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		<title>Japanese Shincha 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year, Shaktea proudly offers a small selection of rare, early spring-picked tea, from Japan&#8217;s oldest tea family. We&#8217;re happy to announce that despite the terrible disaster suffered by Japan, our 2011 Shincha is expected to arrive in Vancouver sometime around the last week of May. This years Shincha comes entirely from Uji, Kyoto (outside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2011/05/japanese-shincha-2011/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Season at Shaktea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The hectic bustle of the holiday season is here! We have several gift ideas that are unique and ready-to-go.Here are a few suggestions: For someone hard to buy for: A hand-made Quincey Erin tea cozy made from recycled sweaters; a Danny Kostyshin matcha bowl or teacup; a Jackie Frioud salt-fired teapot. For a tea connoisseur: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/12/holiday-season-at-shaktea/</link>
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		<title>Tea, Cheese, and Charcuterie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; And who says you have to limit those culinary luxuries to just wine? High quality tea is the perfect accompaniment to a selection of fine cheese and charcuterie! That is exactly what we are now offering at Shaktea. Here is the third delicious addition to our new menu. TEA, CHEESE &#38; CHARCUTERIE Golden Bush [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/11/tea-cheese-and-charcuterie/</link>
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		<title>Tea-Inspired Fall Menu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall is here and with the cold rainy weather rolling in, the talented Jaclyn Cobb and Maria Ma have been working hard in the Shaktea kitchen to add several new tea-inspired culinary creations (both sweet and savoury) to our fall menu. to The menu is designed to either pair well with tea, or to actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/09/tea-inspired-fall-menu/</link>
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		<title>Featured Artist Emily Cooper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since opening our almost 5 years ago, we&#8217;ve made it a priority to support local artists. For anyone who&#8217;s been through the store recently, our current featured artists&#8217; work will certainly grab your attention. Here is some information about Emily Cooper: Born and raised a Vancouverite, Emily Cooper began her career at sixteen with her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/08/featured-artist-emily-cooper/</link>
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		<title>Cold Steeping Iced Tea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iced tea made from whole leaf tea provides a refreshing and healthy alternative to premixed or instant powders, and tastes great without any added sugar or sweetener. Our iced tea is always a very popular choice at the store. Here&#8217;s how we do it &#8230; We recommend putting 2 heaping tbsps/L of your favorite loose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/07/cold-steeping-iced-tea/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official! New Website and Tea Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! Finally &#8230; it&#8217;s up and going and we&#8217;re thrilled to be launching our new website! It’s been a long journey, but we both feel like we&#8217;ve just entered our most exhilarating time. It&#8217;s really exciting to be starting this new phase and to have a forum (our tea blog) to informally talk about tea culture, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/05/fresh-treats-served-daily/</link>
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		<title>Steeping&#8230;easy as 1,2,3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever felt intimidated by loose leaf tea because you think you might not know how to prepare it? It always surprises us when we hear customers saying that they haven&#8217;t tried loose leaf tea because they feel it takes too much work or because they don&#8217;t feel confident to prepare it properly. Here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/05/brewing-easy-as-123/</link>
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		<title>Loose Leaf Tea and Grading</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered about all those fancy letters that follow tea names? Or worse yet, have you tried to pronounce them? Here are some common examples and what those letters mean. It all has to do with the grading of the tea leaf… Whole Leaf Grades and Broken Grades: FTGFOP1: (Finest Tippy Golden Flowery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.shaktea.ca/2010/05/tea-party-reservations/</link>
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