Hi
Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated it
and you can find my reviews he

http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980

Aeyal

Aeyal Gross wrote:
> Hi
> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated it
> and you can find my reviews he
>
> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>
> Aeyal

Just any FYI Aeyal, TeaNY is no longer owned by Moby. He has since
relinquished his ownership to Kelly his ex, and they have chopped the
menu down to only basic fare such as sandwiches since they no longer
have a cook. They still have scones but the vegan fare is nothing real
awe-inspiring. The atmosphere is severely lacking and the staff are
pretty close to useless. It is now one of those places where the "hip &
trendy" who don't really know where to go to be hip & trendy go IMO.

- Dominic
Drinking: Lipton green label DJ

Dominic 9/5/06


>
> Aeyal Gross wrote:
>> Hi
>> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated it
>> and you can find my reviews he
>>
>> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>>
>> Aeyal
>
> Just any FYI Aeyal, TeaNY is no longer owned by Moby. He has since
> relinquished his ownership to Kelly his ex, and they have chopped the
> menu down to only basic fare such as sandwiches since they no longer
> have a cook. They still have scones but the vegan fare is nothing real
> awe-inspiring. The atmosphere is severely lacking and the staff are
> pretty close to useless. It is now one of those places where the "hip &
> trendy" who don't really know where to go to be hip & trendy go IMO.
>
> - Dominic
> Drinking: Lipton green label DJ

Dominic, I agree with your account. Teany never was
a place to take tea seriously since it's often crowded
and since the wait staff know little to nothing about
tea/s. However, as you may know, The Tea Gallery
is less than two blocks away from Teany, and they
are *the* paramount place to enjoy tea in NYC.
131 Allen Street. But, don't rush because they will
be on vacation until Friday AFAIK.
Michael

Michael Plant wrote:
> However, as you may know, The Tea Gallery
> is less than two blocks away from Teany, and they
> are *the* paramount place to enjoy tea in NYC.
> 131 Allen Street.

heh, OK we all know how bitterly that stings me I walked probably
two miles just to find TeaNY and with a dead cell phone that housed the
address of The Tea Gallery. So after my disappointment with TeaNY, I
walked about 4 more miles in a spiral pattern to find The Tea
Gallery... which I never did. I knew greatness was so close but
couldn't find it. I still cry myself to sleep when I think about it, so
thanks Michael... I'll think of you as I wring my pillow out tomorrow
morning.

- Dominic

Dominic 9/5/06


>
> Michael Plant wrote:
>> However, as you may know, The Tea Gallery
>> is less than two blocks away from Teany, and they
>> are *the* paramount place to enjoy tea in NYC.
>> 131 Allen Street.
>
> heh, OK we all know how bitterly that stings me I walked probably
> two miles just to find TeaNY and with a dead cell phone that housed the
> address of The Tea Gallery. So after my disappointment with TeaNY, I
> walked about 4 more miles in a spiral pattern to find The Tea
> Gallery... which I never did. I knew greatness was so close but
> couldn't find it. I still cry myself to sleep when I think about it, so
> thanks Michael... I'll think of you as I wring my pillow out tomorrow
> morning.

Oh, now now. Let's just say we're saving the best
until next time. I'm sure there will be one.
Michael

Thanks for the updates, will check up the Tea Gallery next time....!

As to Teany: my first impression of it (that you read) was three years ago,
about a year ago I revisited and felt more or less like you described, that
it was less interesting and the staff knew little about the teas. But this
year I was there twice in July and actually thought there was improvement -
the server knew about the different teas and explained to us some
differences between them and the tea was good.
I did not really check out the food menu as it was just before dinner in
Great NY Noodletown... But it was pleasent enough to sit there....

