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Monthly Archives: May 2012


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Pavillon de Thé by Joana Vasconcelos

From 26th of  May until 28th of October 2012, Waddesdon in collaboration with Christie’s, is the venue for a major outdoor exhibition of contemporary sculpture. The exhibition has been timed as a sculptural counterpoint to Waddesdon’s recent acquisition of Chardin’s Boy building a House of Cards.  It also builds on Waddesdon’s own commitment to contemporary art and its significant and growing collection of work, which includes pieces by Richard Long, Sarah Lucas, Michael Craig-Martin, Angus Fairhurst and Stephen Cox and the famous Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos with the ”Pavillon de Thé”. 

“Pavillon de Thé” (2012) is a gigantic wrought-iron teapot with 5 meters height.

Check out this video from Christie’s: http://www.christies.com//features/joana-vasconcelos-pavillon-de-the-2485-3.aspx

Waddesdon house has acres of beautiful gardens, delectable food and wine, and a stunning collection of art, porcelain and paintings.  All yours to explore… For more information visit: http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/

Happy Tea Break.

Tania


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Tea Time. Fancy a beer?

Molson Coors Brewing Co, one of the world’s largest brewer, is introducing Coors Light Iced T. 

Coors Light Iced T is being described as “Iced tea-flavored beer” with a citrus flavour, roughly 4% alcohol content and no caffeine.

CEO Peter Swinburn said that their idea is to mix the word’s most refreshing beer, Coors Light, with the world’s most refreshing non-alcoholic drink, ICED TEA, and they hope to attract the kind of drinkers who typically drink wine or cocktails instead of beer.

I tried Beer Tea in China and it was quite nice so would love to try this one as well but their launching this product in Canada first before rolling out to the other markets.

Happy Tea Time.

Tania


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Tea in Buenos Aires

Hey Tea lovers,

In this BBC article you can find very useful information about how and where to drink a good Mate in Argentina! Maybe you can start planning a trip to this amazing country! I wish I could!

Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120405-drinking-mate-in-buenos-aires

Happy Tea Break,

Mariana


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A great Tea from Africa – The African Dawn

I just received a great present from my dearest friend Helen – 200g Loose Rooibos Tea.

Image from thew websiteThis Tea comes from a Rooibos Tea Estate called African Dawn and it is produced by The Big Five Rooibos Company (Pty.) Ltd. The company was born in 1998 and it is one of the world´s leading Rooibos Tea estate.

They produce 5 different kinds of Rooibos: Natural Rooibos; and then flavoured Rooibos with Lemon, Vanilla, Honey and Blackcurrant.

The company also does different kinds of packaging. This specific pack is what the company´s considers to be the ´old style super grade long cut´ Rooibos.

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For more information please check their website: http://www.africandawn.com/index.html

I have just tried it and it is a fantastic Rooibos, Thank you Helen!!

Mariana!


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Panda Dung Tea – The world’s most expensive Tea

The world’s most expensive Tea is set to go on sale – and the secret ingredient is panda dung.

An Yanshi, an entrepreneur in southwest China, grows organic Tea in  Ya’an (Sichuan province) using tonnes of excrement from panda bears living at nearby breeding centres as a fertiliser. The unusual ingredient was chosen by Mr. Yanshi for its unique health qualities. It is believed that pandas, who live on a diet of wild bamboo, absorb only 30% of nutrients from their food, therefore, in theory, they excrete 70% of their diet’s goodness, thus creating the perfect nutrient-rich soil for Tea.

 

Mr. An describes the Tea as fragrant and smooth.

Workers at the tea plant picking leaves grown using panda dung (Source: http://news.sky.com/)

The Tea is about to be exported around the world and will cost £2,200 for 50g (16 cups) becoming the most expensive Tea in the world.

Happy Tea Break.

Tania

 

 

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