“Dispatch 7: Global trends on all seven continents”
Season 1
Episode 2: The Joy of Tea
Kim’s Recommended Texts:
History of tea : Hohenegger, Beatrice. (2006). Liquid jade: The story of tea from East to West .
New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Personal tales and connections: Lovell, Henrietta. (2019). Infused: Adventures in tea . London: Faber and Faber.
Heavy duty encyclopedia/atlas: Pettigrew, Jane. (2018 ). Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea . Birmingham, AL: 83Press.
Kim’s favorite tea places in Portland, OR and the Twin Cities, MN:
Steven Smith teamaker [https://www.smithtea.com/] – blends such as Portland Breakfast and Meadow. Annual releases like Bouquet and Bonbon; a link back to a special Darjeeling plantation and an annual fundraiser; collaborations with chocolatiers and whiskey distillers. Take their free tea webinar.
Tea Chai The [https://www.teachaite.com/]-largest collection of hand blended chais I have ever seen. Parvati’s Golden Chai, Kashmiri Chai and Tra Que Chai #36 (rich Vietnamese cinnamon). Buy a collection of their chais for someone you love.
Qi Fine Teas [https://qifineteas.com/]. The epitome of an aesthetic experience with Chinese tea service, an organic chemist and the highest tea master degree possible, Ivy and James create tea experiences but also tea anxiety with recommendations for the type of water, degree and type of minerals, and five teas to choose from. Follow them on Instagram.
And another favorite place to order loose tea from
-- in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: Tea Source [https://www.teasource.com/pages/tea-collection/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgMGx6-2v6QIVwj2tBh 328QZCEAAYASAAEgLuW_D_BwE]. A beautiful catalogue and calendar, and special blends of black, white, green, rooibois, and tisanes including Evening in Missoula and Minnesota N’ice.
Thanks to Kim Brown for being an amazing guest!
Thanks to Kirsten Fox for suggesting the name “Dispatch 7” for the podcast!
Recorded and Created by Shawn Smallman
Produced and Edited by Paige Smallman
