Tea Under the Palms: From Leaf to Kettle, a History of Tea and the Art of a Proper Tea Party

2025 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Cookbooks - Specialty

"I wrote this book to extol the pleasures of my own habit of afternoon tea in the hope of drawing others into it."

"Wars have been waged, royal marriages arranged, companies formed, and world problems solved over a perfect cup of tea. It's neither inebriating, expensive, nor fattening, and yet there's nothing quite so effective for regaining one's equilibrium and perspective—or simply relaxing."

Who could argue with that?

In this beautiful b...