2016 Workshop Schedule
Saturday July 30
10:00 am
Cooking with Tea with Lenny Martinelli
One of our most popular workshops, join Teahouse chef/owner Lenny Martinelli as he prepares a number of delicious dishes, all using the special ingredient, TEA! Participants will have the opportunity to taste each of the dishes prepared in this entertaining presentation.
Lenny Martinelli is Chef-Owner of the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse and is actively involved in the daily operations. Mr. Martinelli has over 35 years’ experience in the hospitality industry from bussing tables to ownership. His company, Three Leaf Concepts, also operates the Naropa Cafe, Aji Latin American Restaurant, Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant, The Huckleberry, Zucca Italian Ristorante, and his newest venture, The Chautauqua Dining Hall. In 2011, the Martinells purchased Three Leaf Farm, in Lafayette Colorado, in order to provide organically grown produce to the their restaurants.
12:00 pm
Tea Basics - An Introduction to Tea with Donna Fellman
Learn the basics of tea in this informative and educational workshop. Discussion will include the history of tea, its origins and where it’s grown around the world, as well as an in depth description of the processing of each type of tea. Participants will have the opportunity to taste green, oolong, black and white teas, compare them side by side, and will be instructed in the proper brewing techniques of each.
Donna Fellman is Online Education Director of World Tea Academy. Donna’s experience managing tea houses, training staff, and tea procurement convinced her that the key to success was educating herself, her staff and her customers about tea. Since that time, she has focused her work on serving the tea industry’s needs by creating educational programs and classes, especially for the tea professional. In 2003, Donna founded the Tea Education Alliance specializing in staff and management training. She has authored numerous training manuals for well know tea retailers and educational materials for other prominent educational programs. She studied Chado for 12 years and co-authored Tea Here Now, (Inner Ocean Publishing, 2005) exploring tea as a way of life. She also has an M.S. in Holistic Nutrition.
2:00 pm
Blending Botanicals with Sara Martinelli
Join Teahouse owner Sara Martinelli in the fun and hands-on workshop to discover how to taste, blend, and create different teas. A short discussion of blending fundamentals will be followed by an opportunity for each participant to create a unique, personal blend and take home a tin of their own tea.
Sara Stewart Martinelli is the Owner and Tea Specialist of the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse and The Boulder Tea Company. She is a Certified Herbalist and has been blending and sourcing teas for the Teahouse for over 15 years.
4:00 pm
Taiwanese Oolong Tasting with Brian Wright
Brian Wright, owner of Shan Shui Teas in Washington D.C., travels to Taiwan each year to source the most delicious, boutique-style oolong teas. Join Brian as he demonstrates and leads you in a hands-on experience of the traditional Taiwanese Gung Fu Oolong Ceremony, during which you’ll have the opportunity to taste some of the years’ freshest selections. Seating limited, register early!
Brian J. Wright, proprietor of Shan Shui Teas in Washington DC, became enamored with Chinese tea while studying in Taipei and Beijing in 1989-90. He continued his hobby after returning to the U.S., and expanded it into a business in 1993 tosatisfy his friends’ appetites for fine tea. Currently, Brian specializes in providing top quality Taiwanese oolong teas, Korean green teas, and teaware for their preparation.
7:00 pm
The Japanese Tea Ceremony, Cyanoyo, with Omotesenke Tea School Members
Cyanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony members will demonstrate the art of Japanese tea ceremony, and provide opportunity for audience to participate with the ceremony. The demonstration includes explanation of the history of the tea ceremony and its cultural significance. Dressed in traditional kimono, the tea hosts will demonstrate a full tea ceremony with narration. The audience will be invited to join the ceremony for a hands-on experience as they receive tea and get a feeling of the Cyanoyu (the way of tea). Ms. Hiroko Akima, tea sensei, and her students host the demonstration. Living in Lafayette, Ms. Akima is an active tea teacher of Omotesenke Tea School.
Class Schedule subject to change.
Registration opens April 15
