May 2008 News from Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and Benjamin Press

Benjamin Press Acquires Dorothea Johnson's Tea & Etiquette®

Benjamin Press and Elmwood Inn Fine Teas has purchased the rights to Dorothea Johnson's ten part manual, Tea & Etiquette® as well as her classic book, Tea & Etiquette – Taking Tea for Business and Pleasure.

Johnson is the founder of The Protocol School of Washington and resident etiquette advisor for the Ellen television show. She is the author of four books and writes the Tea & Etiquette column for TeaTime magazine. She has been named Woman of the Year by both Victoria and Southern Lady magazines. Benjamin Press is the publisher of her best-selling Children's Tea & Etiquette book, released in 2006.

"Bruce and Shelley Richardson, along with their staff are true Tea Diplomats, Johnson said. "I am proud and honored that, because of our decade-old friendship, the legacy of Tea & Etiquette will continue for years to come."

The Tea and Etiquette book is being redesigned, updated and illustrated for fall release.  You may pre-order it via our online store.

The tea portion of the Tea & Etiquette manual has been updated by Bruce Richardson. It's a great resource for tea room owners, speakers, and etiquette consultants. The workbook includes scripts, handouts, and instructions on how to teach your audience basic dining and etiquette skills. There are ten themed programs such as Business Tea and Etiquette, Mother-Daughter Tea & Etiquette, and Teddy Bear Tea & Etiquette. For more information, go to our new page at www.teaandetiquette.org or press the logo below.

The National Archives Turns to Elmwood Inn Fine Teas

Elmwood Inn Fine Teas has produced a private label tea commemorating one of the pivotal events in the colonies' struggle for independence. The project was commissioned by the Gift Shop at The National Archives in Washington, DC. The home of our nation's most treasured documents requested one of the teas thrown overboard in Boston Harbor.

We researched the invoice from the event, created the custom label (complete with historical engraving), and filled the tins with a historically-correct Chinese green tea named Hyson. The story of the tea and the rebellious event is included on the label. Available only through the National Archives Gift Shop at 202-357-5271.

Learn how your business can benefit from our private labelling program by visiting our wholesale page.

The Elmwood Tea Display

Elmwood Inn Fine Teas are found in retail shops, spas and gourmet stores across America. Let us show you how you can set-up a display of teas for your customers.  Call 800.765.2139 and ask about our clear teapots with candle warmers. Call for wholesale pricing.

Lake Agnes Teahouse

Bruce and Shelley Richardson spent time recently in the Canadian Rockies photographing tea rooms for TeaTime magazine and the 2008 edition of Great Tea Rooms of America. They hiked through a light snow to the Lake Agnes Teahouse, located 1200 feet above Lake Louise.  With no electricity or modern coveniences, this pristine setting gives a new meaning to "high tea!"  Read Bruce's six-page photo story in the May/June edition of TeaTime.

Bruce Richardson was the guest speaker for a recent Jane Austen Birthday Celebration sponsored by the Kentucky chapter of The Jane Austen Society. See the Kentucky Education Television Online Video.

Bruce Richardson shot and wrote the cover story on Tea in San Francisco for the April edition of Fresh Cup magazine. Read it online...

The Great Tea Room of America 2008 edition will be available for shipment in early July. The 4th edition has been expanded and updated with several new tea rooms. Order now retail or wholesale.

The 2008 edition of Great Tea Rooms of Britain has also been expanded by 20 pages. It is available now.  Order now retail or wholesale.

New Books from Benjamin Press

Jane Pettigrew's beautiful British book makes the perfect gift. Available wholesale of retail. Read more about Jane at www.janepettigrew.com

Coming late May 2008 by Elizabeth Knight. Pre-order now! Available retail or wholesale.

Coming June 2008.  Great Alice in Wonderland themed tea parties! Pre-order now! Available retail or wholesale.

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Tea and Health

Read Bruce Richardson's report about the 2007 International Tea and Health Symposium.

Looking Deeply into Tea

You can see short video clips from the Richardson's book Looking Deeply into Tea at our new website www.lookingdeeply.com