Mighty Leaf is mass produced, but out of all the readily available brands I like it best. The tea leaves used are not bitter (a lot of companies use flavors to mask low quality leaves), and the flavors are clean. I saw a gift pack of these loose leaf teas at Cost Plus Imports today and remembered that I like Mighty Leaf. If you know a tea lover, this would be a cute present. As for myself, I'm considering making some Mighty Leaf available to my guests at our chilly winter reception, along with some high mountain oolong for the older Chinese guests.
Grammar Slammer flashback: I loathe people who use "infamous" when they mean "very famous." Infamous means famous for doing something bad, idiots. A known serial killer is infamous. You might have been infamous during college for pulling the best fraternity pranks. Your wedding coordinator is not infamous. Or she might be, but in that case you should not be recommending her. Adding the "in" does not, in fact, emphasize your love of or the level of famousness of your subject. It just makes you sound stupid. How about saying "fabulously famous" or "deservedly famous"? Use your words, people. The English language has so many good ones.
This is like when Monica on Friends said "Sometimes, it's ME!" That's right, using "I" all the time does not automatically make you sound smart. "Are you coming to the market with Jeffrey and I?" is stupid. Would you say "Are you coming to the market with I and Jeffrey?" Duh, of course not. So why would you flip it around?
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Hi pei,
I think edenfoods.com has some really good teas. i like their roasted green. also, just wanted to let you know i have been filling my boring work nights reading your blog. i think you write beautifully and i like all of your pics. plus, you are hot! do you realize you have 2 years of blogging now? thanks for the entertainment.
Thanks! Always happy to have an ego boost and help fill those long boring work hours. Isn't it incredible? I started blogging when I was still living in SF.
Going over to edenfoods.com now...
I am visiting SF a week from today, and I bumped into your site doing research. Now I'm hooked and keep reading your blog. So far I have AME and Slanted door reserved. Still need an Italian place and some cheap eats. Hope you like eden.
If you can get into Delfina, do it. If you can't get a reservation, line up at 5pm. So delicious! Great pastas and seafood items, and panna cotta for dessert.
Oliveto in Berkeley has an amazing selection of homemade pasta, home ground polenta, and homamde salumi. But it is a BART ride away.
Favorite cheap eat: Morrocan at Tagine. And there are night clubs around their new location so you can hang out. Any of the Indian places in the Tenderloin are also great, but don't go alone at night, it's kind of seedy. New Delhi, Naan n' Curry, Shalimar are favorites. Vietnamese is cheap and plentiful in the same area if you want something grittier than Slanted Door.
Favorite lesser-known wine bar: The Hidden Vine. Tell Angela (the owner) you read chezpei.com! She stops in some time to read as well.
Thanks for all the great recs pei. Delfina looks good, I'll call tomorrow. Finally its quiting time and my weekend starts, so have a great weekend! take care.
Pei, you should also check out coffeebeandirect.com. They sell teas in big bulk sizes (the 2 lb bag lasts me about a year), and I've never gone wrong with any of their flavored teas-- I've tried mango, peach, and passionfruit.
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