Thank you to all these great
Exhibiting Vendors
for helping to create a great
2012 Northwest Tea Festival.
2012 Northwest Tea Festival
Exhibiting Vendors
An Afternoon to Remember -
An On-line store where you can purchase teas, cookbooks and tea accessories.
We will have our teas and tea accessories at the festival for your selection.
Check out our fall teas! Pumpkin Creme, Voodoo, Chocolate Caramel Turtle,
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, Masala Chai, Velvet Fog (cinnamon and creme),
Nutty but Nice (hazelnut and vanilla) and a new one-Butterscotch Caramel
Toffee!
Visit http://www.afternoontoremember.com/
for more information.
Barnes & Watson Fine Teas -
Barnes & Watson Fine Teas is dedicated to providing the freshest
handcrafted teas for our customers. Each tea we import and blend is
cupped for quality and consistency in flavor at several stages before
leaving our facility. We sample teas from many estates around the world
to find a selection of teas offering the highest quality.
Barnes & Watson Fine Teas® has received many honors over the
past 18 years. These honors include 15 awards from the 2005 – 2009
World Tea Championships, with our 2009 entry, Golden Leaf Selections
Jade Oolong, taking FIRST PLACE, and in 2008, our Star Spangled Herbal
and Emerald Blossom teas both were rated in the top five. Our client
list includes hospitality clients such as the Tom Douglas Restaurants
in Seattle, The Fairmont in San Francisco, The Phoenician Resort in
Phoenix, and The Conrad Hilton in Chicago.
In addition to our second to none iced teas and loose leaf hot teas,
we offer a total of fifteen hot teas in tea bags. Each teabag will brew
a generous twelve-ounce cup of delicious hot tea. These teabags are
an unsurpassed offering of whole leaf tea in a teabag. Most teabags
contain fannings and dust, which do not yield the quality our brand
provides. We offer a full service Exper-teas™ iced tea program
with four iced tea flavors, equipment and service available to suit
your needs.
Visit www.barnesandwatson.com
for more information!
C. C. Fine Tea - *** Festival Sponsor
*** -
C.C. Fine Tea imports, exports, manufactures, and grows tea. We are
able to control every aspect of the production process, from care of
the gardens, to the firing and brewing of tea. Our organic green teas
and organically controlled Oolong tea, White tea, and Black tea, allow
me to offer a wide range of tea drinking satisfaction. Our oolong teas,
from Fujian province, have won awards in China and in Japan, 2000 -
2002.
Although fine tea is our trademark, C.C. Fine Tea Company offers other
fine products, as well.
• Tea Brewer, U.S. Patented, China Patented
• Yi Xing Teapots
• Bamboo Tea Trays
We believe the Earth should be protected. We grow tea using the organic
method, and our bamboo products encourage sustainable agriculture. We
want products that are good for the Earth. Because our products are
good for the Earth, they will be good for the future, too.
Visit luyutea.com/
for more information!
Chado Tea Room -
Since 2000 - The Chado Tea Room is the tea shop that has revolutionized
tea drinking in the Los Angeles area. And now, through chadotea.com,
tea drinkers across the globe have access to the over 300 different
types of specialty teas that are available in our Chado Tea Rooms.
With one of the largest selection of Specialty Teas and exclusive tea accessories, Chado, whether in the shop or on line is a tea lovers' paradise.
Visit www.chadotea.com/ for more information!
Choice Organic Teas - *** Festival
Sponsor *** -
Founded in 1989, Seattle's own Choice Organic Teas is the leading purveyor
of exclusively organic teas, the first company to introduce certified
organic and Fair Trade Certified™ teas in the US, and the first
tea company to earn Non-GMO Project Verification.
We offer more than seventy varieties of quality black, green, oolong,
white teas and herbal infusions in tea bags, tea pyramids, and loose
leaf.
Our mission is to provide high quality teas while continuing to lead
the tea industry towards more social and environmental sustainability
with thoughtfully produced, innovative new products and packaging.
Visit www.choiceorganicteas.com
for more information.
