Bruce Richardson

Tea blender, writer, and historian Bruce Richardson has been one of the leading voices in America's tea renaissance since founding Elmwood Inn Fine Teas over 30 years ago. He is a frequent guest speaker at global tea events and a source for tea articles found in Slate Magazine, MTV, CNN, The Smithsonian, National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the BBC. He serves as Contributing Editor for TeaTime and Tea Journey magazines. In 2011, Bruce was named Tea Master for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, where he is helping define tea's historical role in the iconic 1773 event that helped shape America's destiny. Bruce joined London's Jane Pettigrew in producing three editions of the popular reference guide to tea The New Tea Companion for Benjamin Press and the National Trust of England. Bruce and Jane's latest work is an expanded edition of A Social History of Tea: Tea's Influence on Commerce, Culture, and Civility. Both books are being translated into Chinese for publication in China. Bruce is much in demand as a speaker at events across North America and Asia. His most popular lectures are Five Teas That Launched a Revolution, The Tea Things of Janes Austen, and Japanese Tea and The Beautiful Foolishness of Things.