That's right, tea lovers. At the end of this month, after one-and-a-half years, Operation: TEA will be closing up. In fact, the Tearoom is already closed. The reasons are not entirely sad, though. Although running a tea business was one of my dreams, it wasn't the only one. This fall, I will be attending the University of Cincinnati for a Masters of Architecture degree. In about four years, I will be an architect.
As I still have a stock of tea left, I will be running a sale from now until I leave. Everything in the Tea Shop is 25% off.
I want to thank everyone who has supported my mission to bring quality tea to Vietnam. Although this may be the end of Operation: TEA, I have no doubt that something better will grow out of this for everyone.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Samovar Style
For this piece I tapped into my Soviet roots and made a Samovar inspired tea set. For those unfamiliar with the Russian style of drinking tea, a Samovar is a large vessel that keeps water hot and is paired with a teapot where the leaves are left to steep for a long time. The over-steeped tea is called the zavarka. You add a bit of tea from the zavarka to your cup and the rest is filled with water from the kettle to taste. Usually it looks something like this:
And mine looks like this:
And mine looks like this:
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