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Ringing in the Year of the Dragon

On January 23, 2012 By

Chinese new year is filled with a lot of traditions and symbolisms. And one that my siblings and I always participated in as kids was the serving of new year’s tea to our parents.

The serving of tea is a Chinese custom that demonstrates respect for the person you’re serving, and oftentimes that [...]

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This tiny neighborhood in San Francisco always has something new happening, but it retains a calm that probably makes it so attractive to tea lovers.

How else can you explain that Hayes Valley was once the home of the experimental tea restaurant Modern Tea (now closed) and an outlet of Salmovar Tea? And now it’s [...]

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