http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2164 Sam Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:48:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2164 Anonymous - the words you should be using are actually "Afternoon Tea", not "High Tea". High Tea, which I grew up on, is actually a working class dinner-like meal at around 6pm and has nothing ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2159 Catherine Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2159 Thanks for the tip, Shuna. It sounds wonderful. I want to check this out. http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2156 kudzu Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:18:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2156 I learned about pu-erh years ago from my Chinese cooking teacher when she and I frolicked through Chinatown on food shopping trips, always beginning with morning dim sum. She raught me that it is ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2154 Sam Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:44:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2154 thanks Shuna - just you wait til you get my clotted cream recipe ;)Of course I will give them another try with an open mind. Maybe I'll go with you? http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2153 Anonymous Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2153 "Failed the British Tea Test?!" Give me a break.Having been to London and traveled extensively across the British Isles I can say that "British" high tea is anything but a singular, consistent experience. High Tea ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2152 shuna fish lydon Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2152 Hello Sam,Indeed, Samovar could very well fail the British tea test, but at least you have Lovejoy's, right?As someone who does know the difference between clotted cream and Devonshire Double Cream I can not speak ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2151 Sam Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:30:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/03/samovar-tea-lounge/#comment-2151 Hmm - interesting - I must give it another try - i almost did before Christmas but it wasn't open late enough for the occasion in mind. When I went there for a Brit ...