MATCHA TEA WITH ERIC GOWER AT TOQUE BLANCHE

San Francisco Chronicle Food Writer, cookbook author and
gourmet tea importer Eric Gower will demonstrate how to prepare Breakaway Matcha green tea.  He will also sign copies of his well-known cookbook, The Breakaway Cook.

Matcha tea is a specialty green tea from Japan that is sold in powder form and retails at upwards of $70 per ounce. Breakaway Matcha tea is like the experience of a heady espresso, but without the jittery side effects.  In addition to its sweet, smooth taste, matcha advocates claim a myriad of health benefits and site its high antioxidant concentrations (3 times higher than commercial green
teas).