Did I Make a Difference?
When it’s all said and done, will you consider whether your presence on this planet made one iota of difference? We believe everyone wants to know their lives made a difference.
Month: January 2008
Mirin Mirin on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest of them All?
What is mirin, why should you care, and what do we do about it?
Slow Down 2008
Living in 2008, we sometimes get caught up in all our obligations and to-do lists., forgetting about the little things in life. At Samovar, we intentionally try to slow you down. Sometimes that can be painful, so please be patient. Through your pot of tea, and the experience of brewing, it, serving it, and sipping it, you will come to actually enjoy beauty of slowness.
Tomorrow’s Tamari Takes Time
Since the Buddhist monk Kakushin brought back the original soy sauce from China in 1254, soy sauce has become virtually ubiquitous world wide. So what is the difference between Soy Sauce, Shoyu and Tamari?
The Four Agreements (Samovar-Style)
Tara, one of our esteemed leaders from the Yerba Buena location recently inspired us with her book recommendation The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz.
Samovar Tea Lounge Mission in a Teacup
For those of you who may not have had the chance to visit us in person, to experience what life is like in the tea lounge, you might not really understand our mission. So, we decided to put it down on paper, or screen in this case.