Puerh Brooklyn Review: A Hidden Tea Shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A spontaneous stop in Williamsburg led me to discover Puerh Brooklyn, a calm and thoughtfully curated tea shop with an excellent puerh and maté selection.
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Le Comptoir Florian, Belgium’s Quiet Tea House That Feels Like a Secret
Discover Le Comptoir Florian (La Maison du Thé) in Brussels; a charming, old-world Belgian tea house full of thoughtful teas.
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Indulging in Tea and Dim Sum: A Cultural Experience in New York City’s Food Scene
Immerse yourself in New York City’s tea and dim sum culture, where traditional steamer baskets of bite-sized portions and refreshing cups of tea come together in a communal dining experience.
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5 Health Benefits of Tea: How Drinking Tea Improves Wellness
Tea is a powerful tool for promoting health and wellness. Incorporating tea into your daily routine can provide numerous benefits, from reducing stress to aiding in weight management. In this post, we explore five ways that tea can boost your health based on personal experience and scientific research. Read on to learn more.
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Tea Culture Stories From Around the World
Lately, I’ve still been reaching for familiar teas during busy weeks. I’m currently finishing a stash of Earl Grey that I buy in bulk from Oriental Pastry & Grocery on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. I always enjoy stopping there for raw almonds, cardamom seeds, tea, and pantry staples. The two brothers who run the shop…
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Discover Authentic Japanese Matcha: Top Online Retailers to Buy From
My current list of where to buy genuine Japanese matcha online
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Things you should know about Matcha
Learn what matcha is, how to identify high-quality matcha, its health benefits, caffeine effects, and where to find authentic Japanese matcha.
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Entering 2012 with some wisdom around Tea and Chinese culture.
I will start the year with this post, I personally need to reflect on. A friend of mine shared this quote on her Facebook wall. I think it reflects a lot on things I personally need to seriously consider as the New Year starts. “If you care about others, but they still remain aloof, then you should…
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Reviewing The Tea Steeping Tumbler with Tea Infuser
Here another Tea Tumbler I got after the Aladdin Travel Mug. First of all, I love the design of this one. It’s less bulky than the Aladdin one, it’s more colorful, (Also exists in Green) I kept the sticker for you guys 🙂 First of all, I have it for few weeks now, and tried to use…
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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…
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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. Back in 2011, I first encountered bubble tea in Flushing, Queens. Every…
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Ten Ren Oolong
I first came across Ten Ren Tea through a recommendation on Twitter and decided to visit while exploring tea shops in New York City. At the time, the NYC tea scene was still relatively small compared to what it is today. Specialty tea shops were not as widespread, and places like Ten Ren were among…
