generous [...]
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World Tea Expo 2013: Friday June 7, Day One
This is my fourth World Tea Expo. I’m a newbie compared to many who’ve been attending since the start 11 years ago, but it still feels like coming home. I’ve noticed an evolution in the look and direction of the [...]
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“Taste’s Like Tea”, Infusions and Diatribes from the Inimitable Devotea
I have just returned from a convivial ‘Meetup’ of the Henderson/Las Vegas Tea Lovers Group, featuring the book launch of “The Infusiast - Diatribes from the Devotea”. The Devotea being Robert Godden, the Australian Tea Merchant and writer who has [...]
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Tea is Hot! World Tea Expo 2013
Yes it is and that’s how I prefer it! I’ve never been a big fan of iced tea, except during the throws of enveloping summer humidity when anything with an ice cube in it gets my attention. But I’ll be [...]
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Tea Blogging: Is it good for business?
I don’t like the term “blog”. It sounds like a gurgled choke. Or an onomatopoeic comment on the quality of my writing. Can’t we come up with a more sophisticated term for what we do? When I started my tea [...]
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Live from World Tea Expo 2012: Saturday June 2nd
A Taste of Korea I’ve been enjoying Korean green tea for a few years now. Last year I was introduced to some very fine green teas at WTE. This year Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. decided to step up [...]
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Live From World Tea Expo 2012: Friday June 1st
This year the Expo has moved to the North Building of the Las Vegas Convention Centre. The orientation was confusing, but once I got my bearings and a cup of Oriental Beauty from Teas Etc. tea break lounge, I was [...]
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See Taste Hear
World Tea Expo 2012 In a year where we saw tea retail grow and take over new ground, it should be interesting to notice subtle developments within the tea community at World Tea Expo. Teaopia in Canada was recently [...]
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My very own Matcha Grinder
I first heard of this little wonder when I attended Cynthia Gold’s workshop “Making a Final Statement – Tea and Dessert Pairing” at WTE. While discussing methods for infusing foods with tea, she showed us a small Matcha Grinder. Her [...]
About The Tea Stylist
Linda Gaylard is a Certified Tea Sommelier located in the city of Toronto, Canada. She graduated from a comprehensive program of study developed by George Brown College in conjunction with The Tea Association of Canada. During her training, Linda experienced more that 350 hours of focused tastings and workshops as well as training in tea and food pairing, social history of tea and tea garden management... Read More
