Blooming Tea Time; Fishing for Sustainable Support

[Photo: Aura/Official Site]

SEAPORT DISTRICT - Aura at the Seaport Hotel hosts Tea Time during the Boston Flower & Garden Show. Choose from an assortment of pastries, finger sandwiches and teas, including blooming tea, with each bud producing a different flower. Wednesday, March 14 to Sunday, March 18, 1 to 4pm, $25/$33 for blooming teas. Call for reservations: 617.385.4300 [Official Site]

DOWNTOWN - The Globe posted a letter from Melissa Kogut, Executive Director of Chefs Collaborative, in response to a Feb. 29 G section story, “Why chefs are confused about what fish they serve,” in which she defends the daily decisions local chefs face when building their sustainable seafood menus. [BG]

SOMERVILLE - Enjoy cask-conditioned beer from five New England nanobreweries in an exclusive session of NERAX, Day of the Living Nanos. Backlash Beer, Bunker Brewing Co., Cody Brewing, Night Shift Brewing, and Prodigal Brewing will be there. The $30 admission includes a half pint of each beer and commemorative 12 oz. NERAX snifter. Thursday, April 12, 1 to 4pm, Somerville American Legion Hall Post 388 [NERAX]