Algabar is a Los Angeles based on-line retailer of artisan specialty teas. The provenence, history, scent and taste of each tea inspires our unique tea names.
The Algabar Tea Collection is a meticulously and passionately curated collection of 30 teas, many of which are organic, fair trade and/or biodynamic. Algabar Founder, Gail Baral, creates custom blends inspired by experiences recorded in her journals during her world travels. Inspired by the rituals we create around tea that celebrate moments shared with friends and family and that bring joy to lif
The Algabar Tea Collection is a meticulously and passionately curated collection of 30 teas, many of which are organic, fair trade and/or biodynamic. Algabar Founder, Gail Baral, creates custom blends inspired by experiences recorded in her journals during her world travels. Inspired by the rituals we create around tea that celebrate moments shared with friends and family and that bring joy to lif
Member Monday Featuring: Gail Baral | SMARTY. A Resource for Entrepreneurial Women.
1. What is your business? The Algabar Tea Collection is a Los Angeles based on-line retailer of exquisitely blended, scented and flavored
Tea by Algabar will have a booth at the Annual Tea Lover's Festival this weekend at Royal T Cafe in Culver City. Admission to The Marketplace is free, so please stop by for a cup of tea and a catch up.
Check out Steven Colbert's attempt at High Tea with a Royal Historian. LOL funny, I must say.
Stephen Colbert hasn't actually been invited to the royal wedding yet, but since it never hurts to be prepared, he met up with royal biographer Hugh Vickers to learn...
Food Bloggers this one is for you! I am participating in a joint garage sale this weekend and I will be offering one-off plates, platters and bowls - perfect for your food posts. email [email protected] for details.
My dear friend & amazing cook Deb Trainer just launched this stunning blog chronicling one year of drawing and cooking.
This just in.....we will be doing The Tea Lover's Festival again this May 13 - 15 in LA. Stay tuned for details on Gail's newest workshop on Tea and Meditation.
Check out my latest blog post abt a cookbook that I recently styled for pastry chef Karen Krasne. http://tinyurl.com/algabarjournal
Algabar is devoted to enhancing the quality of life through the simple pleasures of the senses. We seek out products that are beautiful, delicious and infused with the spirit of the craftsmen that made them. The cracking sound of the tea scoop as it burrows into a tin of tea, the seductive, spicy fr
Check out my latest blog post, Travel Bug - Paris, about the French debut of an LA icon.
Algabar is devoted to enhancing the quality of life through the simple pleasures of the senses. We seek out products that are beautiful, delicious and infused with the spirit of the craftsmen that made them. The cracking sound of the tea scoop as it burrows into a tin of tea, the seductive, spicy fr
Check out my latest blog post on Marcie Bronkar, a talented textile designer, colorist and friend!
Algabar is devoted to enhancing the quality of life through the simple pleasures of the senses. We seek out products that are beautiful, delicious and infused with the spirit of the craftsmen that made them. The cracking sound of the tea scoop as it burrows into a tin of tea, the seductive, spicy fr
Exec Pastry Scores Record Win On Food Network Challenge with........Green Tea cookies! Awesome! Congrats Chef!
Richard Ruskell, the executive pastry chef at Montage Beverly Hills, has won a record fifth championship on one of the toughest televised cooking competitions, the Food Network Challenge.Ruskell edged out three other chefs in three rounds to take home the grand prize in the show’s latest category, t...
Algabar's Cupid's Arrow MarTEANi recipe is featured in this month's issue of Trad Home Mag and check out this blurb abt our tea catering at the Traditional Home blog.
By Krissa RossbundGail Baral and Robert Wain use tea, like a baker uses flour and butter. The ingredient is a staple in all of the recipes that they create for their catering business, Algabar. From tea-infused cocktails, to chicken salad sandwiches, cookies, and muffins, tea is one ingredient that ...
Last night I made jasmine tea, white peach, mint ice cream to go with the homemade peach pie. Now I am certain summer is here!
Calling ALL Cooks/Chefs! I am the July guest judge on the About.com Tea Recipe Contest. The Theme: FROZEN TEA TREATS. Entries due July 30th!
If any of the top three recipes are made with Algabar's loose leaf tea, we'll send you a half pound of that tea (or two tins of matcha) so you can make it for everyone that you know!
Win a permanent spot amongst About.com's tea recipes! Enter your best tea recipes to win. Each month has a new theme and a guest judge with expertise on that theme. This month's contest theme is "Frozen Tea Treats." Good luck!
We just added a few new teas to our online boutique. Check out Starry Night, a tea that pays homage to my favorite painting by Van Gogh! It is a rooibos blended with coconut, cocoa nibs and star anise (YUM) but it is the blue cornflower and yellow safflower petals that inspired the name.
While our generosity is not seasonal, our Summer Matcha SALE is! You have till MONDAY Matcha Lovers!
