Welcome to Asia Tea Society

Tea is healthy to body
Tea opens up the mind's eye
Tea cultivates good manners

Upcoming Events

No public event is scheduled at this time.

Past Events

August 23 and September 27, 2008 2:00 - 4:00 PM: Korean tea ceremony workshop for family at Old Hyde Park Village in cooperation with Tampa Artist Emporium, Tampa, Florida. (813) 254-3443 www.tampaartistemporium.com

June 14 and June 28, 2008 Saturday 2:00 - 3:30 PM: Introductory Korean tea ceremony workshop for potters in cooperation with St. Pete Clay Company in St. Petersburg, Florida.
(727) 896-5770 www.stpeteclay.com

Members Only

Upcoming Events

Tea and Pottery Workshop
October 2010. Make your own Japanese matcha tea bowls. The fee includes clay, glazes, and firing. We have a kiln on our premise.

Annual Poolside BBQ Party
Tentative date: October 16, 2010 Saturday

Past Events

Valentine's Day Afternoon Tea: February 14, 2010. Sunday 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Our member, Gail Henderson, is organizing a Fashion Show and Tea at Tampa Yacht & Country Club. Proceeds will benefit military wives' attendance to this event. Asia Tea Society members who wants to participate as a group, please send $30 to Gail. Gail's phone number: 813.928.1166. Don't forget to wear a hat!

Scone Making: February 20, 2010. Saturday at noon.
Former restaurent owner and our member, Judy Schiffbauer, is the instructor. The scones we make will be paired with Darjeeling Okayti Treasure Tea. Participants will enjoy the English style afternoon tea. Fee.

New Year's Tea Ceremony
January 16, 2010. Saturday 2:00 - 4:00 PM
We celebrated the Year of Tiger with the Okinawan Tea Ceremony. Okinawan "bukubuku" (foam) tea and pastry were served after the tea ritual. We apologize to guests who could not join this event due to space limit.

Korean Tea Pastry Making: November 14, 2009 Saturday 2PM
Make Maejakwa (a sparrow on plum) pastry, have a tea party and take some home. Bring your apron and be ready to have fun.

New Year's Garden Party: January 16, 2010 Saturday 2:00 - 4:00 PM
We celebrated the Year of Tiger with the Okinawan Tea Ceremony. Okinawan "bukubuku" (foam) tea and pastry were served after the tea ritual. We apologize to guests who could not join this event due to space limit.

Korean Tea Pastry Making: November 14, 2009 Saturday 2PM
Make Maejakwa (a sparrow on plum) pastry, have a tea party and take some home. Bring your apron and be ready to have fun.

Annual Poolside BBQ Party: October 17, 2009 Saturday Noon - 3PM
This year's menu included Sanjeok (skewed beef and leek marinated in Korean sauce), kimchi pancake and green tea. Our member, Susan O's mango pudding and Thai style salad were to die for. 22 members gathered and had a great time.

New Year's Tea Party: January 17, 2009 Saturday 11:00 AM. Fifteen members celebrated the new year with a Korean tea ceremony. The lotus tea, cake tea and home-made traditional tea pastries were served.

Poolside Korean BBQ: October 29, 2008 Wednesday 1:00 PM. Please refer to our Winter 2008 newsletter for the Korean BBQ (Pulgogi) recipe.

Tea Soap: On October 4, 2008, eight members had fun making their own green tea soap. The ingredients we used were soap base, powdered green tea, last year's Korean green tea leaves, olive oil, honey, fragrance and soap color.

Tea Cuisine: On June 4, 2008, six members made their own tea noodles and enjoyed an Asian style lunch. By popular demand, the recipe is listed. Flour 3C, powdered green tea 5 ts, brewed green tea 1C. Dough setting in a breadmaker (takes 15 minutes.) With manual pasta maker, make fettucini.

Ongoing
There will be no tea ceremony lessons during summer. The lessons resume in September 2010.

Korean Tea Ceremony: Learn a beautiful and relaxing way of enjoying healthy green tea. Read classic tea literature. Fee includes tea and sweets.

First Wednesday (9/1, 10/6, 11/3)
Advance 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Beginner 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Japanese O-cha-ji, a tea gathering: Watch and learn "Hira demae", basic powdered tea ceremony. Taste your own powdered tea and seasonal sweets from Japan. Fee includes powdered tea and sweets.

Third Wednesday (9/15, 10/20, 11/17)
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Tea Ceremony

For information about the Asian tea ceremony performance and other tea-related events for corporate, educational and private functions, please contact Mrs. Na at tea4na@hotmail.com.

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