Eco Teas - We are a small grass-roots tea company from Ashland,
Oregon. Three best friends founded EcoTeas in their kitchen in the year
2000. We are committed to supplying the highest quality organic, fair
trade teas at the best possible prices. We are best known for our yerba
mate products, but we have recently branched out into a wider selection
of organic, fair trade teas.
EcoTeas Missions:
- Support organic agriculture, fair trade, and sustainability in
all we do.
- Provide healthy, delicious world teas.
- Minimize packaging through cutting-edge compostable materials.
- Encourage the transition to loose tea.
- Provide access to natural products for all through affordable, fair
pricing.
Visit www.yerbamate.com/
for more information.
Kombucha Wonder Drink is more of an experience
than a beverage. Its unique flavor is meant to be savored, and its effervescent
bite tickles your throat, hinting that something magical is happening.
When you sip Kombucha Wonder Drink, a sense of well-being unfolds.
Kombucha’s roots go back centuries. Wise men would descend from
high in the Himalayas to harvest spring tea in the valley below. According
to a formula passed down from generation to generation, the tea was
fermented to create an effervescent elixir said to restore health, promote
longevity and bestow mental clarity to all who drank it.*
Today, Kombucha Wonder Drink is made in the same way, only with an
added benefit: Each small batch goes through a proprietary process that
eliminates alcohol and unwanted bacteria. All that’s left is pure
kombucha and the naturally occurring acids that give it its power.
There are eight varieties of Kombucha Wonder Drink, each made from
fresh-brewed organic teas and infused with organic fruit concentrates.
Visit www.wonderdrink.com
for more information.
Market Spice -
The history of MarketSpice® can be traced back to a small tea and
spice shop established in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market in 1911.
Through the years, we have offered our customers a large assortment
of bulk teas and spices. We are confident that our customers will always
find superb quality and freshness in our products.
MarketSpice Tea is our "Signature" blend of black tea with spices and
cinnamon-orange flavorings. Known the world over for its wonderful aroma
and natural sweetness, MarketSpice Tea is perfect anytime. Because of
it's spicy, sweet taste, our tea is also delicious iced.
We offer over 100 different teas: black, decaffeinated, green, herbal,
iced, Rooibos, white, pre-pack loose products as well as teabag products.
Our tea blends are made daily in small batches to ensure optimum freshness.
In addition to bulk teas and spices, we have also created a variety
of unique spice blends and salt-free seasonings. We are continually
creating new blends guided by customer request and current trends.
Visit www.marketspice.com./
for more information!
Perennial Tea Room - *** Festival
Sponsor *** -
Since 1990 the Perennial Tea Room has been supplying both rare and fun
teas and tea wares in Seattle's Pike Place Market and online. Stop by
our booth for a taste on Saturday of Soho, a new chocolate - coconut
flavored black tea from Harney & Sons, and on Sunday - Spiced Pear
- a tasty flavored black tea with enough spice to warm your autumn cup.
Visit our shop for exquisite Darjeelings, Persian Gold, tasty Greens
and Oolongs and a good selection of tisanes. We have teapots, cozies,
infuser mugs, Yixing, Lomonosov, Children's tea sets, and a selection
of English and Irish teas and biscuits. All you need for Afternoon Tea
and more..
Visit www.perennialtearoom.com/
for more information!
Phoenix Tea -
Our mission is to sell superb tea and tea ware from all over the world
as well as build community, foster sustainability and promote tea education
and tea culture. We are currently a virtual tea house with a real online
store, but our plan is to open a physical location where you can come
drink good tea with us and geek out over tea ware very soon. We are
also continuing to expand our reach into the local tea community through
tea-related events and tea tastings, and we're always available to help
you find the teas or tea accessories you are searching for.
Phoenix Tea specializes primarily in teas and tea wares from China and
Taiwan, but we also sell and promote the teas and tea traditions of
other regions all over the world. We look forward to sharing our passion
for the leaf with you.
Visit www.phoenix-teashop.com
for more information!
SA Japanese Green Tea -
The SÁ family of Japanese gourmet green tea products was launched
in 2008 to introduce consumers in the United States to authentic, exceptional-quality
Japanese green tea. SÁ green tea is distributed and marketed
by Sugimoto America, Inc.
