A new tea embassador: James Norwood Pratt

I won't introduce this video interview of James Norwood Pratt too much, except to say he seems to be most gentlemanly; and his iconic status will surely extend easily from the world of wine to the world of tea.

The Proper Cup of Tea: James Norwood Pratt is steeped in it
By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin
(http://www.chow.com/stories/10721)

Be sure to at least check out the segment called "Most Interesting Tea". He describes a simple scene, drinking tea with a "tea statesman" in Japan - an individual who, in his youth, served tea in the most incredible of circumstances!