Subject: Tea

• Tea time

  March 20, 2007

• Veggie Girl: Mandala Tea Room

  June 10, 2008

• Bartenders & Baristas: Lisa Dowd at A Shot of Java

  June 13, 2008

• The Skinny: Dainty dining at The Tea Shoppe

  June 12, 2008

• Shelf Life: Mystery Tea at Food City

  June 25, 2008

• Second Helpings

  June 13, 1996

• Mr. Tea

  December 5, 1996

• Second Helpings

  December 12, 1996

• Mr. Tea

  February 25, 1999

• Second Helpings

  April 22, 1999

• Best Downtown Lunch

  Coronado Cafe
  2201 North Seventh Street
  602-258-5149

  September 21, 2000

• Best Place to Step Back in Time

  Somewhere in Time Tea Room
  7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
  623-847-5100

  September 21, 2000

• Best Iced Tea

  The Coffee Plantation
  Biltmore Fashion Park
  24th Street and Camelback
  602-553-0203
  (and other Valley locations)

  September 21, 2000

• Best Middle Eastern Grocery

  Yusef's Middle Eastern Restaurant, Grocery and Deli

  September 20, 2001

• Best Nursery

  Berridge Nursery

  September 20, 2001

• Best Kitchen Gadgets

  Sur La Table

  September 20, 2001

• Best Tea Room

  Serendipity Tea Room

  September 20, 2001

• Meat Loaf Market

  Lively music and meals merge at Soho

  September 12, 2002

• Best Place To Expect The Unexpected

  Hamburger Mary's

  September 26, 2002

• Best Place To Listen To Music And Eat Chinese Food

  Lucky Dragon

  September 26, 2002

• Best Tea House

  Akbar's Finest Teas

  September 26, 2002

• BEST FRENCH FRIES

  Sophie's - A French Bistro

  September 18, 2003

• This Week's Day-by–Day Picks

  December 4, 2003

• BEST PATIO DINING

  House of Tricks

  September 30, 2004

• The Masterful Mr. Tea

  September 25, 2008

• Caffiend: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Earl Grey Tea

  Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).

  January 12, 2009

• Caffiend: AriZona Green Tea Energy Drink

  AriZona Green Tea is one of the most popular pre-made teas, so when we heard the company made a new Green Tea Energy Drink, we figured we'd give it a try, despite our reservations about how strange a "lightly carbonated" green tea might taste.Looks like: The can is black, embossed with cherry blossom trees (also featured on the regular AriZona Green Tea cans), and Asian-inspired images in gold, including two warriors battling in front of a pagoda.Smells like: A regular, leafy green tea.Tastes li

  February 9, 2009

• Caffiend: Chakra 4's Cherry Sencha Tea

  Tea is a multi-purpose drink -- people use it for comfort, healing, and yes, energy. Although tea doesn't contain as much caffeine as coffee, it does provide more pep than many other drinks. Here we take a look at a tea from local shop Chakra 4 that's supposed to comforting and energizing, Cherry Sencha tea.Looks like: A light green tea. The tea packet looks like a baggie of cannabis and rose petals. Chakra 4 serves it piping hot, with lots of steam rolls. Smells like: A cherry cough drop with a

  March 23, 2009

• Semper Lo-Fi

  June 26, 2008

• Suited to a Tea

  December 20, 2007

• Strangers on a Train

  Road trip tale stings with deep whimsy

  October 11, 2007

• Amblin' Man

  The "topical pop" creations of a bass-playing adventurer

  May 31, 2007

• Dim Sum Days

  The best à la cart(e)

  August 18, 2005

• Pit er Pat

  Shaken and stirred

  July 28, 2005

• Stingray Stung

  January 6, 2005

• THE NIGHT:Standard at Elixir

  THE DJ:Translator

  June 17, 2004

• French Fried

  Citron is taking August "off." I won't be back in September.

  July 31, 2003

• Mondo Carny

  Eating with Jim Rose is a picnic, if not a circus

  April 19, 2001

• Mini Pearls

  Trendy teas catching on in the Valley

  January 11, 2001

• What's Up, Docs?

  PBS serves up fresh one-hour documentaries on P.O.V.

  June 15, 2000

• Sprig Deal

  May 25, 2000

• Chance of a Ghost

  July 22, 1999

• Caffiend: Organic Yerba Mate Tea

  Yerba Mate, a species of holly native to South America, makes for some tasty tea. Unlike black teas, which are prepared by steeping dry tea leaves in boiling water, Yerba Mate is made by steeping leaves in hot water (not boiling).  This is because boiling Yerba Mate leaves can make the tea taste bitter. As far as caffeine content, Yerba Mate contains alkaloids called xanthines, which are from the same family as caffeine. So how much of a kick will an organic Yerba Mate give?Organic Guayaki

  April 27, 2009

• Caffiend: Jolta Java's Mexican Joltachino

  Locally-owned Jolta Java's beverage menu reads like a wish list for sugar freaks: caramel espresso blends, fruity tropical teas, Italian sodas, smoothies, and whipped cream on pretty much anything you want. We decided to combine our quest for caffeine with a massive sugar rush by ordering Jolta Java's Mexican Joltachino (with a slice of the store's homemade coffee cake on the side).Jolta Java: Mexican Joltachino14418 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale480-607-7771www.joltajava.comThe Joltachino is ba

  June 29, 2009

• Lunch Box Mondays at Lisa G's

  Today marks the start of a new lunch deal at Lisa G Cafe Wine Bar: Lunch Box Mondays. Through the end of July, the casual CenPho eatery will offer a Monday-only special, with any lunch item (sandwiches and salads) plus an iced tea for $8. It's a nice perk for the start of the work week.

  July 6, 2009

• Break a Hipster

  July 9, 2009

• Brew Review: Dogfish Head's Sah'tea

  A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending the Draft Magazine Microbrew Festival at Turf Paradise. It was a fairly great time marred by one great disappointment. I ran into Louis Dolgoff, Arizona's Dogfish Head sales manager who explained to me that he was in possession of Sah'tea, a new brew infused with chai tea and juniper berries. "Great!" I exclaimed. "Can I try some?" "I'm sorry but we're all out," was the heart-wrenching reply I received. Well my fellow drinkers, I've come

  July 17, 2009

• Campus Coffee: eJoy Reopens and Loses the Creep Factor

  Our favorite place to get fed and caffeinated between classes is probably eJoy Internet CafĂ© off Mill Avenue and 7th Street. Now that eJoy is finally out of its creepy gamer phase and under new management, it is better than ever. The back room, full of unused computers, has been completely transformed with comfy chairs and a stage, which will soon host an open mic night and a poetry slam.If you're not an English major or particularly fond of unpolished poetry, we have two words for you: pi

  September 3, 2009

• Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House Makes Bingeing Good For You

  September 10, 2009

• That's a Wrap! for Under $10

  Cute little central Phoenix spot That's a Wrap! has a variety of tasty wraps, bowls and salads. The best part is, you can almost always get lunch for under $10 here, since entrees range from $7-$7.75, and everything is pretty healthy. Our lunch of a Senorita No-Meata wrap ($7.25), made with peppers, onions, black beans, corn, rice and cheddar cheese, came with pasta salad, and we added iced green tea ($1.50) and a chocolate chip cookie ($0.75)--all for a total of $9.50 before tax. It

  November 4, 2009