Respect is nice, kind, and something you give to strangers and you’re supposed to give to your elders. It’s formal and it’s externally motivated by society and others. Reverence is deep, spiritual, and comes from inside. It’s hard to force reverence. It’s also harder to find it. But when you look deeper, and listen harder, […]
Month: January 2012
Samovar on Forbes.com: 5 Ways to Find Your Zen
Samovar’s event Tea With Zen and the Art of Life Management was recently featured on Forbes.com.
Samovar in the NY Times: Teahouses’ Unique Blends Are Not Just in the Cup
The New York Times Dining and Wine Section features Samovar among the colorful and diverse San Francisco Bay Area teahouses.
CNN Money Small Biz Tips Video: Samovar Tea Lounge Sizzles
CNN Money Small Biz Tips comes to San Francisco to check out Samovar Tea Lounge and find out how a small tea business grows. Watch the video here.
Fortune Small Business Reports: Tea Cozy- With help from his friends, an entrepreneur creates spaces for lingering.
Fortune Small Business visits Samovar Tea Lounge to take a look at how design has played a role in creating cozy little spots for tea community.
Inc. Magazine Fastest Growing Companies – Samovar Made the List!
Thanks to our customers* Inc. Magazine has named Samovar Tea Lounge one of the 5000 fastest-growing companies in America!!!
Forbes Visits Samovar: Personal Best -Tea Drinking Techies
Tea is becoming the drink of choice for getting work done. Forbes.com Video Network visits Samovar to check out why entrepreneurs and techies are getting so passionate about tea.
Samovar in Edible San Francisco Magazine
The Village & Valley: Samovar By Jessica Goldman The corner of 18th and Sanchez was once home to an Internet café where customers plugged in and zoned out, or grabbed a cup of joe and hurried off. But when Jesse Jacobs took over, he one-eightied the coffee shop into a tea lounge, replacing jolts of […]
Jesse Jacobs interviewed by Kevin Rose on Foundation
In this episode Kevin sits down with Jesse Jacobs, founder of Samovar, for a chat about starting up a brick-and-mortar businesses, how Samovar began and the philosophy behind their business, how to find and train passionate employees, and more: