Plants explained
There was a nice article in the NY Times today about plants and why they are so special. I found it great because it talks about plant functions and self-dense systems. AND tea is a reflection of those functions tweaked by humans. So it explains why tea taste so good. Basics: Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts [...]

December 24, 2009

Note on Risheethat Darjeeling
Normally, I am a bit boring and drink straight Assam in the morning. Recently, I have added some lovely Risheehat Darjeeling. It has such a nice aromatic nose. Even if the tea is a bit old, it is a delight. Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for [...]

December 23, 2009

Last Tea in
Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for the season's best teas. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, he lives with his wife and their three [...]

November 13, 2009

Northwest Tea Festival
Last weekend I spoke at the Northwest Tea Festival. They did a great job with lots of good teas tasted and interesting seminars about caffeine, and Chinese tea ceremonies, and Korean teas. The best part was spending time with my friend: Norwod Pratt. We read Rudyard Kipling “White Man’s Burden” and such. Here is a [...]

October 7, 2009

Chicago Tribune
Nice mention in the Trib I used to live in Chicago and so I really enjoyed this!! http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/chi-tc-food-tea-1002-1007oct07,0,6262725.story Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for the season's best [...]

Northwest Tea Festival
I will be speaking there. I am the first speaker, so lets hope for the nest. October 3rd in Seatttle http://www.nwteafestival.com/program09.html Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for [...]

October 1, 2009

Cornell
My youngest son, Bertram, is old enough to look at colleges. So we went up to my alma mater. While there, we visited with the esteemed professor Peter Davies. Peter helped me with my book. Plants are magical creatures. They make life out air, sun and water. Peter is the expert about plants, he is [...]

So the season is ending
We are getting the the last few teas from this season. It does take a while at the end of the season. No one is is in a hurry ( but us and you). Last weekend, we tasted the Namring Second Flush Darjeeling. It was a good seocnd flush.We did an experiment with waters. Someone [...]

Tea for Two and Two Books on Tea, Part II
This really really made my day http://www Publish Post .gourmetretailer.com/gourmetretailer/content_display/in-print/current-issue/e3i7cc109eb3af4302c6149efc0dc5102e2 Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for the season's best teas. A graduate of Cornell University's School of [...]

July 18, 2009

Live – at the International Culinary Center
So we are getting ready for the big event. I believe this is the first time tea is being taken seriously by a Cooking school. They have some of the best “foodies” teach hers, so I m honored. This is what we are doing: We are deconstructing Earl Grey This sounds so foodie to me. [...]

Gourmet Retailer review
This really, really made my day. http://www.gourmetretailer.com/gourmetretailer/content_display/in-print/current-issue/e3i7cc109eb3af4302c6149efc0dc5102e2 Mike HarneyMichael Harney has been the tea buyer and blender of Harney & Sons for twenty years. He travels to Asia and meets with tea producers from all the major tea countries, looking for the season's best teas. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, he [...]

July 17, 2009

Halekulani
It went well at the Lovely Halekulani.Hoyel. There was about 40 people, which I thought was alot for an afternoon in sunny Honolulu. The hotel did a good job making the 4 teas. And the chef did a great job ,making savory traets for the afternoon tea. Looks like I did a good enough job [...]

July 16, 2009

And the winner is:
Thanks for all the submissions. We did get a winner. If you would like to attend, it should be a great session. We will: Deconstruct Earl Grey Look at tea from from the plants eye (thanks to Michael Pollan) The death of a leaf (thanks to Arthur Miller) We will end with some wacko tea [...]

July 6, 2009

Contest!!!
Interested in attending a tea-tasting with Michael Harney? Michael will be hosting a 3-hour class at the International Culinary Center on July 24th in NYC. If you plan to be in NYC on July 24th, you could enter our free-seat giveway for the seminar/tea tasting. To enter to win a seat at the seminar, please [...]

June 25, 2009

Indian Tea Season
It has been a tough season in Assam. The weather has been dry and now the season for Second Flush Assams is almost over. Lets hope there are a few good teas. Of course, it is strange for a rainforest to be dry. Maybe all the rain came here instead. We would be happy to [...]

June 24, 2009

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