Memories of Hangzhou
On my last day in Hangzhou, a friend arrived at my hotel with some of that most precious of commodities – new season West Lake Longjing…
The pleasures of tea (and Chinese breakfast)
Last week I dropped in on Postcard Teas, the amazing little teashop in London run by Tim D’Offay. At the moment he has an exhibition of…
Tea in bed
I’m ill in bed today with the rotten cold that seems to be sweeping through London. And it’s at times like these that I can’t live…