/tags/tea tea en-US Copyright Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-02-07/coffee-or-tea-in-dickens-world-it-might-be-a-choice-between-good-and-evil The author of a new book, Dinner with Dickens, has an insightful — though far from scientific — observation: The Victorian writer's good characters prefer tea while dodgier ones lean toward coffee. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-02-07/coffee-or-tea-in-dickens-world-it-might-be-a-choice-between-good-and-evil Nina Martyris /news-partners/2017-07-18/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged-that-jane-austen-pairs-well-with-tea Pinkies up, Janeites! We mark the bicentennial of Austen's death with a look at her relationship with a beloved cuppa. Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:21:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-07-18/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged-that-jane-austen-pairs-well-with-tea Nina Martyris /news-partners/2017-03-28/pinkies-up-a-local-tea-movement-is-brewing Most of the world's tea comes from China, India and Sri Lanka. But since 2000, dozens of farms have sprouted across the U.S. producing small-batch, artisanal tea sold at a premium. Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-03-28/pinkies-up-a-local-tea-movement-is-brewing Jodi Helmer