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St Helena and Napolean’s Coffee
Jun 08 , 2022
Far out in the South Atlantic, 1700 miles north-east of Cape Town, lies the tiny Island of St Helena. Discovered by the Portuguese, it was a perfec...
Still dunking after all these years
Jun 08 , 2022
There has always been a good reason to dunk a biscuit. The Romans dunked their bis-coctum [twice-baked] biscuits in wine to make them edible. Later...
The Story of Bombay Chai
Jun 08 , 2022
The story begins with Charles II, who in 1662 licensed the transfer of Bombay from the Portuguese to The East India Company. Under the leadership ...
The Story of the French Press or Cafetiere
Jun 08 , 2022
A little like the tea bag, what came to be known as the French Press was probably invented by accident. Legend has it that an unnamed Frenchmen wa...
Tea Sold “by the Candle"
Jun 08 , 2022
The Romans and Chinese were making candles more than two millennia ago – candles have come a long way from being just sources of light made from an...
The Beauty of Tea
Jun 08 , 2022
Given that all tea comes from the same green leaf from the same small plant, it’s amazing how different tea can look in the cup. It’s a real colour...
The First Curry
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company pioneers in India loved nothing more than enjoying a local curry with chutney. These ‘ordinary’ foods in India became exotic...
The Biscuit – From Hardtack to Sea Salt and Caramel
Jun 08 , 2022
Today, there is a biscuit for every occasion, and it is one of the most popular sweet snacks in the world. But biscuits had a vital role in the lif...
