Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tennis inspired cupcakes for Wimbledon

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Henman Hill/Murray's Mound at Wimbledon

Strawberries and cream on Henman Hill. Or is it Murrray’s Mound?
Credit: CC/Jeremy Weate

Every June brings the pinnacle in grass-court Grand Slam tennis action to UK shores with the Wimbledon Championships, and with it hundreds of mentions of strawberries and cream.

Now, I would never turn down a delicious bowl of fresh, sweet strawberries and British cream – who would?! – but running a blog half-dedicated to the amazing food that is cake, I can’t help thinking tennis fans should be eating something a little bit more interesting than the traditional fruit and dairy fare.

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Tweet-activated vending machine dispenses tea

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Tweet-activated vending machine BEV by BOS

Tweet-activated vending machine BEV. Credit: BOS

You can now ‘tweet for tea’ in Cape Town with the invention of a Twitter-activated vending machine.

South African soft drinks company BOS has launched ‘BEV’, a vending machine that allows users to tweet to receive free ice tea.

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The best tea quotes, part 2

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The best tea quotes

Tea: everyone loves it. Credit: Creative Commons / Lauren Fan

Following on from last week’s part 1 of the best tea quotes, here is the next set of tea-friendly sayings found across the internet. This time, there is double the goodness of last time, with TEN whole quotes.

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Review: Victory Tea

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Between the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, it seems like the right time to be reviewing a tea with so many connotations of Britishness. Just see their website! Victory Tea describe themselves as the “premium bulk-buy tea brand” and it’s clear to see why.

I won a trial box of 16 teabags from Victory Tea via Twitter and when the package arrived through my front door I couldn’t wait to see what was inside.

Here’s a peek at the tea’s packaging:

Victory Tea box

Victory Tea box

Victory Tea's stylish gold foil packaging

Victory Tea’s stylish gold foil packaging

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Most wanted: Wedgwood Harlequin Collection polka dot teacup and saucer

Posted by Maria in Accessories, Most Wanted, Teacups and saucers and tagged with , , ,

Wedgwood Harlequin polka dot teacup and saucer
This oh-so-pretty teacup and saucer from Wedgwood’s beautiful Harlequin collection, celebrating “the heritage of decorated English teasets; embracing both classical designs and the more whimsical ones,” would be a fine addition to any tea-lover’s teaset. As with any Wedgwood or bone china product though, this will set you back a bit. But why not treat yourself?

The info

By Wedgwood

Polka Dot Tea Story Teacup & Saucer, Harlequin Collection

£26.01

Available from tableware.

Teabag design: Light-up teabags

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Wonsik Chae's light-up teabags

Wonsik Chae’s light-up teabags

Imagine being able to light up your room with only a cup of tea? Sounds daft, doesn’t it? But designer Wonsik Chae has created the ultimate teabag – one that glows as it is put into water.

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