Last week, I wrote about using a timer when making tea…today, I am going to talk about water temperature and the importance of getting it just right! I have always liked my tea hot…can’t stand cold tea…but as I learned more about the complexities of tea brewing, I realised that temperature plays a big role […]
Ever had tea that was so strong, it could have melted a hole in your cup? Or taken a mouthful to find it too bitter to drink? Or discovering there is no real flavour? The likely cause is because the tea has not been brewed for the correct amount of time…too long, and the tea […]
I love Fridays! I particularly love Fridays when they are attached to a long weekend…like this one! So for this week’s edition of My Friday Five, I have put together some things to do in this wonderful city of ours! 1. Shifting Gear Exhibition This exhibition is currently on at the Ian Potter Centre in […]
After my rant yesterday about us tea drinkers being treated like second class citizens at many cafes, today we discovered somewhere to get a properly made cup of tea while in the Melbourne’s CBD! Tucked away in the Emporium shopping centre, there is a T2 store with a difference… This store has a brew bar…you […]
Dear Cafe Owners, My husband and I are regular brunchers…we love to head out into this city of ours over the weekend and discover new places to indulge in a brunch…and a cup or two of good tea. But we are finding that the art of making a drinkable cup of real tea is often […]
A week or so ago, we heard some sad news…one of our favourite tea houses in Melbourne was closing it’s doors. We discovered Storm in a Teacup back in 2013, and have been regular visitors there since…and we always have some Storm tea stocked in our pantry. So as the closing date of 31st May […]
Every now and then, two of my interests combine to create something perfect…this is one of them! The T2 Teamaker redesigns the conventional teapot, and allows a perfect cup of tea to be brewed…a gadget that makes good tea…yep, perfect! All you do is put the suggested amount of tea leaves into the Teamaker…currently enjoying […]
As our regular readers will know, we love a good cup of tea…and when staying in a different city, we like to find the best places to get real tea…not just a tea bag waved at hot water, and which is then usually left to stew till undrinkable. A few days ago, I wrote about […]