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Contemporary Art Decor Porcelain tea set 5 pcs In Wooden Gift Box

This orient inspired 5 pieces art decor porcelain tea set is very beautiful, made from Jingdezhen–the most famous porcelain making town in China. Its superior quality and elegant design making it perfect for everyday use, great for a present too. Teapot: L9″ x D7.5″ x H7″ Cups: Diameter 2.5″ x H3″*Bamboo tray is not included*

The Art and Craft of Tea: An Enthusiast’s Guide to Selecting, Brewing, and Serving Exquisite Tea

Let Joseph Wesley Uhl be your guide to the entire world of tea; from peeks into tea production around the world to brewing your own blends at home.”Water is the mother of tea, a teapot its father, and fire the teacher.” — Chinese ProverbAs one of the most consumed beverages in the world, a cup of tea is a common shared experience across cultures and traditions. Companies and consumers alike are reawakening to the benefits of high-quality, unprocessed, natural beverages, and tea is a perfect obsession for anyone interested in artisan food and healthy eating.In The Art and Craft of Tea, entrepreneur and enthusiast Joseph Wesley Uhl brings to the story of tea its due reverence, making its history, traditions, and possibilities accessible to all. If you want to go beyond reading and enter your kitchen, Joseph offers “recipes” for creating your own tea blends using natural ingredients.Inside you’ll find:- A detailed overview of tea’s history and origins- Thoughtful descriptions of global brewing methods- Innovative ideas for iced tea, tea cocktails, and DIY blends.

Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Gods Promises Sympathy Gift Basket

When words alone cannot express how you feel and grieving loved ones are in need of comfort and hope – we offer them this gift of care during life’s most difficult times. This lovely arrangement features the book “Your Grief and God’s Promises” filled with comfort and hope for Christians during grieving. We then arrange gourmet snacks in a beautiful presentation including Too Good Gourmet Cookies, soothing Herbal Tea, spiced Chai Tea, Biscoff Tea Cookies, Cocoa Comfort, Fruit & Nut Mix, Fruit Bonbon Candy,and Chocolate Toffee Candy. We hand craft each gift with attention to detail, tie it with ribbons and include a personalized gift message from you to convey your heartfelt sympathy. Manufactured by Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets.

Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats

An illustrated lifestyle cookbook on the Swedish tradition of fika–a twice-daily coffee break–including recipes for traditional baked goods, information and anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, and the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom.Sweden is one of the world’s top coffee consuming nations, and the twice-daily social coffee break known as fika is a cherished custom. Fika can be had alone or in groups, indoors or outdoors, while traveling or at home. A time to take a rest from work and chat with friends or colleagues over a cup and a sweet treat, fika reflects the Swedish ideal of slowing down to appreciate life’s small joys. In this adorable illustrated cookbook, Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall share nearly fifty classic recipes from their motherland—from cinnamon buns and ginger snaps to rhubarb cordial and rye bread—allowing all of us to enjoy this charming tradition regardless of where we live.

KRUPS KT600 Silver Art Collection Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker with Chrome Stainless Steel Housing, 10-Cup, Silver

Inspired by professionals and designed for connoisseurs, KRUPS products have been built with three key attributes in mind: Passion, Precision and Perfection. The KRUPS KT600 Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker belongs to the Silver Art Collection composed of the KT600 Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker, the XP4600 Pump Espresso Machine, the KH754 2-slice Toaster, the BW600 Cordless Electric Kettle and the ZX800 Electric Citrus Press. Created by some of Europe’s top designers this collection brings elegance, harmony and serenity to the kitchen. Each product is a combination of superior technology, meticulous engineering, graceful design and unparalleled functionality. Ideal for those who like to take their time in the morning, the KRUPS KT600 coffee maker features a thermal carafe to keep coffee warm for hours. Its simple and convenient on/off swith button and the pause and serve function which allows you to serve coffee before all of the water has passed through the filter make its use a daily pleasure. Combining design, ease-of-use and optimal results the KRUPS KT600 Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker is a unique product of its kinds.

The Art and Craft of Coffee: An Enthusiast’s Guide to Selecting, Roasting, and Brewing Exquisite Coffee

“In the decades that Kevin Sinnott has spent meeting with and interviewing hundreds of coffee professionals, rather than crossing over to the dark side and becoming one himself, he has taken what he has learned and translated it from coffee geek-speak into English. Why? For the sole purpose of allowing you to better enjoy your coffee. In short, if you like coffee, you will love this book.” —Oren Bloostein, proprietor of Oren’s Daily Roast There is no other beverage that gives you a better way to travel the world than coffee. You can literally taste the volcanic lava from Sumatra, smell the spice fields of India, and lift your spirits to the Colombian mountaintops in your morning cup of joe. The Art and Craft of Coffee shows you how to get the most out of your coffee, from fresh-roasted bean to hand-crafted brew. In The Art and Craft of Coffee, Kevin Sinnott, the coffee world’s most ardent consumer advocate, educates, inspires, and caffeinates you. Inside you will find: How green coffee beans are farmed and harvested Insight into single-origin coffee beans and worldwide coffee harvests A photo guide to roasting your own coffee at home How to choose the best grinder for your beans A complete, visual manual for 9 coffee brewing styles, including French press, vacuum, Chemex, auto-drip, Turkish ibrik, and espresso Delicous recipes for dozens of coffee and espresso beverages

The Ancient Art of Tea: Wisdom From the Ancient Chinese Tea Masters

“It is my hope that this book will encourage others in the West to pick up where the ancients and the author left off and go out and search for sources of sweet water here in North America. … It is time for us to pick up the mantle and spread the word, Tea.”—Dr. Eric Messersmith, Institute for Asian Studies, Florida International UniversityThe health benefits of tea, from green teas to white, oolong and black teas, are well known in our world today. How to create the perfect, healthy cup of tea is a process few people truly understand, making The Ancient Art of Tea a needed guide for tea lovers.Making a perfect cup of tea is a dynamic process that requires the right environment, good spring water, a suitable fire to boil water, skill in steeping tea, and deep understanding of tea connoisseurship.From a variety of ancient tea texts comes a broader perspective and deeper insight into the topics that surround the tea drinking experience. The ancient Chinese held tea and the various types of tea in high regard for its medicinal and rejuvenative properties. They prized the teas that grew high on the mountains, in crags and crevices in the rocks. They believed that tea was best brewed with pure, clean, mountain spring water, and that fire should be from clean and natural sources since properly heated water would define the subtle tastes of the tea. Using the proper utensils enhanced the taste and experience of tea drinking. And they believed that where you had your tea, along with the people with whom you shared the experience, all determine the value of the tea.The Ancient Art of Tea contains vital information to assist tea drinkers in their quest for yet another pot of delicious tea. This book teaches the two fundamental secrets to tea as practiced in ancient China—technique and taste. These exemplify some of the basic concepts of the philosophy of tea, which greatly enhances tea enjoyment. Not only an exhaustive source of tea knowledge, The Ancient Art of Tea is also a very important volume in the study of Chinese tea and is sure to become a classic in itself.