The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/25/field-notes-filipino-tea-party-candelabra-redwoods-fog-and-folklore-and-mezcal-lineage/In this week’s Field Notes: Financial literacy for youth; Filipino tea and an all-Filipino band; Latino history; mezcal traditions; ceramic and wood; sculptural trees; Bay Area haunts; a mountain lion’s journey; and Santa Cruz’s new upscale hotel and spa. Tea and kinship What began as a friend’s dream has taken root in something larger — a Kamayan Tea Party in Berkeley where cucumber sandwiches sit beside ensaymada and haupia, and where conversation bridges cultures as easily as flavors do.

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Hosted by Pamana Plantas, the event folds Filipino

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