Watch a video where I explain why herbal infusions, tisanes, and drinks are not actually technically tea.

View photos from when I visited the famous matcha green tea making region of Uji, Japan.

The radicals that comprise the character 茶(cha) tell the elegantly simple story of how tea is a natural plant that we can enjoy as tea thanks to the people who help us harvest it.

The degree to which a tea leaf is oxidized, is the principal factor determining what category of tea the finished leaf will belong to.

Tea processing is the artful manipulation of heat and moisture to optimally control oxidation.

A scientific inquiry into why research has claimed health benefits. We go there with antioxidants, polyphenols, flavonoids and more.

View photos from the fall harvest of Tiegyuanyin oolong tea in Anxi, Fujian from two different years.

everything I’ve wanted to say and have been thinking for the last 10 years about regarding tea, its colonial history, and the legacy of that still today for Whetstone Magazine’s Online Journal.

View photos from a trip to the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea producing area Ella.

View some photos from my visit to Sreemangal the main tea growing area in Bangladesh and first ever visit to a tea growing area.

Listen to my conversation with KCRW Good Food Host Evan Klleinman as we discuss the fascinating story of how Taiwanese style oolong ended up in Mae Salong, Thailand.

Read an article i wrote about my experience traveling around China in search of tea for this academic journal published out of Australian National University.

Watch the segment CBS Sunday Morning produced when they came along with me to the fall tea harvest in Anxi, Fujian in China.

View photos from spring harvest time on Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong Province, China.

Probing Tang Dynasty Chinese poems that discuss tea, loneliness, melancholy, and comfort plus a Mahler symphony inspired by ancient Chinese poetry.

Watch as I discuss looking to ancient Chinese poems about tea for comfort during times of high anxiety today.

A Mini (as in broadstroke highlights) tea history in ancient China before the year 1368 AD.

View classic Chinese scroll paintings from as early as the Song Dynasty depicting tea drinking.

Looking at a 6th century painting in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China we contemplate what connecting tea and ancient rituals means for Tranquil Tuesdays.

Examining a classical Chinese painting about Qing Ming and thinking about tea ancestors.

Visit Chaozhou to feel the chill vibes of a city where it feels like sipping tea with a bunch of other people could sprout up any moment outside on one of the quiet streets.