> Sorry to inundate you all with my cluelessness on NY and it's
> Chinatown, but I have one last question.

Why not go to some other shops while in NYC? Check out Franchia for the
food and the tea. Check their website:
www.franchia.com

And why not check out Takashimaya? A friend of mine brought me some
wonderful cakes that are excellent with tea from there. Really terrific
stuff. Of course, they have Japanese tea, and all that other stuff.

Takashimaya
693 Fifth Avenue at 54th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212)350-0100

Check out this review he
http://newyorkmetro.com/listings/res.../tea-box-cafe/


And if you're in Chinatown, check out some of the bakeries there too as
well.

Guangxi has a lot of bakeries, but they're nothing to get excited
about. The baked goods in Chinatown taste much better. But they make
bowls of rice vermicelli noodle soup here that are just fantastic.

Anyway, if I were to visit NYC, I would certainly visit these places.