Dated Experiences

  • ITO EN Sencha or Oolong Shots

    The other day, I went to visit a friend of a friend of mine. This friend: Hisao Hanafusa, is a Japanese artist and has his atelier on 26th Street. You can actually read this NY Times article about shoji screens and also like his Facebook page, he really is the sweetest man. Anyway, we went there…

  • NYC Bubble Tea 15 Years Later: Ten Ren vs Xing Fu Tang FiDi (2026)

    NYC Boba Then vs Now Latest Update: April 25, 2026 – Bubble tea’s still NYC’s obsession. Just yesterday, I tweeted about Xing Fu Tang opening in FiDi across from Printemps. Their brown sugar deerioca milk tea takes the classic to new heights—more on that below. XING Fu tang just opened in FiDi across printemps pic.twitter.com/wdkp0XYCio — War…

  • Kawanecha Meicha by Mariages Frères

    This Green Tea is available at Mariages Frères. I am not sure about where to find it in the U.S but I got mine in Paris near Place des Ternes, on the 260 Rue Fbg St Honoré location. Their store is super cute, it was the only one i was going to. At this link you can…

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