Tea with Friends by Elizabeth Knight Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tea with Friends
Book Review: More than just another book about tea....
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazingly, Elizabeth Knight's book achieves the Herculean task of providing a primer for beginners as well as delighting the avid and informed hostess with creative and polished tea themes. The menus serve as both a journey and a destination; have a look and enjoy both!The art, coupled with the quotations and introductory material make this a delightful book just to leaf through, but the ideas and the warmth of them sing, "It's time for a cup of tea with friends."
The initial chapter, "Taking Tea," launches the novice but serves the informed as a succinct reference. Keep this volume in an easily accessible place!
Book Review: Ms. Knight pours forth history, advice, and humor.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have spent happy hours curled up with this book, leafing through the pages, planning parties and sipping tea. One can read for little known facts or recipes as easily as straight forward tea information. Ms. Knight's book is well researched and informative, but at the same time, it is creative and practical. She has a keen sense of humor which is reflected in her writing and in her ideas. The illustrations in Tea With Friends are charming. In our antipodal world, I have enjoyed adapting her calendar's teas for ours; wintery July and summery January have just the right tea . I look forward to the very great pleasure of this talented author's next work.Book Review: My favorite tea book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book! I'm a serious collector of books about tea and teatime (I currently own 95.) Tea With Friends is one of my top 5 favorites,maybe even #1. I turn to it again and again when I'm entertaining or just want to review brewing times for different teas. It's a great gift for tea novices because it is entertaining as well as informative. I have given several as gifts (with a tin of tea, of course). Several tea catalogs (including Harney's) feature this book as part of a gift basket.I recommend this book for your "tea library".
Book Review: Now I understand what tea time is all about
Summary: 5 Stars
I never got it -- the tea thing. It seemed snooty and silly and tea itself always seemed like sort of a wimpy beverage for a confirmed coffee drinker like me. This book changed my mind. I finally get it. Taking tea is, or should be, an experience, and in this charming little book Elizabeth Knight can take even a novice such as myself into the inner realms of the traditions and the practical delights of tea and its civilized accoutrements. Thank you, Ms. Knight: since reading your book, my life is a little bit richer and my afternoons are a good deal sweeter.Book Review: Perfectly Charming
Summary: 5 Stars
This book would be a lovely addition to any tea lover's bookshelf. I heartily recommend it for the charm and great information contained therein.