Friends, the long-awaited next batch of Nakata's Awabancha is here and available at all Teaism locations, as well as our online store! Please grab up this truly unique, rare, and beautiful tea, crafted with much love by @japaneseteamaker . Link is in bio with details 💚
Say hello to 2026 Snail of Approval winner @teaism_dc ! 👋 Founded in 1996 with the goal of making exquisite loose leaf tea accessible to all, Teaism invites its guests to be enrolled in their choice to drink tea and have a relationship to the leaf. To accompany the teas, and to highlight the cuisines of countries where teas are grown, Teaism serves curries, bento boxes, and other healthy Asian-inspired meals.
We’re official 1️⃣ week away from our Snail of Approval party, where you can celebrate Teaism and our 4 other 2026 winners. There are still a few tickets left — tap the link in bio to grab yours.
Once central to ceremonial practices for monks and warriors, matcha has evolved into a popular drink that can be found at most coffee shops. But did it start trending at a bad time for D.C. teahouses?
Learn more about this modern, bright-green obsession on WTOP.com or our app. Link in bio.
(🎥: WTOP/Ciara Wells)
Finally, a data center deal that does it right. 🌲🔋
While others are drawing criticism, Google is showing how it’s done in Minnesota. This week on Watts the Tea, Hannah and Zainab break down the "Pine Island Model": 1.9GW of clean energy, the world's largest iron-air battery, and a first-of-its-kind agreement that ensures neighbors don’t pay a cent for Google’s power.
It’s green, it’s funded by Google, and it’s helping the whole state. Let’s spill the tea.
Happy weekend! We are down to the last 10 or so limited packages of Tung Ting oolong. Beautifully medium - roasted oolong from Taiwan's Nantou county. Only at Teaism Tea Shop in Penn Quarter.
"Plug in solar" is as easy as it sounds. But if installation is so simple, why is the permitting process so bizarrely complicated?
In this week's episode, Hannah & Zainab break down why plug in solar has taken off in Europe but not the U.S. — and what some states are doing to change the game.
Special thanks to @teaism_dc for hosting us! ☕
![One of our favorites and perhaps your [next] favorite too. Handroll bento with tea-cured salmon... Yum!Photo @noldonphotography](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6737431558486922635446_0_74e8ff8d0cb0fd29d5c314c4258050c2.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1ob3UxLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82MjUwMTY1ODhfMTc5ODYzMDc1NDM5MzAxODdfMTQyMDUzMTIwNjg0MzMxOTk2X24uanBnP3N0cD1jMjU3LjAuNTY2LjU2NmFfZHN0LWpwZ19lMTVfdHQ2Jl9uY19odD1zY29udGVudC1ob3UxLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbSZfbmNfY2F0PTEwMyZfbmNfb2M9UTZjWjJnRVJrSFNQT0EwbFQ5QXVxVTZuV3FfOC1GUkJrcWx1aW1VX0hzb0xBTEs5U1diSkZfTHZ5NUJubzl5Sk5xWTZRQjBRbmRwTTFNQXg2OWh1MW00X05Oai0mX25jX29oYz13WjZ5dVBjdVVmUVE3a052d0d4OHM0MyZfbmNfZ2lkPTNwMFpsclpUSUEtYTY0MjVHR3hrSncmZWRtPUFQVTg5RkFCQUFBQSZjY2I9Ny01Jm9oPTAwX0FmNlVNSzBsbHRFYU1Cc0tHQkxjLW5saUR6ZEY2V0Y3c1lPVXZWckIxQTZmWUEmb2U9NkExMDQ0REQmX25jX3NpZD1iYzBjMmM=&h=824e0aecc7b5957bc1ca2c7bdd076e10)
