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Opinion piece about article "Top 20 Tea Brands from Worst to Best" by Kristen Carli as published by Tasting Table

It's almost National Cream Tea Day, which is celebrated each year on the last Friday of June. Cream teas - which consist of tea and...

"Even if you purchase the highest quality tea, it can only reach its full taste potential if it's brewed with quality water." Grocery...

Buenos días! Did I really just start my Anglophile-based blog in Spanish? Sí! I've recently became engrossed in the series "The Great...

I'm sitting in my dining room gazing through the picture window that frames a wide vista of the wintery scene that is my front yard....

It's hard to believe that February is already here. You probably thought I had gone into hibernation since you haven't heard from me...

As the lyrics of a great holiday song say: "Christmastime is Here, Happiness and Cheer!" Today I am packing away my Thanksgiving and fall...

A few weeks back, I posted a picture on my Instagram page of the back cover of the Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook that contains a...

Hello, Faithful Friends. It feels like donkey’s years since I last sent you an issue of "The Tea Leaves." And there's good reason. I wear...

Most Americans aren't aware of that there is a big difference between afternoon and high tea; and even fewer have ever heard of a cream tea.

Have you ever been watching a period drama and suddenly thought you recognized an actress's dress from another show?

With so many brands, blends, and flavours, how do you choose which tea to drink each day?

Why does my speaking British now and then cause people to look at me funny?

In this time of self-quarantine, my Virtual Tea Party is a brilliant way to socialize with and feel closer to distant friends and family.

Here are some travel suggestions and points to ponder so you can still enjoy quality tea while in transit…

I didn't begin drinking tea because it offered health or promised some medicinal aid. I drink tea because it's so very British!

If only all rites and privileges of a British citizen could be bestowed on me because of the amount of tea I drink.