Hello from the Big Island ^-^

I’ve been in Hawai’i for a month and am heading to NYC tomorrow morning. We spent the last few weeks visiting tea farms on the Big Island, tasting though a bunch of mamaki, and working on tea projects on Oahu. Just did a segment with CBS This Morning, and I’ve been meaning to share this clip we filmed at Ippodo. It’s a little talk on matcha.

Ok, see you guys back in the city!

Happy Tuesday ^-^

A few weeks ago I met with Ashley (she coordinates educational classes at Murray’s Cheese in NYC). I brought the teas and she did the cheese (happily we had access to an endless variety of cheese from Murray’s). It made for an amazing afternoon.

We found that the best pairings enhanced both the tea and cheese, but also introduced a new, third flavor that wasn’t there before. An oolong and aged gouda revealed honey notes that neither the tea or cheese had on it’s own. Darjeeling and Comté brought out the flavor of roasted chestnuts…