East India House, City of London, 12 January 1848
....Previously just another trading commodity to the Honourable Company, tea had become a staple of British life. To be English was to...
Tea At The Ritz
Tea at The Ritz is the last delicious morsel of London. The light is kind, the cakes are frivolous and the tempo is calm, confident and...
For All The Tea In China
Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make...