Gong Fu Cha Gathering with MyTeaPal × New York Tea Society

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• Vincent Liu

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About this event

Join Vincent Liu, founder of MyTeaPal, and Roy Lamberty, founder of New York Tea Society, for a special Gong Fu Cha gathering in New York!

As part of Vincent's travels across the United States, we're bringing together the MyTeaPal and New York Tea Society communities for a relaxed evening of Chinese specialty tea and conversation. Instead of a traditional seated tasting, we'll have multiple Gong Fu Cha brewing stations featuring a variety of teas for everyone to explore. Guests are welcome to move between stations, taste different teas, chat with the brewers, and connect with fellow tea enthusiasts at their own pace.

More than just a tea tasting, this gathering is an opportunity to discover new teas, exchange experiences, and make new friends in the community. Whether you're an experienced Gong Fu Cha enthusiast or just beginning to explore Chinese specialty tea, you're welcome to join us.

What to Expect

• Multiple Teas, Multiple Perspectives: Explore a selection of distinctive teas brewed at different Gong Fu Cha stations, each offering an opportunity to discover new flavors and hear the stories behind the teas.
• Gong Fu Cha & Tea Exploration: Experience traditional Chinese brewing with multiple infusions, and join informal conversations about tea origins, processing, tasting, and brewing.
• Tea Community Connection: Move freely between brewing stations, meet fellow enthusiasts from the New York Tea Society and MyTeaPal communities, and make new tea friends in a relaxed, social setting.

About the Co-host

Roy Lamberty is the founder of New York Tea Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to tea education, appreciation, and community. With a background spanning decades in the culinary and hospitality industries, Roy developed a passion for Chinese tea after discovering aged pu'er tea in 2011. His subsequent travels to China inspired him to build a community around Gong Fu Cha in New York, bringing tea enthusiasts together to explore exceptional teas, share knowledge, and build lasting friendships.

About the Space

New York Tea Society is a nonprofit tea community with a dedicated tea studio in Manhattan's Koreatown. Founded by Roy Lamberty, it offers Gong Fu Cha tastings, workshops, and community gatherings in a welcoming space where tea enthusiasts of all experience levels can explore specialty teas and connect around the tea table.

Registration

This gathering is offered free of charge as a special collaboration between MyTeaPal and New York Tea Society, with the shared goal of introducing more people to Chinese specialty tea and bringing local tea enthusiasts together.

Space is limited. Please RSVP directly on this MyTeaPal event page to reserve your spot. If your plans change, kindly update your RSVP so another tea lover can join.

Your host

Vincent Liu

@vincentliu

• MyTeaPal Founder

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I first got into tea in 2016, when I started taking tea lessons and became certified as a tea art specialist. In 2017, I founded Duke CommuniTEA and began hosting weekly tea gatherings at Duke University. What started as a way to share Chinese tea with friends grew into a lifelong passion for tea culture and connecting people through tea. I founded MyTeaPal in 2020, and it's now a global tea app and community with over 35,000 users in 100+ countries. I've hosted tea events in 7 countries across 20+ cities, and I help administer the Gong Fu Cha Facebook group, one of the largest online communities dedicated to Chinese tea. Since returning to China in 2021, I've traveled extensively through its tea-producing regions, learning directly from producers. A Duke graduate and Schwarzman Scholar with a master's in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, I love seeing people from different backgrounds come together over a shared pot of tea, exchange stories, and discover something new.

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