The Philadelphia Inquirer in 60 seconds: Loose leaf tea, lunch trucks and Le Bec Fin

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Aug 15th 2008 @ 3:01PM

Cynthia Wahl imports teas, but she's not a purveyor, she's a tea sommelier and she wants Americans to eschew the bag for loose leaf.
If you want to give up the tea bag, here are some local spots to buy loose leaves, a primer on how to brew your new tea and a piece about Japanese tea ceremonies.
Le Bec Fin, the restaurant widely acknowledged to have started Philadelphia's restaurant revolution in the early 1970s, is remodeling.
Maria Yagoda takes us on a tour of University of Pennsylvania lunch trucks, and admits that it's better eating in the summertime, when the lines aren't so long.
In 'Good Tastes' Karen Heller briefly reviews Jose Garces' newest spot, Distrito, and calls it a winner.

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Tags: distrito, in 60 seconds, In60Seconds, jose garces, JoseGarces, le bec fin, LeBecFin, lunch trucks, LunchTrucks, philadelphia inquirer, PhiladelphiaInquirer, University of Pennsylvania, UniversityOfPennsylvania

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8-18-2008 @9:20AM jconfer said... I love loose tea. If you've never tried it, or all the different types out there my favorite place to get it is on the web at The Tea Table, http://www.theteatable.com/. It's got everything, tea party supplies, tea pots & cups, every kind of tea imaginable, books, everything. It also has alot of imformation such as what difference between the types of teas and how to brew them. The best thing about this place is that when you place an order, even if it's less than 5 bucks, you get to pick 5 different free samples. The samples make about 3 cups. My favorite is Buckingham Palace Garden Party, its a blend of black and green teas scented with jasmine and cornflower petals.
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