please note, that muzi is formerly known as INFUZE when referencing some of the articles below.
september 2007

Easy Living (london, england)
health checklist
if you want to give your system a boost try organic muzi matcha ogreen tea. the plants first shoots are milled into a powder, which means you get up to 15 times more nutrients compared to green tea brewed from the leaf…. read more

 
summer 2007

fashion
health&fitness
better than broccoli? gram for gram, matcha - the frothy green tea mixed from nutrient-rich whole leaves that have been ground into a fine powder - touts more antioxidants than even superfoods like spinach and blueberries… read more

 
july 2007

style (Sunday Times - london, england)
matcha green tea was brought to japan at the end of the 12th century. since, then zen monks have drunk it to keep themselves awake yet relaxed during meditation. muzi organic matcha green tea is estimated to have at least 10 times the nutrients of regular green tea …. read more

where (vancouver edition)
muzi tea wins top tea spot in vancouver… read more

 
june 2007

iVillage Live
origins cosmetic company and muzi tea come together on ivillage tv to discuss the health benefits of matcha tea and its versatile uses in products such as origins matcha body scrub…watch interview

 
may 2007

Theblock
What's in store
the tea bar previously known as infuze has reincarnated itself as muzi. serving up truly innovative tea beverages (infuze owner brian takeda was the one who... read more

 
april 2007

Mini International
Hot Spots
this award-winning tea bar (formlery known as Infuze) takes the teabag out of the tea. specializing in a japanese ceremonial tea known as matcha... read more

The Province
LIVEIT!
this tin of ayurvedic muzi tea in indian citrus ginger promises to soothe the senses and settle the stomach. read more

Wish
Food | Files
pop open a tin of organic matcha green tea and be captivated by this potent emerald powder. matcha comes from... read more

Westender
Foodie Q&A
interview with brian takeda, founder of muzi tea... read more

 
march 2007

avenue
if you haven't tried matcha, you're missing out on a drink with more caffeine and antioxidants than coffee without, some say, the buzz... read more

CBC TV
CBC's jennifer burke interviews the founder of muzi tea, brian takeda about the benefits of tea and the opening of a trendy tea bar in downtown vancouver...
watch interview

 
january 2007

Shaw TV
studio 4's fanny kiefer interviews brian takeda, the founder of muzi tea, about matcha, granite ground powders and health benefits of tea... watch interview

Vancouver Sun
if green tea leaves can be made into matcha powder with a purported 10 times the nutrient level of steeped tea, why not black tea? Or roobios? Or white tea?...
read more

Vancouver Magazine
Panorama - Best Buys
muzi's new granite-powder teas (white, black, green and rooibos blends) pack 10 times the nutritional punch of... read more

The Province
brian takeda has been serving special green teas including the trendy green tea called matcha, at his vancouver tea house (now muzi) for years. now he's poised to take his product worldwide... read more

 
november 2006

press release
north american launch of granite ground tea. from the team that sparked the matcha green tea phenomenon comes the first line of premium... read more

Vancouver Magazine
eating & drinking guide
a tea bar, that is, where "teatenders" understand the specific brewing methods for every tea varietal in the bar. read more

 
june 2006

Financial Post Business
matcha men
when two Vancouver entrepreneurs ignite a craze for pricey green-tea powder, they quickly learn the ropes of an unfamiliar business. read more

 
april 2006

Wallpaper
muzi | Vancouver Navigator
muzi matcha is one of the 5 recommended things to buy when visiting vancouver.
read more

 
march 2006

Georgia Straight
readers' choice awards
voted best tea house in vancouver.
read more

 
january 2005
Vancouver Magazine
Eating & Drinking Guide to B.C.
against the odds, two queens university students turned their grad project into infuze. with two locations and more to come, this tea shop is more like a futuristic alchemist’s laboratory. read more.
 
june 2004
National Post
A Jewel of a Place: Steeped to perfection
named one of the 10 best-designed spaces in the world, vancouver’s infuze tea house blends the modern with zen. read more.
 
march 2004
ION Magazine
Tea: The New Coffee
from yoginis to fashionists, the city’s cool hunters are slinking around a white-hot café waiting for their fix. they’re hooked on matcha, a wonder brew brimming with vitamins that gets drinkers revved up, but keeps them calm enough to focus so sharply, it has brokers ditching coke.
read more.
ELLE Canada
Hot Spots
this ultra-chic bar-style tea house is known for its premium blended tea beverages, like its sweet rooibos latte. read more.
   

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