Winter Walnut Tea

Located in Huntsville Alabama, The Kaffeeklatsch is a well-known coffee shop that has been providing fresh-roasted, quality coffee to coffee lovers since 1976. Guess what? They also sell tea. First-rate teas. Worth tasting, I promise! I had been tipped off so I thought I’d go check them out. I picked up some of their Winter…

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Tea with Good Company

Good Company Cafe started serving tea recently and to kick it off with a bang they offered a full afternoon tea with a modern twist. It was a very popular event with quite a crowd but worth the wait. The Tea First, the most important part is the tea. They’ve started with some solid basic…

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Sassyfras Strawberry

A pleasing fusion of green tea and the fruity strawberries, Piper & Leaf’s Sassyfras Strawberry is a go-to afternoon tea.  Sencha green tea, a very popular Japanese green tea, makes for a light, fresh base. Building from there, the addition of strawberries and beets creates a slightly rosy golden color in the finished brew.  The tea…

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A Budding Business Sprouts and Grows

Innovation and business are exciting.  To me.  Basically, it’s the process of creating something from nothing.  It takes imagination, vision, hard work and persistence.  Just amazing when you think about it. I recently attended a Tea Tasting luncheon at the Botanical Garden where our friends at Piper & Leaf told their story and shared a…

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Piper & Leaf Wins Award

Congratulations to our friends at Piper & Leaf.  They were named one of the 24 winners in the Southern Living 2015 Food Awards.  Of course, this is no surprise to us. You can see their Front Porch Special tea featured on page 112 of the June issue of Southern Living or go to the web page here.…

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Tea at Sterling Health & Wellness

Continuing the thread of where to buy tea in Huntsville, AL… I popped into Sterling Health & Wellness and lo and behold they had a space devoted to tea.  They offer Matcha Source Tea and Piper & Leaf Tea along with some nice books, teapots and accessories. Important to know:  They also have dark chocolate to…

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Galentine’s Day Tea

I picked up a new term from smart girl, Amy Poehler – “Galentine’s Day” – and put it to good use!  We’re not the only ones.  Here’s a link to another Galentine’s Tea going on too! A group of us got together to enjoy our Galentine’s day at Emma’s Tea Room. We had such a good…

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The not-so-sweet Tea Club

Had lunch with some of my friends at Emma’s Tea Room recently.  That’s what it’s all about isn’t it?  Good conversation, good food and good tea.  Cheers!

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Emma’s Tea Room

Emma’s Tea Room in the Huntsville, AL is an excellent place for tea. They have all the elements in place:  an extensive selection of tea, excellent food, and a relaxing atmosphere in a pretty little house located in the trendy Five Points historic district. They have over 60 teas on the menu including black, green,…

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Funky Fairy update

I popped in the new Funky Fairy shop at Lowe Mill.  They’re still on the second floor but they’ve moved into a larger spot across the hallway.  Best of all they now have a much larger stock of loose leaf teas to choose from.  It’ll take awhile to taste them all but I’m the person for the…

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