Author Beatrice Hohenegger has compiled the enormous world library of tea facts into an entertaining yet thought provoking story. In her tea research, Beatrice explored museum collections in the United States, scouring libraries and historical societies, interviewing academics and specialists in the field, and collecting items and information for her book.

Beatrice is also Guest Curator of the traveling museum exhibition on the history and culture of tea, slated to open in 2009 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.