Twelve Foodie Days of Christmas: Day 8 – For the Tea Party Enthusiast
With their best clothes on and their pinkies up, we’re thankful to have tea party enthusiasts on our gift list (and we’re not referring to the band). If you’ve ever shopped for a cozy cup-loving sipper, you know that pre-packaged tea bags simply won’t do. It’s day eight of our Twelve Days of Foodie Gifts and we’re doing our best Mad Hatter expression while sharing our picks for best tea and tea accessories around the city.
It’s not enough to simply enjoy black tea or green tea these days. Not with folks like Tealish that have at least a dozen flavored teas under each umbrella. Featuring bright containers that promise hangover help or detox, there’s a flavor not just for every taste bud, but every mood. We’re particularly tickled by the seasonal flavours! Grab a sample pack to try them all.
Umbra Buddy Tea Infuser @ Eat Your Words
Sometimes, you don’t have people (or stuffed animals) available for a tea party. That doesn’t mean you have to have tea “alone.” Enter this adorable tea strainer! He’s taking a hot, comfortable bath in your mug, and, ensuring your loose tea gets good use too.
The process of scooping loose tea, steeping it, and taking the first deep sip is a nearly religious practice. But Sloane takes things to a new level, adding notoriously ascetic tins that bring your eyesight into the game. Those colorful, artistic graphics make this tea a double duty gift. When the buds are long drunk, the tin can live on. Go for their best seller, Heavenly Cream.
Want company with your next tea? Want to discover all these goodies and more in one tasty day? Join us on our Kris Kingle Crawl, or, gift yourself or a friend passes to any of our 2014 tours with a gift certificate.
Photography by: Eva Lampert
Get caught up on the 12 Days of Foodie Giveaways:
Day 2: For those who like it HOT!
Day 3: For the Toast of the Town