"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
...
> Dominic 9/5/06
>
>
>>
>> Michael Plant wrote:
>>> However, as you may know, The Tea Gallery
>>> is less than two blocks away from Teany, and they
>>> are *the* paramount place to enjoy tea in NYC.
>>> 131 Allen Street.
>>
>> heh, OK we all know how bitterly that stings me I walked probably
>> two miles just to find TeaNY and with a dead cell phone that housed the
>> address of The Tea Gallery. So after my disappointment with TeaNY, I
>> walked about 4 more miles in a spiral pattern to find The Tea
>> Gallery... which I never did. I knew greatness was so close but
>> couldn't find it. I still cry myself to sleep when I think about it, so
>> thanks Michael... I'll think of you as I wring my pillow out tomorrow
>> morning.
>
> Oh, now now. Let's just say we're saving the best
> until next time. I'm sure there will be one.
> Michael
>

Aeyal,

I understand you are situated in Tel Aviv. As I'm about to visit my
girlfriend in late november (she's participating in an exchange program
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) - I wondered if you knew any
favorable places for oriental tea in Jerusalem and/or Tel Aviv?

regards,
Patrick

--
"But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
The truth, as always, will be far stranger"

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

by "oriental tea" you mean?
As to the rather grim tea situation in Israel see

http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=4875

http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=10487

Let me know what exactly you are after and I''ll try and help...
"Patrick Heinze" > wrote in message
...
> Aeyal,
>
> I understand you are situated in Tel Aviv. As I'm about to visit my
> girlfriend in late november (she's participating in an exchange program of
> the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) - I wondered if you knew any favorable
> places for oriental tea in Jerusalem and/or Tel Aviv?
>
> regards,
> Patrick
>
> --
> "But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
> The truth, as always, will be far stranger"
>
> Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

Aeyal Gross schrieb:
> by "oriental tea" you mean?
> Let me know what exactly you are after and I''ll try and help...

ah...sorry for that. What I had in mind were tea shops / rooms that that
offer tea as it is traditionally served in the region. I am vaguely
familiar with mixtures of blacks and greens with mint teas - mostly
drunken inedible sweet, but wondered whether the /local/ tea culture had
more to offer.

Thanks for the links, btw. I think I'll give that Hua To Tea House a try.

Patrick
--
"But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
The truth, as always, will be far stranger"

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

The Chinese tea house I mentioned you want to give a try- I am not sure if
it is still operating! But try...

Many north African restaurnts will serve tea like this, or different blends
under name like "Tunisian tea" etc. There is no speciality tea house that
will, except maybe one in Jerusalem that I heard of - I'll check the
details.

Also, in most restaurants and cafes in Israel you can get tea (from
teabags) with fresh mint leaves (called "nana") added.

There is a new "proper" tea house in Jerusalem that is mentioned in the
thread - I have yet to visit it, and a new one in Tel Aviv, which I also
have yet to visit.

Aeyal

"Patrick Heinze" > wrote in message
...
> Aeyal Gross schrieb:
>> by "oriental tea" you mean?
>> Let me know what exactly you are after and I''ll try and help...
>
> ah...sorry for that. What I had in mind were tea shops / rooms that that
> offer tea as it is traditionally served in the region. I am vaguely
> familiar with mixtures of blacks and greens with mint teas - mostly
> drunken inedible sweet, but wondered whether the /local/ tea culture had
> more to offer.
>
> Thanks for the links, btw. I think I'll give that Hua To Tea House a try.
>
> Patrick
> --
> "But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
> The truth, as always, will be far stranger"
>
> Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

OK the place you may want, which I did not visit yet is called
Yan's tea house
Schopen St no 5, Jerusalem open from 5 pm tel 02 5612054
It may have those middle eastern herbs/teas you are looking for


"Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
...
> The Chinese tea house I mentioned you want to give a try- I am not sure if
> it is still operating! But try...
>
> Many north African restaurnts will serve tea like this, or different
> blends under name like "Tunisian tea" etc. There is no speciality tea
> house that will, except maybe one in Jerusalem that I heard of - I'll
> check the details.
>
> Also, in most restaurants and cafes in Israel you can get tea (from
> teabags) with fresh mint leaves (called "nana") added.
>
> There is a new "proper" tea house in Jerusalem that is mentioned in the
> thread - I have yet to visit it, and a new one in Tel Aviv, which I also
> have yet to visit.
>
> Aeyal
>
> "Patrick Heinze" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Aeyal Gross schrieb:
>>> by "oriental tea" you mean?
>>> Let me know what exactly you are after and I''ll try and help...
>>
>> ah...sorry for that. What I had in mind were tea shops / rooms that that
>> offer tea as it is traditionally served in the region. I am vaguely
>> familiar with mixtures of blacks and greens with mint teas - mostly
>> drunken inedible sweet, but wondered whether the /local/ tea culture had
>> more to offer.
>>
>> Thanks for the links, btw. I think I'll give that Hua To Tea House a try.
>>
>> Patrick
>> --
>> "But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
>> The truth, as always, will be far stranger"
>>
>> Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey
>
>

