I’m very excited to finally announce what Giulio & Christy from Roots restaurant and I have planned.
For the Lyttelton Festival of Lights, we’re doing a pairing of Roots’ famously fine foods with Ya-Ya’s famously fine teas on Sunday, 23 June.
5 courses, matched with 5 of the finest leaves you’re likely to ever taste.
While Giulio cooks, […]
Sometimes we need to break with our habits to progress. Nothing is as effective for change as putting us in a situation where we can’t rely on our familiar bearings.
Completely unexpected, a run up to Mt. Oxford yesterday forced me to break with a bunch of my ingrained habits - and gain some new insights.
I’ve […]
NZ Post promises to deliver parcels in time for Christmas if they are sent with parcel post fast by tomorrow.
I thought I’d give you a short overview of a few of our new arrivals in the teaware section (they aren’t on the official teaware page yet) and some other recommendations.
Note: Click on the pictures for […]
I’ve been pretty busy in the last couple of weeks since my return from the Zealong plantation, and today’s post won’t be a long one, but I wanted to share some exciting news with you.
To start with, I would like to announce the imminent arrival of a new shipment of teapots from China’s famous pottery […]
As announced in my last post, today’s article is about a very special tea: Zealong. Zealong teas are special in more than one regard, as they are not only amongst the best oolong teas produced today, but they are also grown and produced in an unlikely place: the Waikato region here in New Zealand!
I see, […]