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  • Introduction to Silver Needles also known as “white tea”

    Today, some friends wanted to go to that “New place” accross the street. Well it happened to be “Argo Tea“. I went to Argo tea once, and the day….well evening, I went there, I was having such a craving for white tea…It was so odd, who would crave for White Tea??? If not a tea…

  • Grounded in the West Village not only offers Coffee, Tea…but also “Tea Sniffing”.

    The other day, a friend and I decided to go check out some Coffee places recommended by a blog called “Eatery Expert“. Even though Manhattan offers a large choice of ☕Coffee places☕, It does not mean “Quality” is that easy to find. And my friend is a “Barista” type, she lived in Austria for a…

  • 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…

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