In this class, Shri Repp will teach you the history of chai while reimagining a typical Western tea party into an Indian chai party. You will make two types of chai: a sweet and spicy masala chai that will be brewed with a freshly ground spice blend and a floral rose chai that is oh so comforting.
Chai is a delicious South Asian black tea steeped in spices, milk, and sugar. Chai can always be found brewing on street corners of India and serves as the drink to welcome guests into your home. Although chai is now a part of mainstream Indian culture, it has a complicated past with roots in colonialism.
In this class, Shri Repp will teach you the history of chai while reimagining a typical Western tea party into an Indian chai party. You will make two types of chai: a sweet and spicy masala chai that will be brewed with a freshly ground spice blend and a floral rose chai that is oh so comforting.
You’ll sip your chai while making mint chutney and cucumber finger sandwiches, potato and pea filled samosas, as well as a spongy dhokla (steamed chickpea flour sponge cake topped with tempered spices and freshly grated coconut).
Here at the Pantry, we call ourselves a community kitchen. For us, that means we do many things: cooking classes focusing on traditional food crafts and technique, five-course family-style dinners, culinary camp for the kids, power lunches for makers, food swaps, and cookbook club potluck suppers.
Basically anything we can think of to get our neighbors around the table, breaking bread and building community.
Together we'll learn how to brew and taste Taiwanese oolong tea, sourced from local Taiwanese tea purveyors Té Company, paired alongside our single-origin dark chocolates.
An introductory course on growing herbs for tea! The workshop will cover three – four plants/herbs commonly grown for teas, how to grow and care for them as well as how to harvest and brew. Participants will go home with a seedling to get started!
The kids will learn to decorate a table with dainty plates, flowers, and décor that makes it special. We will serve finger sandwiches; multiple kinds and they will learn to make them in shapes that are pleasing.
Come learn and experience some of the basics about Japanese tea ceremony. This workshop includes a short demonstration, some background, and a chance to whisk your own bowl of tea and enjoy sweets.
Join Maeve to learn about teas, tisanes, their history, and brewing. This workshop will include a Chinese tea brewing and tasting demonstration. After the tasting, the class will walk through the Garden
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