There’s a hoary adage that money doesn’t grow on trees. With tea, it really does, on just a single type of plant, the Camellia sinensis. Left in its…
Preetam Koilpillai talks about and performs Schubert’s Impromptu no.2 in E flat major, Op.90. At 6 min 14 secs, play it while your tea steeps.
I’m attempting to write but Socks, the four-month old kitten thinks the movement of my pen is meant to amuse her. So I abandon writing and start playing…
Once upon a time, in the 19th century, Australians drank the most tea in the world per capita; today we hardly trouble the statisticians. But is there a…
At one level, the association of Buddhism and tea seems natural and obvious. The ethos and practices of its many schools and their impact on modern modes of…
Written on the island of Majorca, the Preludes were born out of Chopin’s struggle with poor health and depression. Preetam Koilpillai plays Prelude no.4 Op. 28.
‘Didimoni, do you need help?’ At the kitchen door stands our wild-haired cook, addicted to all-night jatra folk-theatre in Midnapore and fine Bengali cuisine. His frown intensifies as…
The one thing I was very certain about was that I would never make a career around food and writing. I’ve always been a writer and I mostly…