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Sawa Tea Lounge

November 18, 2010

I love independent tea shops (not chain affiliated) that have the stamp of the owner’s personality and generosity. Once again it is the positive nature of the tea culture, in all its moods and shades. A few weekends ago I met a friend at Sawa Tea Lounge in the Waterfall Building just by Granville Island. [...]

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Matcha and Gyokuro Processing

September 7, 2009

Make yourself a nice cup tea, sit back and stay a while. This short video shows the growing and processing of both Gyokuro and Matcha tea. That’s the Japanese tea grown for light green leaves, in specially covered areas to provide the shaded growing conditions. As the Kevan at O-Cha said, once you see this, [...]

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Exquisite: the Naked Leaf

May 8, 2009

Walking on 10th street in Calgary the other day I was delighted to see the Naked Leaf Tea Shop. Jonathan Kane, the owner,  generously showed me around as I recorded this Flip video of the shop, something very special in Calgary’s Kensington area (on 10th St. NW). Naked Leaf also has a beautifully designed website [...]

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Zen Tea Poem by Sen no Rikiyu (1521-91)

February 10, 2009

When both the host and guest have exchanged their minds, only then does the water truly boil. Since the garden path is a way beyond this transient world, why not shake off the dust which soils the mind? What is Tea? Simply boiling water, making Tea, and drinking it. Know that this is fundamental. The [...]

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