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Tea Time in Alberta

55 Places to Discover Your Favourite Tea

by (author) Mary Oakwell

Publisher
TouchWood Editions
Initial publish date
Jun 2007
Category
General, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894739092
    Publish Date
    Jun 2007
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

Containing inviting descriptions of fifty-four of Alberta's best tea houses, their specialties, special teas, foods, ambience and giftware, Tea Time in Alberta: 55 Places to Discover Your Favourite Tea is an indispensable companion for locals and tourists, city-dwellers and inveterate travellers alike. Besides detailed descriptions, the book contains maps and directions, explanatory notes about tea varieties, herbal teas, and brewing methods and paraphernalia, favourite tea quotes, and best of all, fifteen of the best recipes from selected Alberta tea houses.

About the author

Mary Oakwell was born in Surrey, England and emigrated to Canada in 1957. She has been working on a variety of writing projects and is the author of Tea Time in Alberta: a guide to 57 great tea houses from Grande Prairie to Waterton Lakes. When she’:s not writing, travelling around the province or taking history classes at the University of Alberta, she can be found at the top of a ladder with hammer or paintbrush in hand, renovating the home she shares with her daughter and their two cats.

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Editorial Reviews

"You don't need to drink tea to enjoy Tea Time in Alberta … it is a terrific resource for the armchair traveller as well … This is a book to dip into again and again."Legacy Magazine