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Dictionary definition of “tea sommelier”

tea sommelier

n. a restaurant worker employed as an expert on teas. Subjects: English, Food & Drink

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Citations: 1994 Florence Fabricant New York Times (June 29) “Off the Menu” p. C2: To assist customers in selecting the appropriate teas to drink with each course there is a “tea sommelier” on hand. 1999 Steve Cuozzo New York Post (Jan. 6) “An Irregular Heartbeat” p. 45: This malarkey, and a “tea sommelier,” appear aimed at the impressionable young. But Heartbeat’s menu, with entrees pushing $30, is priced for adults. 2004 Grace Cameron The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Apr. 29) “Tea, Tarot, and Tarts” p. F3: Tiny finger sandwiches, crumpets, Devonshire cream and delicate tea cups hard figure on my gastronomic landscape. And this place even has a Tea Sommelier (a highfalutin word for tea expert) for heavens sake! 2007 Kiera Butler New York Post (May 21) “Arising Number Of “Coworking” Spaces Bring Freelancers And Other Solo Workers Togethear”: We’ve had writers, someone from public radio in Sweden, and once a tea sommelier came and brewed tea for everyone.

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