Benjamin Press Acquires Dorothea Johnson's Tea & Etiquette®

Benjamin Press and Elmwood Inn Fine Teas has purchased the rights to Dorothea Johnson's ten part manual, Tea & Etiquette^® as well as her classic book, Tea & Etiquette – Taking Tea for Business and Pleasure.

Johnson is the founder of The Protocol School of Washington and resident etiquette advisor for the Ellen television show. She is the author of four books and writes the Tea & Etiquette column for TeaTime magazine. She has been named Woman of the Year by both Victoria and Southern Lady magazines. Benjamin Press is the publisher of her best-selling Children's Tea & Etiquette book, released in 2006.

"Bruce and Shelley Richardson, along with their staff are true Tea Diplomats, Johnson said. "I am proud and honored that, because of our decade-old friendship, the legacy of Tea & Etiquette will continue for years to come."

The Tea and Etiquette book is being redesigned, updated and illustrated for fall release.  You may pre-order it via our online store.

The tea portion of the Tea & Etiquette manual has been updated by Elmwood Inn owner Bruce Richardson. The workbook includes scripts, handouts, and instructions on how to teach your audience basic dining and etiquette skills. There are ten themed programs such as Business Tea and Etiquette, Mother-Daughter Tea & Etiquette, and Teddy Bear Tea & Etiquette.  The programs are offered as a complete set, or in bundles.  For more information, go to our new page at www.teaandetiquette.org.

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