Masala Chai
From SAVEUR Issue #167 This extravagantly spiced black tea, infused with ginger, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, and black pepper, is a staple in northeast India. It is often…
View ArticleThe Love of Tea
From SAVEUR Issue #167 Wherever you are in India, you're never far from a tea vendor peddling chai, a sweet, milky tea, from trays of steaming glasses.
View ArticleFord's Model Tea Party
Charles Joly of Aviary in Chicago presents a pot of Earl Grey tea beside this cold cocktail, dropping dry ice into the tea to create a cloud of aromatic steam. Even without…
View ArticleIrish Barmbrack
This cakey fruit bread has its roots in the ancient Celtic harvest celebration Samhain.
View ArticleAdam Ford's Floral Citrus Vermouth
For this aromatic homemade vermouth, Adam Ford, founder of Atsby Vermouth, uses an array of fragrant flowers, herbs, and spices, like lavender, rosebuds, chamomile, and…
View ArticleFriday Cocktails: Horse & Carriage
I'm always on the lookout for large-format cocktail recipes to shake up my go-to party offerings; serving from a punch bowl or a few pitchers is so much easier than playing…
View ArticleBoston Tea Party
This refreshing, fragrant drink is served at The Marliave restaurant in Boston. It mixes grassy tequila with spicy ginger beer and a syrup infused with bergamot-flavored Earl…
View ArticleKashmiri Saffron Tea
Make your own decaf tea using ingredients from your spice rack. We especially like this saffron tea, garnished, as it typically is in India, with almonds.
View ArticleEverything's Coming Up Rosé
Bartender Natasha David's bright fuchsia aperitivo mixes tannic hibiscus tea, sweet Lillet Rosé, and dry rosé with a hit of prosecco.
View ArticleDispatch: Breakfast in Istanbul
Where to start you day in the big, loud, colorful city of Istanbul.
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Chamomile and Lemon Peel Syrup
Fragrant chamomile flowers and lemon peels marry in this syrup, perfect for mixing into cocktails such as brandy smash or a collins, or with sparkling water for homemade soda. This recipe comes from...
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Blackberry and Lavender Syrup
Tart blackberries and floral dried lavender marry in this syrup, perfect for mixing into cocktails such as a gimlet or French 75, or with sparkling water for homemade soda. This recipe comes from Chad...
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All the Tea in Taiwan
The view from Shan Lin Xi mountainMax Falkowitz It’s all fun and noodle soup at the teahouse until Theresa Wong gets to brewing. The smells of heather and burnt caramel fill the room and we sip a few...
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Romero and Julieta
Danny Sanchez of Rancho Pescadero in Mexico gave us the recipe for this vibrant, summery cocktail in honor of our 21st birthday. He starts with a tea made from dried hibiscus, then adds tequila, a...
View ArticleThe Tea Lover’s Necessity: 6 Turkish Tea Glasses to Buy
In Turkey, everyone drinks tea. In any weather, even under the blazing sun, Turks drink their traditional black chai (çay), typically along the side of the road from small local snack shops. Usually...
View ArticleSip on Japanese Tea in the Heart of Paris
There are countless lovely ways to pass time in Paris, but one of my favorites is to stop into Jugetsudo, a Japanese tea shop and tasting room in the 6th arrondissement. This serene, bamboo-filled...
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Kamut-Chamomile Shortbread Cookies
Kamut, a strain of wheat that is one of a growing number of alternative grains, makes these cookies extra tender and crumbly. Baker Chad Robertson of Tartine notes to be sure to score the cookies as...
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Why South America Wakes Up—and Parties with—Mate
Wikimedia Commons: Gonzalo RiveroIn a land where ordering coffee with milk seems highbrow, yerba mate (pronounced mah-tay) is the drink of the people. This herbal infusion, the dried leaves of the Ilex...
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The Ridiculously Bitter Chinese Tea That Stops Winter in its Tracks
Matt Taylor-GrossWelcome to Rocket Fuel, a new series documenting the magical drinks the world wakes up to.Sweater weather hits and suddenly all of us have colds, or bad allergies, or sore throats, and...
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The Only Thermos a Tea Drinker Needs
Even for the most casual tea drinkers, a portable and desk-friendly device for brewing and toting tea is a gadget that's surprisingly difficult to find. Travel mugs spill. Double-walled glass can break...
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