XO Brasserie will host a tea tasting dinner featuring tea experts Richard Kligler and Shunan Teng on June 15 at 6 p.m.
The event will take place at XO Brasserie, located at 1090 Morrison Drive in Charleston.
Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner prepared by XO chefs, with each course paired by Kligler and Teng. The evening will begin with a welcome beverage called “Chinese Awakening.”
Tickets are $150 and are available through Resy.
Kligler is the founder of For All the Tea in Charleston and specializes in guided tastings of loose-leaf teas from around the world. During 12 years living in Hong Kong, he immersed himself in tea culture while studying rare tea varieties and visiting historic Chinese tea farms. Since 2019, he has shared that knowledge through tea experiences in South Carolina.
Teng is the founder and CEO of Tea Drunk, a New York City-based tea house known for its focus on Chinese tea traditions and education. She regularly travels to historic tea mountains in China to harvest and make tea alongside heritage farmers.
Teng has spoken about tea culture and education at institutions and companies including Yale University, Christie’s, Van Cleef & Arpels, World Tea Expo and Stony Brook University.