Belinda Rathbone, co-author of *Tea with Miss Rose*, talks about the life and times of Rose Nichols, the Bostonian spinster who gathered a regular crowd at her townhouse on Beacon Hill in the 1950s to discuss art, politics, and world affairs over a cup of Hu-Kwa. Rathbone describes these famous tea parties and shares recipes for tea cakes and the best "ingredients" for lively conversations for a proper tea party.
Belinda Rathbone is an author and art historian who has written extensively on American photography. She is the author of *Walker Evans: A Biography*, as well as the coauthor of *Tea with Miss Rose*. Ms. Rathbone's work has also appeared in *House and Garden*, *Architectural Digest*, *Antiques*, and *The World of Interiors*.