Tastemaker Tea Podcast: Episode 4 – Numi

In Oakland, over on Broadway, there’s a co-working space in a bustling complex known as the Hive. As you open the front door, you’ll probably see the smiling face of Numi Organic Tea co-founder, Ahmed Rahim. He and his sister Reem are the founders of local and nationally distributed tea company Numi Organic Teas. I had been… Continue reading Tastemaker Tea Podcast: Episode 4 – Numi

Tastemaker Tea Podcast: Episode 3

People who work tradeshows have a certain unspoken camaraderie. There is a worn look about the sparkling eyes that says, I too will talk to 500 people today. The moments leading up to a tradeshow tend to be squirreled away and regarded as precious time of quiet before the floodgates of the convention doors are… Continue reading Tastemaker Tea Podcast: Episode 3

San Mateo Cooking Class: Celebrate Hot Tea Month

photo by Stephanie Shih This one’s going to be a quickie, but stay tuned because I’ve got a recipe coming your way soon that I’m tweaking and re-tweaking until it’s just right and ready to share with you. If you are in the Peninsula or South Bay, you are invited to celebrate National Hot Tea Month… Continue reading San Mateo Cooking Class: Celebrate Hot Tea Month

Tea with Tastemakers Podcast: Episode 2

Do you have a car ride ahead of you for a certain holiday of thankfulness this week? To sweeten the miles, our newest episode of Teatime with Tastemakers tea podcast is up! And, good news—we are in the process of getting the podcast up on the iTunes store. Stay tuned for that update. But, first,… Continue reading Tea with Tastemakers Podcast: Episode 2

Tea with Tastemakers Podcast

In college, I worked at the campus newspaper and moonlighted down the hall at the radio station, KPNI. It was there I learned the value of not popping my P’s or T’s and developed an appreciation for techno music from the station manager. My show lasted for an hour during which I would read PSA’s… Continue reading Tea with Tastemakers Podcast

Steeped Book: Food Allergy Guide

Today’s Steeped’s one month birthday (I wonder if people celebrate books like babies and count the months after cookery conception?) A friend of mine has been posting photos to show how his baby is growing, juxtaposing her next to a gigantic Hello Kitty! doll. To think, one day she will dwarf that kitty. To think, I… Continue reading Steeped Book: Food Allergy Guide