Category: Merry White

Back to the Grind

November 27th, 2012 in 2012, Boston Magazine, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Merry White, Newsmakers 0 comments

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Merry White, College of Arts & Sciences

The sampling, or “cupping,” of coffee is an intricate process…

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By Jo Breiner

Kyoto, Japan, a cup at a time (and it’s not green tea)

September 15th, 2012 in Boston Globe, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Merry White, Newsmakers 0 comments

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By Merry White, College of Arts & Sciences

Guidebooks support this city’s reputation as the theater of the country’s spiritual and aesthetic past: It contains the must-see temples, the must-stroll zen gardens, tea-ceremony-kaiseki restaurants, stealth geisha photo spots — and walks along a lover-lined river…

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By Jo Breiner

In a Tub, and Up to Your Ears in Relaxation

May 15th, 2012 in College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Merry White, Newsmakers 0 comments

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Merry White, College of Arts & Sciences

The Swedish sauna, Turkish bath and Russian banya have some new competition in U.S. bathrooms: the Japanese ofuro

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By Jo Breiner

Connoisseurs find sushi in Boston often lacking

April 22nd, 2012 in College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Merry White, Newsmakers 0 comments

Boston Globe
Merry White, College of Arts & Sciences

On the big screen in the dark movie theater, sharp knives glide through crimson tuna as classical music plays…

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By Jo Breiner