Essencha In The News
GREEN TEA & HEALTH - ESSENCHA on FOX19: with Sheila Gray and Rob Williams, Frank Marzullo and the morning news team
Appearance date: 06/11/2009
IN 2006: A WORLD OF GOOD DINING, RIGHT HERE AT HOME
ENQUIRER- 1/03/2007 BY POLLY CAMPBELL.
When I look back at my year of eating in restaurants, at home and in the people's homes to which I was privileged to be
invited, I realize I did a lot of traveling in 2006 - gastronomically speaking.
From eating Uzbek dumplings to drinking Japanese matcha, I've had taste experiences that remind me how small the
world really is. Its far corners can be reached through food served right here.
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BEST NEW RESTAURANTS NESTLED IN NEIGHBORHOODS
ENQUIRER- 12/29/2006 BY POLLY CAMPBELL.
"Where would you eat if you weren't working?"
Here are my latest answers to the question I am often asked. These are my favorites - on strictly
personal grounds - of all the restaurants that opened this year.
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THE DISH - A MOST AGREEABLE HOUR (AND A HALF) BY MICHAEL SCHIAPARELLI
CITY BEAT - 11/29/2006.
In his Essay on Boiling Spring Water (circa 1570), T'ien Yiheng wrote,
"Tea is drunk to forget the noise of the world." Knowing this, Essencha Tea
House (3212 Madison Road, Oakley; 513-533-4832; loose tea and "teaware"
available at essencha.com) provides a
tranquil atmosphere where patrons can escape the hurly-burly of daily life. This
is not your Aunt Millie's tea parlor, with doilies and Victorian floral
wallpaper. Rather, the small space, which opened in March, tends toward
minimalist, Zen-like dcor...
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DESIGNING FOR DINERS-DON BECK
The Enquirer - 09/27/2006.
Architect Don Beck launches bold look in restaurants
Some restaurants in Greater Cincinnati give the diner a feeling of being transported to somewhere a little more
sophisticated, a little more big-city than others.
Often, those restaurants have been designed by Don Beck, a mostly residential architect who's becoming increasingly
sought for restaurant designs...
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MIDFEST SNEAK PEEK: HIGH-FLYING FUN FROM FAR EAST
Middletown Journal- 09//25/2006.
The bubble tea is prepared for Middfest by Essencha Tea House in Cincinnati. It comes in several flavors, but
the traditional one is jasmine/green tea. A health combo that is slightly sweetened is poured over large black
tapioca pearls, thus the bubbles. The tea is sipped through a large straw that allows the tapioca to...
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ESSENCHA TEA HOUSE - NEW OAKLEY OASIS
Hyde Park Living - 07/2006.
Entering Essencha, the unique tea haven in Oakley's newly designed "design-district" on Madison Road, visitors
are likely to be greeted in Japanese "Welcome honored guest!...
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TEA FOR TWO A TREAT AT ESSENCHA
The Enquirer - 07/07/2006.
Tea is a drink. But "tea" can also be the meal you have with the drink. Essencha Tea House in
Oakley is the best place to drink tea in Cincinnati, so it's not surprising that you can also have a
lovely light meal there...
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2 for $20: ESSENCHA IN OAKLEY
CiN Weekly - 2 for $20, 05/03/2006.
I'll admit that the last time I had tea was in 1997
when I was trying to recover from a bad case of
laryngitis after screaming too loudly at the
Missouri-Nebraska football game. I have just never
really liked the bitterness of tea. But the new
Essencha promised 75 different tea choices,...
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SUITED TO A TEA
The Enquirer- 04/26/2006.
We like better coffee and better wines - now we're drinking fine-quality
green, white, black, oolong and herbal
BY POLLY CAMPBELL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A small cup, carefully prepared at the beginning of his workday, gets Paul Ortiz caffeinated and ready to go.
Alexandra Cadanes and her friends linger over steaming cups and a late lunch....
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SOUTHWEST OHIO CAFE SPECIALIZES IN FINE TEA, LIGHT FARE
The Enquirer, 04/06/2006.
OAKLEY - Essencha Tea House & Fine Teas, which opened March 18 at 3212 Madison Road,
seeks to promote the culture as well as the consumption of tea.
In addition to more than 70 varieties of black, green, rooibos, white, oolong and herbal loose-leaf
teas, the cafe will offer fresh seasonal salads and sandwiches as well as gourmet...
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ESSENCHA TEA HOUSE OPENS
CiN Weekly - Quick Bites, 03/22/2006.
A new tea retailer/eatery has opened at 3212 Madison Road, Oakley. Located near Denim boutique,
Essencha Tea offers afternoon tea sittings as well as light breakfast fare, French pastries...
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DINING NEWS
The Enquirer - 03/17/2006.
Seventy kinds of loose-leaf tea, iced tea, herbal tea, bubble tea and light meals to go with tea will be offered at
Essencha, a new tea house that opens in Oakley Saturday.
Owners Tracy Monson and Mahmoud Lamriben have created something new for Cincinnati; a teahouse designed to
show off and promote tea culture...
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AFTER SOME STEEPING, TEAHOUSE READY TO OPEN
Cincinnati Business Courier - 03/14/2006.
Essencha Teahouse and Fine Teas, which specializes in blended teas, pastries, salads and
sandwiches, is scheduled to open March 18 in Oakley...
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ENTREPRENEUR FOUND KEY TO LIFE CRISIS IN TEA LEAVES
The Enquirer - 02/03/2006.
It was a new house or a teahouse. But at the time Tracy Monson didn't know it. She was near the term of her graduate school...
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