Ho-gee-cha. Did I say it right? My Japanese friends politely nod yes, but I’m pretty sure I hung on the gee a little too long. My first taste of hojicha, or toasted green tea, was in a latte and a brownie at Behind the Museum Cafรฉ in Portland. Every form of the toasted tea was […]
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A Little Tea With Your Liquor?
Townshend’s line of tea-infused spirits
Townshend’s Teahouse has been a fixture of Bend for eight years now, rocking it on Bond Street with a mix of teas, kombucha, and comfortable sofas. What some may not know about them, however, is that it also has a distillery. Thomas & Sons Distillery is the name of Townshend’s spirits project, officially launched in […]
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Tea For All
Metolius Tea is homegrown, but globally appealing
Metolius Tea & Apothecary owner Amy Seidenverg was living in New York and studying the theory of history when she stumbled upon an herb shop in Brooklyn that changed her life’s path. The Brooklyn herb shop held a community class, where Seidenverg discovered she had a hidden passion for plant medicine and herbal remedies. Returning […]