http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Terry+Calamito Food and Drinks Terry Calamito Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=72438&ca=Food+and+Drinks These tips on caring for your new Yixing (sometimes called Zisha) teapot will help you enjoy your tea and your pot to the fullest. There are many schools of thought in the tea world, but people who know and love these clay pots will agree that your pots should be properly initiated before preparing... Food and Drinks Terry Calamito Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=72436&ca=Food+and+Drinks The best possible water to use for infusing tea is well water. But here are the alternatives for us city folk: Tips for a pure brew: * Tea leaves love spring water, so use it if you have it available. This is my first choice because it is the next best thing to well water. * Use purified or filtered... Food and Drinks Terry Calamito Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=72433&ca=Food+and+Drinks Michael Ricci was weeding the Tea House garden when I arrived for our interview. We sat in front of the little tea "hut" at Buddhist-inspired Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where in just one hour I would scoot through the tiny doorway on my knees to participate in my first Japanese Tea Cerem... Food and Drinks Terry Calamito Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=72447&ca=Food+and+Drinks "Theresa, will you take your tea in the garden, or in the lounge, dear?" Margaret pronounced the second "e" as "ay" -- Ther-AY-sa -- making it sound royal to my American ear. I was staying with Gathaen and Margaret Jones, friends of my parents, during my first trip to England. Margaret informed me r...