Tea Spot Chef Graduates from Culinary School

Nov. 9, 2009 - PRLog -- BOULDER, Colorado – The Tea Spot, Inc.’s very own Co-Founder, Director of Sales and now certified Tea Spot Chef, Karen Harbour, recently graduated from the Culinary School of the Rockies (CSR). With a strong culinary foundation under her belt, Harbour is excited to build on her mission to make loose leaf tea an everyday luxury and to show how simple and fun it is to cook with tea.

Harbour put in a great deal of hard work under the instruction of Chef Michael Scott, who was a former pastry chef for Wolfgang Puck’s Grand Café and who, most recently, held the position of Chef de Cuisine at Denver’s Opus Restaurant. Harbour earned her culinary degree in CSR’s Chef Track, a credited 18-week intensive program in which students work side-by-side with a primary instructor and several of the best local chefs and caterers.
Harbour’s successful completion of the Chef Track program marks a new beginning as she continues to hone her skills by working part-time at Boulder’s Brasserie Ten Ten and by teaching regular classes in cooking with tea at Whole Foods, Chef’s Cooking School, and at privately held tea parties throughout the Boulder area. Introduced to tea at a young age by her mother with whom she frequently visited New York tearooms to taste tea and collect teapots, The Tea Spot Chef’s enthusiasm for loose leaf tea persists today as she seeks to engage others in the myriad ways of using tea as a culinary ingredient. To spread her passion for loose leaf tea, Harbour writes weekly tea recipes on The Tea Spot’s blog, steepitloose.blogspot.com, in addition to Margaret Studer’s Tea Examiner’s column (www.examiner.com/x-12909-Tea-Examiner). Harbour’s new, downloadable e-book at theteaspot.com, “How I Learned to Make Tea An Everyday Luxury,” also details useful tea tips and a few of her savory recipes.

ABOUT THE TEA SPOT, INC Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company was founded in 2004 by Maria Uspenski, a cancer survivor drawn to the health benefits of tea during her recovery. She set forth to promote wellness by making loose leaf tea an everyday luxury. Her message is simple and powerful: tea in its freshest form renders incredible flavor, unmatched health benefits, and is eco-friendly. As a certified woman-owned and operated business, The Tea Spot produces innovative and patented products to modernize the loose leaf tea experience. The Steepware® line promotes the ease of loose tea preparation and individualized single-servings. Their line of full leaf teas include organic and Fair-Trade Certified™ estate teas and hand-crafted signature blends. The company is committed to clean, sustainable, and fair manufacturing standards. The Tea Spot’s mission of social entrepreneurship incorporates a culture of giving as it grows: Ten percent of every sale is donated in-kind to cancer and community wellness programs. More at theteaspot.com   or media@theteaspot.com

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The Tea Spot is a woman-owned and operated company that has redefined the modern tea experience. A fusion of tea, technology and design, The Tea Spot’s innovative STEEPWARE™ and handcrafted loose leaves make drinking tea an everyday luxury.