A heavily illustrated compendium on non-herbal tea, rich in anti-oxidants and with proven medical benefits...
The four writers of this book own The Camellia Sinensis Tea House in Montreal and work as tasters, traveling the world looking for teas...
Topics include a primer on tea, varieties, processing, cultivars, making-serving-tasting tea, tea ceremonies, and tea in cooking (with 15 recipes by Quebecois chefs)...
The downside to this book: nothing, really -- it is a very comprehensive book.The upside to this book: great pictures and layout.
(amazon.com. - Dean Tudor Gothic Epicures 2012-01-02)