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    Michael Pollan gave up caffeine entirely for three months while working on his audiobook, <em>Caffeine</em>. "I recommend it," he says of his time without the drug. "I had some great sleeps." But he didn't realize that a temporary "loss of confidence" an
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    Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Cravings (And Why You Don't Have To Quit)

    Feb 10, 2020
    When Pollan decided to write about caffeine, he gave it up — cold turkey. "I just couldn't focus," he says. "I was irritable. I lost confidence." Caffeine reshapes the brain in surprising ways.
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    Quilp, the epitome of evil in Charles Dickens' <em>The Old Curiosity Shop</em>, seen here with Little Nell, is a dwarf with the head of a giant and a "few discolored fangs" for teeth. But his most grotesque trait is his trick of drinking "boiling tea wit
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    When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story

    May 28, 2019
    Across tea-drinking cultures, writers have milked hot tea for all its worth to add a splash of narrative panache to comic or erotic scenes or to build mood, momentum and character.
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    A satire of women's social discourse in the Queen Anne period depicts six women taking tea in a parlor, with figures on the left signifying hidden emotions and power struggles behind a genteel facade. Circa 1710.
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    The Real 'Favourite' Of Queen Anne's Era? Tea, And The Gossip That Swirled Around It

    Feb 19, 2019
    The Oscar-nominated film has reignited interest in the life (and love interests) of a corpulent, gouty, queen who liked chocolate more than tea. So why are Queen Anne and tea-drinking so closely tied?
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    Christina Dedora of Sanctuary Herbs of Providence works with herb farmer Chang Xiong to produce herbal teas.
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    Politics Planted The Seed For A Business In Herbs And Teas

    Jul 10, 2018
    The 2016 U.S. presidential election led two women to create a business steeped in changing how immigrants are viewed by celebrating their contributions to agriculture.
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    Sure, this elixir is tasty and comforting, but will it actually soothe your sore throat and help bring your voice back?
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    Tea, Honey And Lemon: Does This Classic Trifecta Actually Help A Sore Throat?

    Feb 23, 2018
    The time-honored elixir gets mixed reviews from doctors and, depending on factors such as caffeine or acids, might even make symptoms worse. Another complication: The scientific research is murky.
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    In <em>Dinner with Dickens</em>, British food historian Pen Vogler combines her twin passions for English food and Charles Dickens to recreate 60 Victorian dishes that feature either in his novels or his life.
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    Coffee Or Tea: In Dickens' World, It Might Be A Choice Between Good And Evil

    Feb 07, 2018
    The author of a new book, Dinner with Dickens, has an insightful — though far from scientific — observation: The Victorian writer's good characters prefer tea while dodgier ones lean toward coffee.
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    Tenzing talks with tea farmers from his large farming district on how to successfully run organic tea farms. He also discusses how best to survive in the market, where big tea growers with much cheaper rates can be more competitive.
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    Tea Farmer In India Leads Charge For Organic, Evades The Charge Of Elephants

    Feb 06, 2018
    In the biggest tea-producing region of India, hazards range from red spider mites to wild elephants. One brave grower faces them head on, all while spurring a movement to grow tea organically.
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    In downtown Yangon, customers visit Rangoon Tea House — an example of a tea shop in Myanmar that is exploring new styles.
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    The Politics Of Myanmar's Changing Tea Culture

    Dec 05, 2017
    Myanmar's tea shops have long been central as public spaces to meet and talk, especially during the military regime. But with the country's "opening" to Western influence, their prominence is fading.
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    Propose a Toast!

    Sep 29, 2017

    Fall is here, a time to celebrate bounty and embrace the hearth.

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    Pinkies up, Janeites! We mark the bicentennial of Austen's death with a look at her relationship with a beloved cuppa.
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    It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledged That Jane Austen Pairs Well With Tea

    Jul 18, 2017
    Pinkies up, Janeites! We mark the bicentennial of Austen's death with a look at her relationship with a beloved cuppa.
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    A bag of freshly harvested <em>Camellia sinensis</em> leaves.
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    Pinkies Up! A Local Tea Movement Is Brewing

    Mar 28, 2017
    Most of the world's tea comes from China, India and Sri Lanka. But since 2000, dozens of farms have sprouted across the U.S. producing small-batch, artisanal tea sold at a premium.
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    Pu'er is routinely compressed into cakes, called <em>bings</em>, and wrapped in paper printed with the name of the tea.
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    Why Pu'er, A Complex Tea, Draws Rapt Fans And Big Dollars

    Mar 14, 2017
    Grown in China's remote Yunnan Province, this legendary, fermented dark tea changes as it ages. Like a fine wine, pu'er is sipped, savored and collected by devotees.
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    Cows, which provide organic manure for the estate, wander the property freely and occasionally trample tea plants.
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    PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka's Tea Paradise, A Social Enterprise Is Brewing