"Our mission is to introduce an American audience to the fine
taste distinctions among gourmet green teas. Green tea of this caliber
adds to the daily experience of a quality lifestyle, much like a fine
wine does. Of course, we also want to spread the message about the health
benefits of green tea," said VP of Business Development Kyohei
Sugimoto, who runs the Seattle offices of Sugimoto America.
Visit http://www.sugimotousa.com/
for more information!
Snow Lotus fine Teas -
Snow Lotus Fine Teas is a new company that is eager to introduce high
quality loose leaf tea to the world. Each tea is carefully selected
for its unique flavor profile, but ultimately for its pleasurable experience.
We create a purist style of tea, incorporating no blends. A purist style
is present when nothing touches the tea but water — no berries
or sweeteners — just the simple, humble leaf.
Although most of our teas come from abroad, we are committed to helping
a growing American tea market. We currently have one tea from Washington
State on our menu and plan to procure several Hawaiian teas in the near
future. Our wish is to help cultivate an American tea culture. What
if we in America, have our own unique tea cups, tea houses, or tea ceremonies?
This is where history, architecture, art, and culture have the potential
to intersect to create something brand new. Snow Lotus Fine Teas is
working to begin this dialogue and to witness an emergence of a new
tea culture - the American tea culture.
Visit http://www.snowlotusteas.com/
for more information!
Tea Lady Tea Shop & Tea Bar - An Affordable Luxury -
Tea Lady, a family-owned business established in 1995 in Olympia, Washington,
has created its niche market by specializing in tea and everything for
tea. Tea Lady has hundreds of teas from around the world - latest estimate
is 1,000 teas and herbal infusions. Tea Lady also sells packaged goodies
such as candies and cookies including some gluten-free items, sugars,
honeys, and British teas, beverages and biscuits. Then, there is the
tea ware - lots of variety in teapots (East and West), water kettles,
cups, travel mugs and sipping cups, infusers, tea cozies, tea tidies
and lots of fanciful little plates and bowls as well as children's tea
sets and tea dress-up items. Finally, Tea Lady has ventured into kitchen
items such as tea towels, aprons, and gadgets. As you can tell, Tea
Lady loves variety! Tea Lady's customers love a large selection!
Tea Lady's primary business is in-store and online retail sales. The
Tea Bar with its free Wi-Fi is a friendly and inviting place to gather
and sample new teas. Most of all, Tea Lady is a fun place to sample
tea, shop and visit!
Visit www.tea-lady.com/
for more information!
Teahouse Kuan Yin -
Greetings from Teahouse Kuan Yin! We search through the world of loose
leaf teas and choose the finest to share with you.
Teahouse Kuan Yin has been a Seattle Wallingford District landmark
since 1990, with the help of our devoted customers. Our cozy shop sells
bulk teas and teaware which can also be purchased on our website, plus
light meals, desserts, and hot or iced tea in our fun and relaxing atmosphere.
Visit www.teahousekuanyin.com/
for more information!
The Jasmine Pearl -
Since 2004 we have been importing and handcrafting specialty loose-leaf
tea blends in Portland, Oregon. Our specialty is providing the highest
quality teas and herbal tisanes to gourmet retailers, restaurants, spas
and individuals. Most of our teas are harvested and blended in small
quantities, which allows us to share the freshest rare and seasonal
teas.
We have methodically tasted and studied thousands of different teas
in the last ten years, in search of the most delicious and interesting
examples available.
Every step of the way is taken with love and every blend we create
is done with heart. Each of our teas is packed with care and we believe
that our reverence to the art of tea and the cultures each tea represents,
infuses them with a little something extra.
- We will be hosting local tea farmer Richard Sakuma from Sakuma Teas,
and visitors to our booth will be able to sample teas (camellia sinensis)
grown in the Skagit Valley.
- We will also be sampling Wagashi (traditional Japanese tea sweets)
from Portland-based Yume Confections. People will be able to meet
Gena Renaud, the confectioner behind the sweets.
