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2021
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We're open Easter Sunday with our full menu available for Take Away and Patio Dining. Easter Bento Box preorder available for phone and online orders.
A Japanese Spring Bento is great regardless the size of your celebration. Start with a green salad and chirashi. Main compartment includes colorful spring fried rice w/fresh veggies, egg, and BBQ pork, topped with a chicken teriyaki skewer. End with a strawberry wrapped in adzuki and matcha mochi. $29
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Support local Sonoma County restaurants and hospitality workers during Restaurant Week
Feb 19th - 28th
The past year has been difficult for restaurants and hospitality workers. Help preserve Sonoma County’s culinary roots by ordering scrumptious, locally sourced food. From their website you can order take out, get cocktails to go, and purchase gift cards. Eating your way through Sonoma County has never been easier.
Restaurant Week Specials
Exclusive Complimentary Appetizer; Tea Infused Trio of Pickles, with the purchase of 2 entrees.
25% OFF all bottles of Sake, including new King of Modern Light Junmai Gingjo Sake
Dessert Special; White Chocolate Matcha Mousse layered with a cookie crumbles, topped with pomegranate ($8).
Lunch Special; Ramen or Curry Ramen with all the fixing with a hot or iced tea for just $12.
Last chance to taste our Curry Pumpkin Ramen until next season ($20 w/salad).
See Full List of Participating Restaurants here
February 12-14, 2021
Join us for a special take out Valentine's Weekend, Call for more details. Please place your order 24 hours in advance. (707)431-1995
Japanese Flute by Elliot Kallen to Support Sonoma Matsuri
February 24th
Join The Taste of Tea in support of Sonoma Matsuri with this live performance by Elliot Kallen. 15% of the entire days sales will to donated to Sonoma Matsuri. Outdoor seating is on a first come basis, Indoor seating is limited to dining guest.
More about Sonoma Matsuri: The mission of Sonoma County Matsuri is to share and promote Japanese Arts & Culture by providing educational opportunities and better intercultural understanding in the greater Bay Area. We are a non-profit Educational Arts Organization. Our fundraising efforts provide scholarships to schools and students working in projects related to Japanese Culture.
Elliot Kallen Bio:Initially trained as a concert pianist, Elliot Kallen migrated into the world of Rock and Jazz, playing keyboards for many bands and on many stages. A chance encounter led him to the Japanese bamboo flute. He is a long-time student of David Kansuke Wheeler of Boulder, CO. Elliot also studies with Kansuke’s teacher, Junsuke Kawase III, the third-generation head of Chikuyusha, the largest shakuhachi teaching organization of its kind in Japan. Elliot plays shakuhachi in a wide variety of contexts, from traditional Japanese music with koto and shamisen, to the exploratory sounds of the avant guard. He is also a founding member of TenTen Taiko, performing throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Elliot is the current President of the International Shakuhachi Society (see www.komuso.com). He performs, teaches, and gives lectures on Japanese classical music and the shakuhachi from his home base in Northern California.
Celebration of Girls Day
February 16 – March 4
March 3rd is the Girls Day Festival, you will be able to view a traditional doll collection belonging to the Tokugawa family in our relaxation lounge;
February 16 – March 4.
The custom of displaying dolls began during the Heian period (794-1185) when Kyoto was the capital city and the imperial court was at its’ peak.
Formerly, people believed the dolls possessed the power to contain bad spirits. Hina Matsuri traces its origins to an ancient Japanese custom called hina-nagashi or doll floating when straw hina dolls were set afloat on a boat and sent down a river to the sea, supposedly taking troubles or bad spirits with them.
Today the festival honors girls by praying for health and happiness; with simple to elaborate doll displays representing the imperial court, special foods and teas in homes with girls and in public spaces.
Matcha Love, Mother's Day Treatment
May 12-15
Sonoma Matsuri's Opening Concert
May 6th, 7pm in Santa Rosa
The Taste of Tea will be serving complimentary Hot and Iced Japanese Teas.
Join Sonoma Matsuri for an exceptional evening featuring the shakuhachi - the traditional Japanese bamboo flute. From Australia, Shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee joins Sonoma County's own shakuhachi maven, Elliot Kallen, in a concert exploring the surprisingly diverse world of this haunting instrument. Both players will showcase the traditional Zen roots of the shakuhachi as well as modern pieces that highlight its technical and musical outer limits. Several local friends will join Riley and Elliot in bringing pieces to life (including two pieces that are world debuts!). Refreshments will be provided by Taste of Tea of Healdsburg. The venue, The Church of One Tree, is a remarkable, nearly 150 year-old space with acoustics that are a wonderful complement for this music. Past concerts with Riley and Elliot have sold out, so advance tickets are highly recommended! This concert is a kick-off event for Sonoma County Matsuri, Santa Rosa's own festival of Japanese arts & crafts taking place Sunday, May 7th, in Juiliard Park, Downtown Santa Rosa, CA. $15 presale, $20 at the door.
Healdsburg Flavors
May 4th, 5-7pm @ Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites
Explore the delicious side of Healdsburg at a progressive tasting at Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites and donate to a great cause at the same time. Sample the best of Healdsburg’s premium small-lot wines, craft liquor, charcuterie and more. Meet the makers and purveyors of these tasty sips and bites. Enjoy offerings from Jaclynn Renee Wines, Cafe Lucia, Ramey Wine Cellars, Alley 6 Craft Distillery, The Taste of Tea and Moustache Baked Goods. And, for the first time ever, try Pete Seghesio's incredible handcrafted salumi from his much-anticipated Journeyman Meat Co.
Tickets are $20 and 100% of all proceeds will go to support our local schools through HEF. More info here.
Celebration of Girls Day
February 24 – March 5
March 3rd is the Girls Day Festival, you will be able to view a traditional doll collection belonging to the Tokugawa family in our relaxation lounge;
February 24 – March 5.
The custom of displaying dolls began during the Heian period (794-1185) when Kyoto was the capital city and the imperial court was at its’ peak.
Formerly, people believed the dolls possessed the power to contain bad spirits. Hina Matsuri traces its origins to an ancient Japanese custom called hina-nagashi or doll floating when straw hina dolls were set afloat on a boat and sent down a river to the sea, supposedly taking troubles or bad spirits with them.
Today the festival honors girls by praying for health and happiness; with simple to elaborate doll displays representing the imperial court, special foods and teas in homes with girls and in public spaces.
Special Gratitude Celebration
February 28th 10:00
The Taste of Tea Lounge, Japanese Restaurant and Relaxation Lounge Celebrates 2 years in Healdsburg. We are very grateful to our community and would like you to join us in celebration.
We are very honored to have the resident Shinto Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America – Rev Koichi Barrish join us from Granite Falls, Washington to conduct our ceremony of Gratitude and Purification.
A Unique Cultural Experience of Gratitude, Joy and Positive Energy
