Yeah… I still remember the almost weekly recipe testing session we had. We were trying out almost any tea recipe we could get our hands on as well as inventing some of our very own to experiment with. Eventually some of these recipes found their way into our menu, some didn’t, but well we had a whole lot of fun messing up the kitchen while conceptualising and finetuning the idea for the restaurant at the same time. And of course at the end of each session, what better way to end than to have our special brew of premium chinese tea to round up the day! There’s lots more that we went through just to get to the menu that we present to customers now but definitely, we kept most of the old drinks (they remain favourites till now!) and we’re still constantly experimenting and recreating new drinks. (like lingerin’ angel and summer peach - both added not long ago, but are now among the favourites!)

And of course not forgetting the food! Most people have the idea that tea is only meant for drinking but why not try cooking with tea? That is how we came out with the brainwave of tea-infused cuisine. Since we already love drinking tea, why not put it into food as well? We started with the idea of bite-sized easy to eat kind of fingerfood and appetizers(those you can pick up easily with a pair of chopsticks) to go with our tea. But as you can see, its now expanded to include a whole range of main courses as well. The process was not smooth sailing definitely, and many a times we had to meet up with our kitchen pros! Dish by dish, each was slowly perfected then implemented! One of my personal favourites is still the grilled tofu steak with its fragrant aroma of jasmine tea! (for those who’ve had this before, i’m sure you’re nodding your head in agreement right now:D)

Do you have your own favourite tea recipe to share? or a favourite drink or dish to proclaim:)? Do drop us a tag!