- Portland-based potter Richard Brandt will be featuring some of his
gorgeous hand-thrown gong-fu pots and Japanese tea ceremony bowls.
He will also be available to talk with guests about how he crafts
traditional types of teaware.
Our hope is to provide an opportunity for you to sit and enjoy your
own personal retreat - a ritual of simplicity, intention, and taste.
Visit www.thejasminepearl.com./
For more information!
Wendy Ann Creations - A Northwest artist,
Wendy Morgan carefully handcrafts tea cozies, pot holders and more.
Using a wide range of fabric her creations range from traditional to
whimsically decorative patterns. Wonderful to own and great as gifts.
Come and see her wide selection.
Festival Vendors
not exhibiting but leading
Focused Tea Tastings
See the program schedule for more details
Silk Road Teas -
We have been procuring single-source, handmade specialty teas in China
for over 16 years. Through our long-standing supplier relationships,
we have access to some of China's finest and most unusual teas, offering
our retail and wholesale customers a complete line of full-leaf varieties
in white, green, Oolong, black and Pu-erh teas.
Each year, we travel extensively in the provinces, visiting small farms,
out-of-the-way markets and specialty tea companies to find teas that
offer our customers a distinctive taste experience. We buy many of our
teas in early spring when the leaves are fresh, tender and their tastes
most pronounced. As a result, our company is widely recognized for the
variety and unparalleled quality of its teas.
At the festival, we will be proudly sampling a few special lots of
artisan "fresh teas". These are handcrafted teas made according to local
customs. Minimally processed, they rely on the tea's natural tastes
and are usually consumed immediately and, for the most part, rarely
exported. And their tastes are exquisite!
These are teas are grown on small tea farms. They are not to be confused
with "new" harvest teas. The leaves are gathered before the spring rains
have swollen their leaves and softened their tastes. Plucked in the
early morning hours, the natural fragrance of the leaves are at their
highest. Sample these fine teas in the Tea Tasting Booths - see the
program schedule for more details.
Visit www.silkroadteas.com/
for more information!
2012 Northwest Tea Festival
Food Vendors
We are excited about having these fine food vendors providing food
at the Festival
3.14 Bakery - At
3.14 Bakery we specialize in home style baked goods. Our mission is
to become a community gathering place for White Center and to share
a little bit of hometown flavor.
You can find us at 9602 16th Ave SW Seattle WA 98106
Phone: (206) 420-4784
Visit www.314bakery.com
for more information.
Anita's Crepes is a small specialty restaurant
that focuses on personal service warm environment and creative menu
items. Our theme is Crepes and French cuisine but we are not restricted
to just that, we love to come up with creative drinks and food that
focus on local and organic and made from scratch ingredients. Anita
began selling crepes at Farmers Markets around town in 2004 and then
opened Anita's Crepes Restaurant in between Ballard and Fremont on Leary
in October of 2008. At the restaurant we are well known for our Saturday
and Sunday brunch and outside of this we are known for catering crepes
at special events and parties, made to order on the spot just like on
the streets France.
You can find us at 4350 Leary Way NW, Seattle WA 98107
Phone: (206) 838-9997
Visit www.anitascrepes.com
for more information.
Hallava Falafel came to be in July of
2006. The mission was to create reasonably priced high quality falafel,
like that found in Israel and Lebanon and Spain to name a few. The finer
points of falafel are often overlooked in Seattle. Our falafel is awesome,
but it is not 'our own take on it', nor is it 'untraditional' nor 'Americanised'.
Hallava Falafel is not a middle eastern, nor Mediterranean food truck.
More accurately it would be described as a Russo-Turkic truck. Most
of our recipes, not to mention our brand of customer service come from
the Motherland and Central Asia.
You can find us at 5825 Airport Way South, Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: (206) 307-4769
Visit hallavafalafel.com
for more information.
Interested In Being A Vendor At Next Year's Festival?
The 2013 Northwest Tea Festival will be held on October 5th & 6th
2013.
If you are interested in becoming a Vendor for next year's Northwest
Tea Festival, please download this Vendor
Packet and send us your information.
If you have any questions, please contact Julee
Rosanoff.
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