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My Tea Love Story
This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!
First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. 
So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. 
I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   
I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) 
Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  
Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  
My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. 
So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.
I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. 
When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  
A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing
When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). 
I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. 
So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  
I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.
I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  
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My Tea Love Story
This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!
First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. 
So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. 
I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   
I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) 
Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  
Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  
My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. 
So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.
I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. 
When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  
A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing
When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). 
I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. 
So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  
I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.
I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  
__________________________________________________________
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My Tea Love Story
This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!
First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. 
So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. 
I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   
I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) 
Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  
Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  
My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. 
So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.
I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. 
When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  
A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing
When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). 
I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. 
So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  
I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.
I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  
__________________________________________________________
If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to 
Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware
Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China
Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique
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My Tea Love Story
This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!
First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. 
So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. 
I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   
I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) 
Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  
Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  
My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. 
So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.
I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. 
When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  
A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing
When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). 
I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. 
So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  
I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.
I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  
__________________________________________________________
If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to 
Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware
Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China
Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique
Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story
This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!
First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. 
So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. 
I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   
I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) 
Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  
Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  
My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. 
So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.
I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. 
When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  
A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing
When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). 
I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. 
So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  
I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.
I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  
__________________________________________________________
If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to 
Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware
Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China
Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique
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My Tea Love Story

This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!

First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive.

So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst.

I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   

I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it)

Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  

Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  

My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though.

So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.

I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor.

When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  

A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing

When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above).

I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more.

So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  

I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.

I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting. 

__________________________________________________________

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You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove?  
That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese! 
Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer.
We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place: 
“Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.”
Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy. 
So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection!
To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website.
Formaggio Kitchen details:
244 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel: 617-354-4750
 
Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions
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You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove?  
That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese! 
Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer.
We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place: 
“Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.”
Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy. 
So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection!
To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website.
Formaggio Kitchen details:
244 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel: 617-354-4750
 
Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions
Zoom Info

You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove? 

That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese!

Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer.

We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place:

“Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.”

Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy. 

So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection!

To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website.

Formaggio Kitchen details:

244 Huron Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

tel: 617-354-4750

 

Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions

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Visit to Qimen Black Tea Fields
On our Spring Harvest tea trip, we were able to visit the producers of our Qimen Black Tea. We enjoyed exploring the tea fields and had our first cup of this year’s Qimen Black Tea…delicious!
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Cool Porcelain Art: Handmade Porcelain Butterfies
We discovered these amazing pieces wandering around Jingdezhen. These 25,000 handmade porcelain butterflies were created by porcleain artist Caroline Cheng who wanted to push the boundaries of the traditional blue and white pots synonymous with Jingdezhen blue and white. As you can see, it is thousands of tiny butterflies sewn upon a cloth cut in the shape of a traditional Chinese robe.
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We discovered these amazing pieces wandering around Jingdezhen. These 25,000 handmade porcelain butterflies were created by porcleain artist Caroline Cheng who wanted to push the boundaries of the traditional blue and white pots synonymous with Jingdezhen blue and white. As you can see, it is thousands of tiny butterflies sewn upon a cloth cut in the shape of a traditional Chinese robe.
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Cool Porcelain Art: Handmade Porcelain Butterfies

We discovered these amazing pieces wandering around Jingdezhen. These 25,000 handmade porcelain butterflies were created by porcleain artist Caroline Cheng who wanted to push the boundaries of the traditional blue and white pots synonymous with Jingdezhen blue and white. As you can see, it is thousands of tiny butterflies sewn upon a cloth cut in the shape of a traditional Chinese robe.

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Even the Stoplights are Porcelain in Jingdezhen!
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