In the comments section of one of my blog posts, documentarian Jussi Rautaniemi posted a link to his video, "Green Tea Leaves," which is a short film about Dobra Tea. It's a Prague-based tea company with tea shops around the world, including two in the United States (in Burlington and Madison). I'm very intrigued by this company, because it's an enormous accomplishment to have grown a tea house into such a large chain.
They focus on Chinese and Japanese tea preparation styles, which they actually take the time to do within their tea shops. I find that to be quite amazing.
The video below is from the Vimeo Web site, and I hope it works for you. Thank you, Jussi, for sharing your video with us.
The 39 Steeps Tea Club now operates out of Valeo Academy, in Hoffman Estates IL, where I teach English Literature. Our students are learning about tea so they can stay awake during my lecture/discussions on The Brothers Karamazov, or Beowulf, or The Canterbury Tales, or Frankenstein. And while they're here, we practice being observant, paying attention to what comes into our mouths as well as what comes out of them.
If your tea company would like a bunch of caffeinated high schoolers and their teachers to explore your wares and maybe write about them, please contact me at SLKnoerr ((at)) gmail ((dot)) com.
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