Books
Jane has written 13 books on the many and varied aspects of tea, its production, history and culture, and she writes for tea related magazines and journals.
'TEA CLASSIFIED' (in the US published as 'The New Tea Lover's Companion') has just been voted BEST NEW PUBLICATION 2009 BY WORLD TEA EXPO.
The 'Tea Lover's Companion' is now out of print but a brand new edition is available with the title 'Tea Classified'. This has updated information, lots of new photos and, in the directory, new information and new photos of teas from tea regions not included in previous editions - Vietnam, Korea, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Thailand, the UK and the USA. This is the ideal book for all new tea lovers and for anyone who wishes to find out more about tea manufacture, different categories of tea, and what types of tea come from different tea producing countries.
See the list below of all the books Jane has written, and links to purchase them from Amazon UK.
Design For Tea
- Price: £10.99
- Publisher: Sutton
- The history of the table wares we use on our tea tables and the story of how they have developed since tea’s arrival from China in the 1660s
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Tea in the City: London
- Price: £9.99
- Publisher: Benjamin Press
- A guide to the best tea rooms and tea retail counters in London. Illustrated with over 100 color photographs and filled with maps and travels tips. Available in the U.S. through www.benjaminpress.com
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
The Tea Lover’s Companion
- Price: £14.99
- Publisher: National Trust and Benjamin Press
- Please note: this particular edition of The Tea Lover’s Companion is now out of print. It has been updated and has been retitled 'Tea Classified'.
The perfect guide to all types of tea with information about the manufacture of the different categories, how tea is blended and traded, and a catalogue of 80 or so teas from major producing regions of the world with images of the dry leaf, wet leaf and brewing tips. (In the US, the title is 'The New Tea Companion' available at www.benjaminpress.com) - Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Tea in the City: Paris
- Price: £9.99
- Publisher: Benjamin Press
- A guide to the best tearooms and tea retail counters in Paris. Filled with maps and illustrated with over 100 color photographs. Available in the U.S. through www.benjaminpress.com
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Afternoon Tea
- Price: £6.44
- Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
- This is a gift book on all aspects of tea and is full of lovely pictures. Available in the U.S. through www.benjaminpress.com
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Traditional Teatime Recipes
- Price: £15.99
- Publisher: Anova Books
- Recipes from The National Trust Tea rooms around the UK, with photographs of some of the cakes, scones, breads and biscuits, and historical information about regional British foods and afternoon tea.
- Buy this book: Contact the publishers - Anova Books (new window)
The Picnic
- Price: £9.99
- Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
- History, quirky quotes and literary extracts, ideas and a few recipes.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
The English Pudding
- Price: £9.99
- Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
- History, quirky facts and recipes with beautiful photographs.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
A Social History of Tea
- Price: £18.99
- Publisher: The National Trust 2001
- This is a complete biography of tea in Britain from the 1650s to the present day. This book is now out of print but may be available on Amazon or in second hand bookshops.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Jane Pettigrew's Tea Time
- Price: £1.74
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley 1986
- A collection of traditional recipes, including recipes from Jane’s London my tea shop, Tea-Time. This book is now out of print but may be available on Amazon or in second hand bookshops.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Time For Tea - A Book of Days
- Price: £3.00
- Publisher: Littlebrown 1991
- A date or birthday record book with pictures and captions that give a brief social history of tea in Britain. This book is now out of print but may be available on Amazon or in second hand bookshops.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Tea and Infusions
- Price: £9.00
- Publisher: Carlton Books 1999
- A colourful, highly illustrated book on all aspects of tea. This book is now out of print but may be available on Amazon or in second hand bookshops.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Tea
- Price: £8.99
- Publisher: Grange Books 1999
- A small catalogue of different teas and some of the major companies that supply them. This book is now out of print but may be available on Amazon or in second hand bookshops.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Tea Classified - VOTED BEST NEW PUBLICATION 2009 BY WORLD TEA EXPO
- Price: £14.99
- Publisher: The National Trust and Benjamin Press
- This is a new, updated edition of The Tea Lover's Companion and contains up-to-date information about green, yellow, white, oolong, black, puerh and flavoured teas and is illustrated with new photographs - many of which Jane and Bruce took on their travels. The catalogue of teas contains more than 110 different teas, with stunning images by Bruce and his son Ben of the dry leaf, the wet leaf and the liquor of teas from unusual origins such as Korea, Vietnam, the UK and Bolivia as well as the more traditional tea countries of the world.
- Buy this book: Visit Amazon UK to purchase a copy (new window)
Masterclasses
Forthcoming Masterclasses and events:
PLACES AT EACH CLASS FILL QUICKLY SO TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT, PLEASE BOOK IN PLENTY OF TIME.
- 20th of March, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 16th of April, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 15th of May, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 26th of June, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 17th of July, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London )
9.30am lasting 8 hours
For anyone who cannot get down to London, this is an ideal oppoprtunity to join us for a Tea Masterclass and Afternoon Tea.
- 17th of September, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 16th of October, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
- 19th of November, 2010, Tea Masterclass (The Chesterfield Hotel, London)
9.30am lasting 8 hours