I am a tea sommelier in New York City. Most recently, I co-founded the company Matcha Source.

I consult with restaurants, tea companies and designers. I teach workshops and host tastings.

Cha-melier is a play on the Asian word for tea (cha) and the French word for wine steward (sommelier). It’s a new tea word from Japan, and I first heard it in 2005, when I was introduced as one. It stuck.

karen@cha-melier.com