Phyll Sheng's notes on tea, mostly.

W hen my wife and I have guests at our home, serving tea is a part of our customs and something that requires a bit of thinking ahead. As ov...

Doke Tea Farm While I enjoy subtler teas occasionally, I often find myself shying away from most white teas because I find them to be too de...

[The below is posted by the request of Mr. Aaron Fisher, Senior Editor of the Art of Tea Magazine. The article solicits for your kind opinio...

Harken and rejoice, tea lovers in Los Angeles! Our tap water seems to have outdone itself. It was judged to be as good as bottled water. As ...

Once in a while I come across wine articles that transcend mere hedonism and clichéd enthusiasm for certain wineries or wine-growing regions...

This is an entry long overdue. Many things happened after the June 16th Pasadena Pu'er event until Mr. Chen Chi-Tong left Los Angeles on...

Ah, summer lull seems to be affecting my blog lately. Please pardon the extended absence of any update. A week ago I returned from my S.E. A...

While I am drafting Part V (post-event happenings) for the next installment, I thought I'd share with you some pictures of the 1950'...

PART IV: More about the Party I thought I’d delve a bit more into the details of the party, from my own point of view. The guests were made ...

Part III: Party time! On the 16th of June, to say that my morning was hectic would be a gross understatement. I was fortunate that none of m...

Part II: Prior to the Event On February 27, I received an email from Guang titled “Need Your Opinion”, in which he asked for my recommendati...

Part I: Thank you! Last night I drove Chen Zhi-Tong, the tea master/maker/author, to the Los Angeles International Airport for his flight b...

It's currently 12:40am on Sunday, and I just got back from dinner in Pasadena with a bunch of people, including Chen Zhi Tong, Guang, Li...

[Behind bar L - R: Louise, Will, yours truly, Imen and Nick; guests are seated ] I had a great time at Imen's new tea lounge, Tea Habi...

PREFACE Back in October 2006, I had the pleasure of enjoying Meghma Tea Garden's autumnal oolong from the Eastern Nepal. A discussion on...