Aeyal Gross schrieb:
> OK the place you may want, which I did not visit yet is called
> Yan's tea house
> Schopen St no 5, Jerusalem open from 5 pm tel 02 5612054
> It may have those middle eastern herbs/teas you are looking for

Aeyal,

thanks a lot for your efforts. I'll drop by that place on Schopen Street
if I get a chance. My girlfriend seems to be already addicted to Nana,
so I'm looking forward to that, too.

Looks like one just has to stroll through town with an open mind.

Thank you again,
Patrick

--
"But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
The truth, as always, will be far stranger"

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

Enjoy, I will go and check it out one day when I make it to Jerusalem!
Re Nana - which is a type of mint - my preference is actually to usually ask
the servers to bring me an infusion of hot water with a nice bunch of the
fresh leave, rather than with tea from a teabag and then the leaves added to
that. This way I get the nice herbal infusion of the mint without the
mediocre tea in a tea bag they usually have.
As I said most cafes and many restaurants in Israel will have that - "tea
with nana" is very popular here...

"Patrick Heinze" > wrote in message
...
> Aeyal Gross schrieb:
>> OK the place you may want, which I did not visit yet is called
>> Yan's tea house
>> Schopen St no 5, Jerusalem open from 5 pm tel 02 5612054
>> It may have those middle eastern herbs/teas you are looking for
>
> Aeyal,
>
> thanks a lot for your efforts. I'll drop by that place on Schopen Street
> if I get a chance. My girlfriend seems to be already addicted to Nana, so
> I'm looking forward to that, too.
>
> Looks like one just has to stroll through town with an open mind.
>
> Thank you again,
> Patrick
>
> --
> "But please remember: this is only a work of fiction.
> The truth, as always, will be far stranger"
>
> Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 - A Space Odyssey

Will this qualify for the list?

I use their on-line store only. I live in Ohio (not NY), but I read some
good reports on them ..
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"Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated it
> and you can find my reviews he
>
> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>
> Aeyal
>

which???
"Aloke Prasad" > wrote in message
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> Will this qualify for the list?
>
> I use their on-line store only. I live in Ohio (not NY), but I read some
> good reports on them ..
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> "Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi
>> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated it
>> and you can find my reviews he
>>
>> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>>
>> Aeyal
>>
>
>

Oops!

This one:
http://www.silvertipstea.com/tea_room.html
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"Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
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> which???
> "Aloke Prasad" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Will this qualify for the list?
>>
>> I use their on-line store only. I live in Ohio (not NY), but I read some
>> good reports on them ..
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>> "Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi
>>> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated
>>> it and you can find my reviews he
>>>
>>> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>>>
>>> Aeyal
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Looks interesting, but my reviews were limited to Manhattan...
"Aloke Prasad" > wrote in message
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> Oops!
>
> This one:
> http://www.silvertipstea.com/tea_room.html
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> "Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
> ...
>> which???
>> "Aloke Prasad" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Will this qualify for the list?
>>>
>>> I use their on-line store only. I live in Ohio (not NY), but I read
>>> some good reports on them ..
>>> --
>>> Aloke
>>> ----
>>> to reply by e-mail remove 123 and change invalid to com
>>>
>>> "Aeyal Gross" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi
>>>> Sometime ago I posted a mini-review of tea places in NY. Now I updated
>>>> it and you can find my reviews he
>>>>
>>>> http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980
>>>>
>>>> Aeyal
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>