Teabag tattoos, men offering to take their shirts off, moments of silliness and a serious caffeine high. We met great people, consumed quality tea and had good times at this year's LA International Tea Fest. Join us! |
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Here are some of the many reasons to love matcha! |
To a tea addict a tea warehouse is a bit of sensory bliss! We did our first round of photos in the ITI warehouse, while drinking loads of tea of course.
Set dressing: Cassandra Vincent & FaithAnn Bailes Photography: Cassandra Vincent & FaithAnn Bailes Photo editing: Tre - www.tregallery.com Thanks to ITI - International Tea Importers Frankie Carlos - www.deckhand.com - camera & Lighting equipment |
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Tea has many uses and shows up in many places, but this one was a surprise. GreenTea your cat can poop in?!
Seriously. I found it to be a great natural alternative to heavy, scented litter and it's tea, so of course I'll give it a try. Thanks to Patrick Ian Moore for assisting in the shoot (and kitten wrangling) |
A few interesting highlights from the World Tea Expo including Mama-kii from Hawaii - an herbal tea [yeah, we know, technically not tea at all but so high in anti-oxidants it's worth a look]. Ajiri tea from Kenya - 100% proceeds support orphan education in Kenya and The Alpha Dominche Steampunk brewing machine |
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Los Angeles International Tea Festival Videos
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The Los Angeles International Tea Festival - experience a World of Tea under one roof |
Emeric Harney of Harney & Sons, master tea blenders, talks about the company and their line of gorgeous teas at the Los Angeles International Tea Festival. |
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At the Los Angeles International Tea Festival, Rona Tison details the many products ITO En has to offer for tea drinkers of all types, and how even the used tea leaves have a function. |
Dr. Hardy, Medical Director at Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, talks about the use of tea in wellness programs for her patients, making the body less friendly to diseases like cancer. |
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Reena Shah talks about custom blend teas and the beginning of her Chado Tea Rooms and of the LA International Tea Festival. |
Tek on starting the Los Angeles International Tea Festival and the personal nature of tea. |
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At the LA Tea Festival Lorna Reeves talks about the many faces of tea that Tea Time Magazine covers and her book "Tea Celebrations". |