Even in a town with no shortage of quirky perk, GATHER, established in late 2021 at the corner of State and Hine (map), hooks you with its pleasant, lighthearted weirdness and makes you rethink what a coffeeshop can be. Owner Sultan Thahir describes his approach as “scrappy and amateurish,” and so far it seems to […]
Tag Archives: tea
New Leaves
When I stopped by Savvy Tea Gourmet in Madison, I had a feeling my tea-drinking was headed for a paradigm shift. (more…)
The Seven Teas
Steep your tea leaves up to 10 times before discarding them? Chew the leaves? Slurp? We had a lot to learn. (more…)
Open Seasoning
For hundreds of years, New Haveners have prized spices and herbs from far-off lands. If our forebears were plopped into The Spice & Tea Exchange in Guilford, their heads would spin at the sight (more…)
A Spot of Tea
My fellow Americans, we don’t know tea. We might know black from green from herbal, sort of. But what about white? Maté? Oolong? Pu-ehr? Had you even heard of pu-ehr before now? (more…)