San Francisco in a Teacup: A Guidebook for Tea Lovers [Paperback]

Ulrica Hume (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 1999

San Francisco in a Teacup is a guidebook for tea lovers. Fifty unique places to have tea in San Francisco and the Bay Area are explored. Includes maps, photographs, and tea lovers' resources. Join Ulrica Hume on a fantastic tea-trek as she goes in search of the best tearooms she can find -- from British to Far Eastern, formal to offbeat. Let enchantment reign at the Ritz's afternoon tea; find peace in a cup of matcha at a Japanese tea ceremony; have your tea leaves read at Mad Magda's. Discover why tea is the perfect drink for the new millennium!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Given its local focus, and tea's growing popularity, San Francisco in a Teacup will be an instant hit." -- Don DeNevi, Palo Alto Daily News

"I love this book! If you love tea -- and San Francisco -- I guarantee that you will too. I think we should buy several copies each to pass out to the pleasure-deprived. Thank you, Ulrica -- thank you!" -- James Norwood Pratt, author of the classic work, Tea Lover's Treasury, etc.

"San Francisco in a Teacup is the most charming guide you've ever seen!" -- Narsai David, Food News, KCBS Radio

"Sometimes a good cup of tea is worth a timeout anywhere. If that place happens to be San Francisco, a new guidebook can help make sure it's the perfect blend of atmosphere and service..." -- The New York Times

From the Back Cover

"There are two kinds of people -- the tea-drinker and the non-tea-drinker. Tea-drinkers are contemplative and thoughtful; they like nothing more than to sink into the silence of observation experienced by sages. For me, moments with tea are the silk in the fabric of life. Many times I have found the whole world inside a cup of Darjeeling." (An Anonymous Tea-Drinker)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Blue Circle Press (March 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966919300
• ISBN-13: 978-0966919301
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,212,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but several Penninsula establishments have closed, June 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: San Francisco in a Teacup: A Guidebook for Tea Lovers (Paperback)

This is a lovely book, but several of the shops our family traveled to (all dressed up) had shut down. This may simply be an aspect of the volitility of the Silicon Valley Goldrush.

The author caught that the shop in Stanford Shopping Center had closed, but it has not reopened at the parent restaurant as she had been advised. The Butler's Pantry was barred and the building cleared out of furnature. A third had left a note, "no tea today".

The tea shop in Mountain View is a real gem. Its late hours make it a favorite with locals. The tea is absolutely wonderful, and very unique.

Buyer beware! Be sure to call first.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars updated tea shop info, April 25, 2001

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Fay (Mt. View, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: San Francisco in a Teacup: A Guidebook for Tea Lovers (Paperback)

The book was wonderfully written and makes you want to try each of the shops described. However, of the shops I wanted to visit, only one seems to still exist.

Lisa's Tea Treasures: phone number no longer in service and website removed

Tea & Company (now Mighty Tea Leaf) closed down their storefront 15 months ago and only does business over the phone and catelog

A'Cuppa Tea moved from the Crocker Galleria in SF to Berkeley (510 420-0196)

English Rose - no one answered the phone

I wonder if the author will publish an updated version of the book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful guide, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: San Francisco in a Teacup: A Guidebook for Tea Lovers (Paperback)

This book is a well-written and informative guide to tearooms in the Bay Area. The author is obviously passionate about her subject, and communicates her enthusiasm with great sensitivity, persuasiveness, and subtle humor. I recommend this book to anyone who loves tea, likes tea, or is thinking of investigating "the new coffee."