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Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and Tsalon,
both of which seem very good (and expensive). Thanks! |
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"Lester Long" > writes:
> Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and > Tsalon, both of which seem very good (and expensive). If you can tolerate the prices at those two, you might as well get better quality: Tea Gallery at 131 Allen St. Their hours are a bit irregular, so phone ahead at 212-777-6148. Disclaimer: I'm very fond of them! /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
news ![]() > "Lester Long" > writes: > > > Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and > > Tsalon, both of which seem very good (and expensive). > > If you can tolerate the prices at those two, you might as well get > better quality: Tea Gallery at 131 Allen St. Their hours are a bit > irregular, so phone ahead at 212-777-6148. Disclaimer: I'm very fond > of them! > > /Lew > --- > Lew Perin / > http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html Yeah, I was totally shocked at the prices....the pots of tea weren't so bad, but the food added up quick! $80 for 3 people, and I left hungry! ![]() |
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"Lester Long" > writes:
> "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message > news ![]() > > "Lester Long" > writes: > > > > > Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and > > > Tsalon, both of which seem very good (and expensive). > > > > If you can tolerate the prices at those two, you might as well get > > better quality: Tea Gallery at 131 Allen St. Their hours are a bit > > irregular, so phone ahead at 212-777-6148. Disclaimer: I'm very fond > > of them! > > Yeah, I was totally shocked at the prices....the pots of tea weren't so bad, > but the food added up quick! $80 for 3 people, and I left hungry! It strikes me I may have given you a wrong impression: Tea Gallery isn't mainly a place to sit and drink tea, though that does happen; it's basically a place to buy (and try) tea leaves and gear. /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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Hi Lester,
If not yet tried go for: -Takashimaya in the cellar -Ten Ren in Chinatown -Ito En Lester Long schrieb: > Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and Tsalon, > both of which seem very good (and expensive). > > Thanks! > > > |
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KALLE GRIEGER > writes:
> Hi Lester, > If not yet tried go for: > > [...] > -Ten Ren in Chinatown I think it is possible to get good tea at Ten Ren, but the staff are a real obstacle: often rude and often trying to direct your attention to what they're currently trying to get rid of. /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
news ![]() > KALLE GRIEGER > writes: > > > Hi Lester, > > If not yet tried go for: > > > > [...] > > -Ten Ren in Chinatown > > I think it is possible to get good tea at Ten Ren, but the staff are a > real obstacle: often rude and often trying to direct your attention > to what they're currently trying to get rid of. > > /Lew > --- > Lew Perin / > http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html T-Salon didn't exactly have the best staff either, IMO. Lester |
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Lewis Perin > wrote:
>KALLE GRIEGER > writes: > >> Hi Lester, >> If not yet tried go for: >> >> [...] >> -Ten Ren in Chinatown > >I think it is possible to get good tea at Ten Ren, but the staff are a >real obstacle: often rude and often trying to direct your attention >to what they're currently trying to get rid of. I have never really had this problem, but then mostly I have gone in and known what I was looking for to begin with. I will say that the staff at the Ten Ren in Rockville, MD. does seem to have more folks that actually know about tea than the people at the one in NYC. But I have not found either store rude. Often overpriced, yes. But they do have some excellent teas at reasonable prices if you are careful to make sure you get the grade you want. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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See my review of places here
http://stratsplace.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=6980 Aeyal Gross "Lester Long" > wrote in message ink.net... > Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and > Tsalon, > both of which seem very good (and expensive). > > Thanks! > > > |
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"Lester Long" > writes:
> Any thoughts on tea shops in NYC? I've visited Alice's Tea Cup and Tsalon, > both of which seem very good (and expensive). This just in: There's a new place in Williamsburg (Brooklyn) called Roebling Tearoom, where my wife and I lunched on the last day of the departed year. It isn't entirely focused on tea - it's kind of a bohemian lounge - but they make an honest attempt at serving good tea. The food, based on our one experience there, is pretty good, too: good ingredients treated respectfully, if not necessarily with laser-like concentration (the potatoes in the potato salad were underdone.) The prices are surprisingly reasonable for that rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. The tea is served in a way I hadn't seen before, and I think it makes sense for a place that wants to serve tea well but doesn't want to attempt, e.g., gongfu preparation. They put the leaves into a T-Sac (or some equivalent filter-paper sleeve) and infuse the leaves in a tall glass topped with a saucer and wrapped with one of those don't-burn-my-hand sleeves spread around the world by Starbucks. To me, the benefit of this method is that the glass gets *completely* cleaned between uses, so my Baimudan won't remind me of an earlier scented whatever. /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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