    Feb 28, 2017
    The island nation is one of the world's biggest exporters of tea, an industry that employs a sizable part of the population. We visit one organic tea farm that shares revenues with its workers.
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    Adele performs onstage during the Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017.
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    The First #BoycottAdele Wasn't Over A Grammy, But On How To Make Tea

    Feb 14, 2017
    Calls for a boycott are not new for Adele. And now, embroiled in the politics of both left and right, she will likely think longingly back to her first, uncomplicated boycott — about her tea-making.
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    Ruth Campbell Bigelow, the creator of Constant Comment.
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    The Story Behind The 'Tea And Oranges' In Leonard Cohen's Song 'Suzanne'

    Nov 15, 2016
    Cohen's friend Suzanne Verdal fed him a black tea with pieces of orange rind in it. That tea is Constant Comment, sold by the Bigelow Tea Co. First sold in the 1940s, it remains popular even today.
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    Baskets full of fresh tea leaves are sorted at a Lipton tea plantation in Ceylon circa 1900.
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    How Lipton Built An Empire By Selling 'Farm To Table' Tea

    Oct 25, 2016
    Lipton is just about synonymous with industrial Big Tea these days. So you might be surprised to learn that once upon a time, Lipton was known for selling tea direct from its own gardens.
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    Early autumn flush teas ready for tasting in a Darjeeling garden. Each day's output is immediately sampled.  Autumn flush teas can run to bright amber, even burgundy, in color.
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    Autumn Flush: The Best Darjeeling Tea You'll (Likely Never) Taste

    Oct 04, 2016
    Darjeeling is the "Champagne of teas," sold by distinct harvest season, or flush. But while many of India's top tea experts point to the autumn flush as their favorite, those teas are largely unknown.
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    The only commercial tea plantation in the U.S. is located on Wadmalaw Island, S.C. It makes tea from bushes descended from plants first brought here in the 1700s.
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    Yes, America Has A Working Tea Plantation. We Visited It

    Aug 23, 2016
    America's only large-scale commercial tea plantation is located on Wadmalaw Island, S.C. It makes tea from bushes descended from plants first brought here in the 1700s. We chat with its tea taster.
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    Female Tea Workers In One Indian State Fight For Their Rights

    Jul 04, 2016
    They were earning a little less than $3.50 a day. Then their bonus was cut. They didn't trust their union to stand up for them. So they had only one choice.
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    Sujoy Sengupta, a tea taster and blender of Chamong Tee, the largest Darjeeling tea producer, tastes samples.
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    Darjeeling 2.0: Last Auction Of India's 'Champagne Of Teas' Goes Digital

    Jun 21, 2016
    Darjeeling is one of India's most prized and priciest teas. For over a century, it was sold at live auctions steeped in tradition, with all due pomp. But the last of those auctions ended this month.
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    Bechan Baba in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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    Tea Tuesday: Meet The Chai Wallahs Of India

    Jun 14, 2016
    Resham Gellatly and Zach Marks spent eight months traveling through India, meeting with hundreds of India's chai wallahs — or tea vendors — who highlight the country's culture and diversity.
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    A tea lady brings round refreshments for British office workers in the 1970s. All over the U.K., the arrival of the tea ladies with trolleys loaded with a steaming tea urn and a tray of cakes or buns was the high point of the workday.
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    When Britain Fought Against The Tyranny Of Tea Breaks

    Feb 23, 2016
    British tea drinking is on the decline. U.K. leaders might have welcomed such news in the 1970s, when the length of the tea break became a major point of political contention.
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    In 1747, members of the notorious Hawkhurst Gang carried out a brazen midnight raid on the King's Custom House in Poole, England: They broke in and stole back their impounded tea. What followed over the next weeks would shock even hardened criminals.
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    Cuppa Thugs: These Brutal Smugglers Ran An 18th Century Tea Cartel

    Feb 02, 2016
    In the 1700s, steep taxes made tea too pricey for most. Smugglers like the notorious Hawkhurst Gang helped feed England's growing taste for tea, operating with a mix of popular support and fear.
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    The 2,100-year-old tea leaves were found in the tomb of the Jing Emperor Liu Qi, who died in 141 B.C. His portrait hangs in the Han Yangling museum in Xianyang, China.
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    World's Oldest Tea Discovered In An Ancient Chinese Emperor's Tomb

    Jan 26, 2016
    Archaeologists found the 2,100-year-old tea leaves in the tomb of a Han dynasty emperor, suggesting tea was highly valued. But was the emperor drinking tea as we do, or using it as medicine?
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    Sisters Ginger Apyar and Jane Hopson have made Christmas tea at the Willard hotel in D.C. a family tradition. "You know, you just want some refinement," Hopson says.
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    From Raucous To Ritzy: A Brief History Of Christmas Tea

    Dec 22, 2015
    In some fancy hotels, Christmas tea has become a refined respite for harried shoppers. But the tradition's roots are much rowdier: efforts to fight public drunkenness.

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