In this quali-tea podcast, Scotty and Elise get the par-tea started with a quick overview of Sunday night’s Masterchef AU elimination challenge of epic anxi-tea.
Ashok Dias of Tea Drop joins the conversation to table what its like to be a tea merchant. Of Sri Lankan heritage, Ash talks about his migration journey, his determination to grow a tea business and the principals of quality that drives his pursuit for totally perfect tea.
Do you know an obsessive tea drinker? English teacher Jordyn Annetta is certainly a person who loves her cuppa very matcha! Jordyn talks tea-rrific brews, drinking vessels and what makes a brew-tea-ful sipping moment for her.
For show and tell, Scotty shares a manual to hosting a vintage tea party, old English style. Elise chais to shed light on the cultural importance of tea to cultures around the world, she shines a spotlight on the environmental impact of monoculture tea plantations and proposes the idea of the ul-tea-mate tea party!
BOOKS:
To peruse The Vintage Tea Party book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Vintage-Tea-Party-Book/dp/1851496874
COOL FOOD STUFF:
-To try Tea Drop: https://www.teadrop.com.au/?gclid=CjwKCAjwv-GUBhAzEiwASUMm4nDH5igGxnzEEr0O6T0sPIJVOTquX6Ne8ywCl8LAJm-mFHCVkRL-MxoCq8sQAvD_BwE
-To find Jordyn: https://www.instagram.com/jordynlightyear
-To engage with the artist of Elise's Tibby tea pot: https://www.instagram.com/steph_draws_stuff
-Or for other tea’s discussed in this episode https://www.ttotalertea.com/ and https://www.t2tea.com/en/au/home
