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Tea is hot!
And no one steeps patrons in the ancient and enduring properties of tea like San Francisco's Samovar Tea Lounge. In this compelling podcast, owner Jesse Jacobs explores the reverberations of how one cup of tea serenely enjoyed influences peace throughout the world. Visiting with modern Tea Masters, Jacobs uncovers the mysterious roots of today's highly sought-after tea experience and sheds light on the dark elixir's calming effects. Episodes include using tea to bridge cultural and political gaps, perfect pairings of tea and food, Teas of Japan, Morocco, and discovering the tea culture behind the tea culture in the San Francisco Bay area. Put the water on, grab a warm cup of contentment, and you'll soon find yourself relaxed and educated by this lively series.

	Moroccan Tea Culture Mostaffa and Omar brew traditional Moroccan tea and espouse on the harmonizing effects of Moroccan tea, culture , and food, for all to embrace. - How to make traditional Moroccan tea - A gathering of family and friends around the Moroccan tea table - Moroccan tea culture and the growing American tea culture - The divers ethnicities of Morocco and the unifying effect of tea Teas in this video...Moorish Mint ... read transcript
	Artisan Keemun with Chongbin Zheng Bay Area tea expert, supplier, and distributor Chongbin Zheng talks tea and yixing teaware and brews artisan Keemun Chinese black tea. - Small-production, family produced teas and why they are special - How to brew Gong Fu - How to taste tea - Designing yixing teaware: how and why to use, history... Teas in this video...Black Tea, Artisan Keemun ... read transcript
	Tea with Norwood: Rediscovering Ancient Realities Bay Area tea luminary and author of the famed "Tea Lover's Treasury," James Norwood Pratt takes time to brew Lu Shan Chinese green tea and chat about tea's history. - Brewing tea at Norwood's house - Lu Shan, "Cloud and Mist" tea and what makes it special - Buddhism and tea: an intertwined history - Chinese shade grown tea, in a sea of “clouds and mist” makes an artisan tea - The nature of reality, and drinking delicious tea - Crafting your enlightenment poem ... read transcript
	David Lee Hoffman: Sipping Peace American tea pioneer David Lee Hoffman discusses puerh, the Slow Food tea movement, and the benefits of organic, handcrafted family-made tea. - Living with tea kings, learning to taste fine tea - How To: Artisan tea crafting and family operations, and secrets - Making American Handcrafted Puerhs - Slow Food and the Fair Trade movement and tea - Culinary pleasures of tea and living slowly - Tea as an affordable path to world peace Teas in this video...Puerh , Ancient Tea ... read transcript
	Ayumi Kinezuka Presents Her Fresh Crop Tea Ayumi Kinezuka teaches us how to brew her fresh-crop organic family tea, just like they brew it on the farm. Watch this tea being processed then brewed. - Ayumi brews her fresh crop organic Japanese black tea and organic handpicked green tea - Learn how her tea is processed: factory footage - Importing Sri Lankan tea machinery to Japan Teas in this video: Green Tea, Organic Tea ... read transcript
	Tea with Norwood: Brewing Enlightenment Bay Area tea luminary and author of the famed "Tea Lover's Treasury," James Norwood Pratt takes time to brew Lu Shan Chinese green tea and chat about tea's history. - Brewing tea at Norwood's house - Lu Shan, "Cloud and Mist" tea and what makes it special - Buddhism and tea: an intertwined history - Chinese shade grown tea, in a sea of “clouds and mist” makes an artisan tea - The nature of reality, and drinking delicious tea - Crafting your enlightenment poem... read transcript
	Tea with Winnie at Teance Winnie Wu, owner of the Bay Area famed Teance , tastes Phoenix Oolong and talks about the evolution of tea in America and China and the cultural benefits to all. - Tasting Phoenix Oolong, artisan, hand made Chinese tea - The Teance tea bar: tasting tea at the tasting table - Changing tea cultures in Asia: from artisan tea to tea bags - Future of tea in America - Physiological benefits of tea - Why we are embracing tea culture today Teas in this video...Oolong ... read transcript
	Organic Tea in Japan Challenges Today Ayumi Kinezuka visits us from Japan to talk about her organic tea farm in Shizuoka, and the challenges facing small artisan Japanese tea farmers today. - Meet the family: an entire production from a small family operation - Where are today's generation of organic tea farmers? Challenges with aging tea farmers means fewer farmers making high-grade Japanese green tea - Big beverage companies offering bottled green tea replaces Slow Tea - Big business lacks microenvironment knowledge to manage small organic farms - How can a consumer make a difference Teas in this video...Organic Tea, Green Tea, Fair Trade Tea ... read transcript
	Slow Tea with Alice at Modern Tea San Francisco tea-entrepreneur and owner of Modern Tea, Alice Cravens discusses her Slow Food Farmer's Market philosophy, discussing challenges and opportunities to growers, distributors and sellers of organic food and tea. - Organic, seasonal, artisan food philosophy at Modern Tea - About the Slow Food Movement and why it's important - How to make a difference: visit a local farmer's market - Fair Trade Today, challenges and opportunities - The environmental impact of importing tea to America Teas in this video... Fair Trade, Organic ... read transcript
	Japanese Green Tea Japanese green tea offers a huge spectrum of diverse brews, ranging from very light and grassy to deep and roasted. Join Christine Savage as she delves into the subtle and not so subtle differences of Japanese Green Tea. - The difference between how Japanese Green tea is processed - How is green tea made? - Some teas: Matcha, Houjicha, Sencha, Fukamushi, Lobocha, Ryokucha Teas in this video... Japanese Green Tea, Ryokucha, Kukicha, Houjicha , Hika Sencha, Lobocha , Matcha ... read transcript
	David Lee Hoffman: Tea Pioneer American tea-pioneer David Lee Hoffman takes time for a tea tasting and muses on his experiences with tea, and why it is good for America and China, and you and me. - "My history with tea" - Ancient tea, old groves, new sun cured puerh tea - Investing in puerh tea - Future of tea in America - Why tea is affordable Teas in this video...Puerh , Ancient Tea, Ghenghis Khan Super Horse 1206 ... read transcript
	Tea 101 In this episode join us with Tea-Sommelier Christine Savage at Samovar Tea Lounge as we discuss "tea basics." - What is Tea? - How to determine quality tea - How to brew tea - About Fair Trade and Organic tea Teas in this video...Herbals, White Tea, Black Tea, Green Tea, Ryokucha, Masala Chai, Quality Tea ... read transcript
	Passage to Peace Trailer Tea is hot! And no one steeps patrons in the ancient and enduring properties of tea like San Francisco's Samovar Tea Lounge. In this compelling podcast, owner Jesse Jacobs explores the reverberations of how one cup of tea serenely enjoyed influences peace throughout the world. Visiting with modern Tea Masters, Jacobs uncovers the mysterious roots of today's highly sought-after tea experience and sheds light on the dark elixir's calming effects.... read transcript