Hey here is another great article (also spotted in the Toronto Star) that outlines the rising importance that teas are playing in our fast-paced lives.
  “Since mid-May, Casey’s Bar and Grill has sold thousands of matcha smoothies ($4.99 for 14 ounces), the only non-alcoholic drink on its new Asian Fusion cocktail menu.“The response has been amazing,” says the chain’s bar master Nathan Cameron, who blends a teaspoon of matcha powder with fat-free French vanilla yogurt, puréed blueberries and raspberries, a delicious way to mask its bitter taste.”

Now all those execs and busy folks that need a quite bite to eat can get their antioxidant fix by adding a dash of Matcha to their beverages or recipes. I am especially fond of a blending a yogurt-fresh fruit-matcha smoothie topped off with a dash of honey. This has proved for me to be the perfect way to rejuvenate both mind and body after an exhaustive night at the dojo.“Depending on whose advertising copy you read, drinking this “bliss in a cup” will gently boost your energy for up to eight hours, rev up your metabolism to encourage weight loss, lower blood pressure, boost your immune system and decrease “bad” cholesterol. It’s said to contain 70 times the antioxidants of orange juice and 10 times the nutrients of regular green tea, a proven antioxidant.”Strange how a beverage as tried, tested and true as Matcha is only now making the rounds in the media and the general public (at least here in N. America). Ah well, better late than never.