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Test Your Knowledge

This week is my final exam on the mandatory Serv-Safe course required for all restaurant owners or operators.  Here are some typical questions that often appear on the test -...

Test Your Knowledge

This week is my final exam on the mandatory Serv-Safe course required for all restaurant owners or operators.  Here are some typical questions that often appear on the test -...

Update on our Teapot Cake

Apparently, I mis-spoke yesterday about the artist responsible for our wonderful Teapot Cake.  True, it comes from The Butter End but the story is more local.  They are now trying...

Update on our Teapot Cake

Apparently, I mis-spoke yesterday about the artist responsible for our wonderful Teapot Cake.  True, it comes from The Butter End but the story is more local.  They are now trying...

Where do my Fair Trade dollars go?

Last week, two of our large wholesale customers asked us to provide some detail on what happened to their Fair Trade dollars.  Yesterday was the 3rd quarter 2009 reporting date...

Where do my Fair Trade dollars go?

Last week, two of our large wholesale customers asked us to provide some detail on what happened to their Fair Trade dollars.  Yesterday was the 3rd quarter 2009 reporting date...

Edible work of art..

Truly, the world is an amazing place.  Look at the gift we received yesterday from one of our customers!  A cake in the shape of a teapot with a matching...

Edible work of art..

Truly, the world is an amazing place.  Look at the gift we received yesterday from one of our customers!  A cake in the shape of a teapot with a matching...

The authenticity of Darjeeling

It is a commonly known fact in the tea industry that although 10 million kgs. of Darjeeling tea are produced annually, 40 million kgs. get sold as "Darjeeling" every year! ...

The authenticity of Darjeeling

It is a commonly known fact in the tea industry that although 10 million kgs. of Darjeeling tea are produced annually, 40 million kgs. get sold as "Darjeeling" every year! ...

Today's Specialty Food Consumer

In the October issue of Specialty Food Magazine, 2009 survey results were published on today's specialty food consumer.  Tea - the kind we offer- is considered a specialty food.  Here...

Today's Specialty Food Consumer

In the October issue of Specialty Food Magazine, 2009 survey results were published on today's specialty food consumer.  Tea - the kind we offer- is considered a specialty food.  Here...