Author Description

Afternoon tea is one of the fastest-growing trends in America. Hotels, country inns, and tearooms are reviving this most relaxing repast. The customs and courtesies associated with serving tea are new to many Americans eager to use tea as an alternative to the business lunch or dinner, or as a social event. This book, written by one of America's foremost authorities on etiquette and protocol, is a fanciful, but correct, guide to the pleasures of tea -- at home and for business purposes. Filled with tea facts, history and etiquette, the book provides the simple rules that will help all readers glide through the most formal or casual tea, with aplomb. Tea rooms and shops, hotels and inns, tea importers, and Ms. Johnson's own licensed protocol consultants will be promoting this book outside bookstores.