Steep It Loose — LIFESTYLE

Happy Hanukkah!  We at The Tea Spot wish those in our Jewish community a happy and festive first night of Hanukkah! We hope this night finds you healthy, safe, and peaceful. We encourage you all to brew up a warm pot of tea after a delicious dinner. There’s no better way to keep the conversation going. The Tea Spot was especially proud this year to become a kosher certified facility. We were certified by one of the nation’s leading certifiers, OK kosher. Working with OK kosher showed us the level of detail and attention that goes into placing the kosher...

One of my areas of focus at The Tea Spot is the development of our STEEPWARE® line. These are tools designed to make whole leaf tea easy, accessible and pleasurable. Promoting wellness through tea is, of course, a passion of mine, and I know that the right teacup, teapot, or tumbler can make all the difference in whether someone will choose to make that extra serving of tea every day. At its best, tea is meditative, and thus, the tools we use to steep and serve our tea need to work within a paradigm which is simple, elegant and effective....

by Scott Gilbertson Making tea can be as simple as dropping a bag in a cup. But if you want to elevate your tea experience, try a few of our favorite handy gadgets.  TEA IS THE world's most popular beverage. Well, after water. Whether you like to brew from a bag or only sip rare yellow tea smuggled out of China by yak, there's something for everyone. However, if you're new to drinking tea, the different gadgets and styles can be overwhelming at times. To get you started, we put together a roundup of some of the tools and teas you...

You can make a tea latte with any steeped tea by adding steamed or frothed milk. These creamy delights are especially popular with Bolder Breakfast, Earl of Grey, spicy chai teas, chamomile, or matcha. They can be hot or iced, dairy or vegan, sweetened and/or flavored. This year, as we were blending up the return of our best-selling holiday herbal Candy Cane Craze, we perfected this recipe for a warm, soothing nightcap.For each 16-oz serving, you’ll need: 3 teaspoons loose leaf Candy Cane Craze tea   12 oz water at boiling point 1/3 - 1/2 c hot frothed milk (to taste)...