Tea: the perfect partner for fine produce
As a chef, food stylist and recipe author, Jeffrey Simonetta has worked and cooked with some of Australia’s most influential chefs. A master of fusing traditional with modern, Jeff is deeply passio...
Five reasons to put the kettle on and have a cup of tea
Clare Collins, is a Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle and holds a prestigious NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. She is Deputy Director of the Priority Research Cen...
The 12 Days of Cup Above Tea Christmas
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Christmas gifts for tea lovers
If you know a tea lover, you’re in luck. This year, we’ve done the hard work for you. Here’s a list of luxury festive gift ideas they’ll be only too pleased to find under the tree on Christmas morn...
Advent calendars – but not as you know them
With 1 December just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some of the most interesting advent calendars on offer this festive season. It’s a list for foodies and luxury lovers alike, and surprisin...
The best Christmas afternoon teas around the world
As Santa prepares his sleigh for his big round-the-world trip on Christmas Eve, we’ve rounded up the world’s best Christmas-themed afternoon teas - just in case the jolly man in red needs a nice ...
Meet the bladesmith whose knives are a cut above
It’s one of the first tools mankind ever produced and since then there’s been no substitute. We use one every day without thinking twice. We couldn’t butter toast, slice cakes, chop fruit, dice veg...
The most luxurious business card in the world
How far would you go to make a good first impression with your business card? Would you go so far as to involve a team of master craftsmen including goldsmiths, woodworkers and papermakers?
Enter ...
The world’s first food and beverage museum
The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) will be the world’s first food museum with exhibits you can eat and a mission to change the way people think about food and beverages.
That’s a vision we’re co...
How to store your tea
Tea is sensitive. If you want the most from your collection, both in terms of taste and lifespan, you need to keep it away from light, air, moisture, strong smells and extremes in temperature.
One...
The Nepalese Himalayas - the new Champagne of teas?
Tea connoisseurs the world over simply can’t get enough of Nepalese teas.
In the last few years high mountain Nepalese tea has made a name for itself in tea circles to the extent that some of the ...
A tea terroir like no other
When it comes to tea, the stock photos would have us believing all tea gardens are meticulously planted. Tea bushes climb the sides of tidy hills in neat, orderly, symmetrical rows. In the famous W...
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