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Cooking with Tea: Chai Marinated Steak with Chef Ramiro Scavo

Chef Ramiro Scavo of Pasco Kitchen & Lounge demonstrates how to use chai tea and lemon grass to make a delicious meal of grass-fed steak and vegetables.

Cooking with Tea: Jasmine Tea Rice with Chef Ramiro Scavo

Chef Ramiro Scavo of Pasco Kitchen & Lounge demonstrates how to use jasmine green tea to make your own Jasmine Rice from scratch.

Tea, The Ingredient

We’re talking all things tea, but this time we’re not talking about tea-the-drink, but instead tea as a culinary ingredient.  Join Manish and Lisa in a special interview with Chef Ramiro Scavo of Pasco Kitchen & Lounge Read more…

A Perfect Pair – Tea and Food Pairings

We’ve all heard of pairing wine with our favorite foods, but what about tea?  This week Manish and Lisa explore the diverse possibilities of tea pairings Read more…

Tea and Cigar Pairings

We’re entering the exciting world of tea pairings, and our first is rather unusual: tea and cigars. Did you know that for every tea, there is a perfect cigar to match? Read more…

Absolutely festive... Shall I blow the horn again?

Lisa Derfus from Show 101, “Bloopers and Bellinis”

  • Lisa sipping a bellini for the centennial of Steeping Around.Shall I blow the horn again?
  • A Tea Party: Party hats, horns, and champagne flutes for this anniversary.Getting ready to celebrate 100 shows!
  • Loud horns to help celebrate in this episode of Steeping Around.There will be horns.
  • A bellini is the perfect recipe for this centennial anniversary celebration.Bellinis: Champagne and peach nectar.
  • Host Manish Shah, skeptical about the horns and hats.A skeptical Manish...
  • Bellini: Prosecco champagne and peach nectar.Cheers! Let the libations flow!
  • Sarah Price and Lisa Derfus, celebrating Steeping Around together.Show producer/editor Sarah Price with co-host, Lisa Derfus.
  • Manish getting into the flow, enjoying his bellini and Steeping Around.Hats. Everybody's wearing them.
  • Recording the 101th show of the podcast, Steeping Around.Getting down to business... Recording a bloopers show.
  • Co-host Lisa Derfus, talking about her experiences so far on the tea podcast.Lisa, ready for round two!
  • Lisa with a bellini and horn, celebrating the tea podcast, Steeping Around.Lisa enjoying herself.

Photos from the Centennial

100 shows is certainly a reason to celebrate… and we’re doing it!  Check out these behind-the-scenes photos of our party. Read more…

Bloopers and Bellinis

We’ve produced over a hundred shows of Steeping Around, and it’s time to party!  Join Manish and Lisa in celebrating with this very special, very funny bloopers show. Read more…

  • CupofDestiny5A book of symbols and significances.
  • CupofDestiny4The Cup of Destiny kit, new in the box!
  • CupofDestiny6Lisa studies tasseomancy.
  • CupofDestiny1The Cup of Destiny set.
  • CupofDestiny2The Saucer of Destiny.
  • CupofDestiny3The Cup of Destiny.

Lisa Studies Tasseomancy

Lisa begins to explore the art of tea leaf reading on her own, using the “Cup of Destiny”. Read more…

Shapes and Sizes: The Leaves Reveal

Manish and Lisa wrap up our series on tea leaf reading, or tasseomancy, by focusing once again on tea.  What type of tea is used? Read more…

As a reminder, Steeping Around will be switching to an every-other week format as of now. We’ll steep around with you again on February the 6th!  ’Til then, keep posted for news and photos.

  • Tasseomancy1Amy Taylor, our expert on tasseomancy.
  • Tasseomancy2Amy interprets the leaves after having a nice cup of tea and conversation with her client.
  • Tasseomancy3What do you see?

Peer into the cup…

Photos from Shows 98, 99, and 100 (posting soon!):  Tea Leaf Reading!

People seem to believe that readings need to tell you what you want to hear. Well, no--readings are actually to tell you the things that you need to hear.

Amy Taylor from Show 99, “Fate or Fortune – What’s in the Cup?”

Bonus Clip from Show 99 – Reading Difficult People

Are there certain people that a tea leaf reader simply cannot get a reading out of? Or, are there times when a reader cannot do any readings at all? Find out in this bonus clip from Show 99, Fate or Fortune. Read more…

Fate or Fortune – What’s in the Cup?

The leaves in the bottom of our cup have a message for us. But–is the fortune that they describe our fate, or have we some say in the matter? Read more…