Matcha and Coffee — Sort of Like Cats and Dogs
I’ve never understood why people ask, “Are you a cat person or a dog person?” Why the dichotomy? ...
Matcha, Productivity, and L-Theanine
Most of us agree that we feel awfully good after drinking a thick cup of matcha. Part of the reas...
Matcha and Addiction
Am I addicted to matcha? Probably. But what does this mean exactly? The most common definition of...
Matcha — Drinking a Plant
When we drink matcha, we’re actually drinking a plant. Not the extract of a plant, mind you: the ...
Matcha and Water Temperature
For most of us, it’s common sense that tea is made with boiling water. Plonk tea bag in cup, add ...
Matcha With Tynan
I recently had the opportunity to have a cup of matcha with the fascinating and inspiring Tynan, ...
From Red Rose to Rarefied Matcha
I grew up with Red Rose tea bags, a blend of black and orange pekoe teas. My mother liked to mak...
Leo Babauta on Focus, Flow, and Matcha
I recently had matcha in SF with the inimitable Leo Babauta. This guy, despite having created an ...
“Going Quiet” with Matcha
There are lots of metaphors about the incessant chatter going on in most our heads, that datastre...
Adapting Matcha to Local Conditions
The Japanese tea ceremony as it is practiced in Japan can be a thing of beauty. The tradition is ...
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