Ever wonder how some of the stuff we use every day came to be? I think about it sometimes when I’m at the stove with my favorite sauté pan, with its perfect trifecta of size, weight and ...

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Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of ...

Herbal teas are versatile and can be tailored to address specific morning needs Herbal tea is a caffeine-free beverage made by infusing dried herbs, flowers, seeds, or roots in hot water. Unlike ...

Some 26 per cent of 30-somethings say teapots are back in fashion. Other shabby-chic items enjoying a revival include farmhouse sinks (42 per cent), butter dishes (31 per cent), French doors (31 ...

English afternoon tea set including hot tea, pastry, scones, sandwiches and mini pies on marble top table. High tea, a quintessentially British institution, finds its truest expression in London ...

To best enjoy fondue, you need a fondue set. Yes, buying single-purpose cooking tools and appliances rarely seems prudent. And yes, you could, of course, melt cheese in a regular pot and call it a ...

A popular vintage tea room has announced it is closing next week amid 'mounting losses'. The announcement that the much-loved tea room at Damhouse in Astley, Wigan, has come as a shock to the ...