A Matcha Cocktail is the perfect drink to share with friends this weekend. Delish, festive and.......... good for you! Check out Algabar's Jade Butterfly recipe posted on our Algabar Journal blog. Then, scroll down for our Herb Infused Iced Matcha and Matcha Smoothie recipes as well. Have a great weekend everyone!
"On the night of 25th May , a fierce cyclone hit us with all its fury. It sped across the vast plains of Bengal, and winds, which were 139 miles an hour, increased its intensity once it was funneled into crevasses of the Himalayan foothills. Makaibari, in the Darjeeling sub-district of Kurseong was ...
Our Matcha Lover's SALE starts today! The MORE you buy the MORE you SAVE.....up to 30%. Today thru July 12th!
Check out my birthday blog post and lovers, please take advantage of my birthday gift to you!
Check out this beautiful tea infused masterpiece by our friend and the talent behind so many of our tea infused foods.
Pate a Choux (Yield: About 28)¾ cup (175 ml.) water6 Tbsp. (85 g.) unsalted butter¼ Tsp. salt1 Tbsp. sugar1 cup (125 g.) all-purpose flour4 large eggs
I've been using this internet timer for the last few days. It's easy, convenient and the chime is pleasant. Nice design both in form and function. I don't agree with all the steeping times, but you can customize it. One less think clogging my kitchen drawers and another thing to add to my bookmark file!
Thanks LA Weekly for mentioning Tea by Algabar and my Tea Tasting and Wine Tasting analogy!
Kulov's Tea Festival is not your average tea party, but then there isn't much that is average at Royal/T, the...
Kulov's annual Tea Festival is hitting its stride | Daily Dish | Los Angeles Times
The diversity of tea was on display at Kulov’s annual Tea Festival. Held at Royal/T art gallery and cafe in Culver City over the weekend, the festival seemed to have finally found its perfect home. Royal/T is at once playful,...
It was great to see everyone at the tea festival yesterday. Wow! What a great turnout. Our booth was packed from 10:30 = 4. By 3pm we had nothing left to sell. To everyone that placed a special order, I'll get those out in the nxt few days. And if you didn't place an order at the show, but the tea that you want is not on the website yet, pls check back in abt a week.Thks to EVERYONE for yr support!
Belle Fleur, our newest rooibos blend w/gogi berries, hibiscus, lemon myrtle and orange peel is debuting at the Kulov Tea Festival on Sunday! Stop by for a taste.
Congrats to Celia Soudry () of Los Angeles, CA who registered for Japanese Tea Ceremony (May 2 at 2pm) and won two tea tins of her choice and a cherry bark tea scoop from Algabar!
Register for any workshop TODAY at the Kulov Annual Tea Festival this weekend, and you'll get a chance to win two tins of your choice* of fabulous teas by and a Cherry Bark Tea Scoop. *your choice must be in stock at the tea festival
honors Earth Day (and Algabar) w/a delish alcohol-free drink made w/our Clair du Lune (a blend of chamomile, lemongrass, mint and cranberry), lemon agave nectar and a dash of cayenne.
This Thursday, April 22, the Montage in Beverly Hills will roll out the Montage Treetinis in celebration of Earth Day.
I had a great time at Rolling Green on Saturday. Thank you to everyone that came over to say hello and taste the Sweet Pea Blend. I'll post the recipe for the iced Sweet Pea with cranberry juice later this week.
In the kitchen making Algabar Sweet Pea Green Iced Tea for Rolling Green Hollywood tdy. Looking forward to seeing my peeps tdy.
What a great article about by Algabar! Marie really gets what we are about!
Tradition with a modern twist-an attribute that is always desirable, but hard to pull off well-especially with a tradition as old as drinking tea. With inspiration, vision, and creativity, however, one Los Angeles based tea, catering, and lifestyle company is helping to shape the future of tea. ...
Check out what Daily Candy has to say abt Gail's tasting at RollingGreenHollywood this weekend.
DailyCandy is a handpicked selection of all that's fun, fashionable, food related, and culturally stimulating in the city you’re fixated on (and all over the Web).
So proud of everyone on the Algabar team! Such talent! Check out this collaboration between Dana and Khali .
What happens when you mix two colorful actors with personalities as big as their hearts, and a photographer with style unique enough to fit? You get these kick ass pictures, people. We’re talking unique, ...
When I was in the fashion biz I spent abt 2 -3 months a year in Hong Kong. Altho it is no longer under British rule and so much has changed since those days, it remains one of the best cities for Afternoon Tea.
Which tea sounds good to you? I had an amazing meal and great experience at Cafe Grey in NYC and would love to check out Cafe Grey on the 49th floor of the Upper House Hotel in Victoria Harbour. Sounds divine!
Scones, tea and gossip -- afternoon tea is possibly the best colonial legacy in Hong Kong; here's where to find the fanciest.
YUM! Must try "Roman Holiday", a signature cocktail by the Montage Beverly Hills featuring Algabar Roman Holiday and Hendrick's Gin. http://tinyurl.com/lqz6z6
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