Tea Trekker co-owners and James Beard Foundation Book Award Finalists Mary Lou and Bob Heiss will spark up your next corporate meeting, annual conference, business retreat or other gathering of interesting colleagues with an engaging and dynamic presentation on tea that combines history, tea culture, tea tasting, travel and discovery.

If you are looking for a speaker and are tired of the same old, same old, let us work with you to design a presentation custom-tailored to suit your group's interest and size.

The following is a partial list of distinguished groups that we have made presentations to:

• International Association of Culinary Professionals ( IACP )

  Annual conference workshop seminars:

  • 2002: Green Tea: Appreciation and Perspective from the West

  • 2008: Culture in a Teacup

  • 2009: Fire Up Your Gaiwans: There's Oolong Tea To Be Tasted
    

• James Beard Foundation

  Foundation Conference:

  • 2008: Dumplings & Dynasties - The Evolution of Modern Chinese Cuisine
    

• National Association for the Specialty Food Trade ( NASFT)

  International Fancy Food Show Educational Seminars

  • 2009: A Tea Tasting Primer, (San Francisco and NYC)

Albertson’s Cooking School, Bryn Mawr, PA

Boston University Seminars in Food, Wine and the Arts

Culinary Historians of Boston, Boston, MA

Disney Magazine, Northampton MA

Forbes Library, Northampton MA

Head Start, Westfield, MA

Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA

Hitchcock Center, Amherst, MA

Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA

Jacob Edwards Library, Amherst, MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst : Asian Arts and Culture Dept.

Williams-Sonoma, South Windsor, CT

Wooller and Stern Financial Services, Amherst, MA
 

Mary Lou and Bob are acknowledged specialists in the world of premium tea. They have a deep respect for and passionate interest in artisan food products, traditional foods and the history and evolution of food and cooking in world cuisines.

They are the co-authors of:

• The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook: A Guide to Enjoying the World's Best Teas.

• The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide ( 2008 IACP Cookbook Award Finalist and 2008 James Beard Foundation Book Award Finalist )

• Hot Drinks: Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, Spirits.

Mary Lou is the solo author of:

• Green Tea: 50 Hot Drinks, Cool Quenchers and Sweet and Savory Dishes

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