Henrietta Lovell is best known as “The Rare Tea Lady”. She is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink tea by replacing industrially produced teabags with the highest quality tea leaves. Her quest has seen her travel to the Shire Highlands of Malawi, across the foothills of the Himalayas, and to hidden gardens
Henrietta Lovell is best known as “The Rare Tea Lady”. She is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink tea by replacing industrially produced teabags with the highest quality tea leaves. Her quest has seen her travel to the Shire Highlands of Malawi, across the foothills of the Himalayas, and to hidden gardens in the Wuyi-Shan to source the world’s most extraordinary teas. Infused invites us to discover these remarkable places, introducing us to the individual growers and household name chefs Lovell has met along the way – and reveals the true pleasures of tea. The result is a delicious infusion of travel writing, memoir, recipes, and glorious photography, all written with Lovell’s unique charm and wit.
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All my tea questions have been answered, excellent and fun to read! This book is a must have for tea lovers. I have never enjoyed bagged tea and have thought that the tea they brew tastes more like the bag than the tea. Ms. Lovell confirms all my thoughts about tea and I learned a great deal as well. I have been brewing leaf tea for many years now and this book will help me to be even better at it. She is an expert that shares all of her knowledge and a great deal of joy. I hope to meet her someday, we have very similar tastebuds. I made her White Silver…
Stories of a life infused with the flavors and fragrances of tea. If we take the time to consider the tea we drink, there are stories inside our cups . In this wonderful book, Henrietta Lovell artfully shares the best stories from hers.
Quick, vivid and inspiring! What a mysterious world my warm mug came from A beautiful, rich description of the gamut of experiences inside the tea world. Ranging from the hidden, ancient villages is in rural China and India to the technological peak of gourmet eating in major cities and the sub arctic waters of Norway to the roasting droughts of Malawi! I have never been so inspired and jealous as I am of Henrietta! These are beautiful, personal experiences from a world she makes accessible for all of us to feel personally connected to. And I think it achieves her…