Where to get a good cup of tea
Mar 5, 2008 | 10:07 pm
#16
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I'd like to recommend the teahouse of this very interesting couple, as reported in a column recently. Unfortunately I'm yet to find the name of the Sydney teahouse.
This could be it:
Chado The Way of Tea
547 Bourke St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
t. (02) 9331 5900
I'd love to join you here.
[Not sure if they run this place, but it appears to be the start of a chain.
Google map here: http://www.webmenu.com.au/menus/NSW/...he_way_of_tea/ ]
Why can't I get just one cup
Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie has moved to Australia, and plans on opening a Japanese tea shop in Sydney.
While his band-mates are based in the United States, Ritchie will continue to play with the Violent Femmes when they tour.
"I will be working on music stuff here and I will continue to fly around and do gigs with the Femmes," Ritchie said in Sydney.
"I have got an apartment in Surry Hills and also I'm getting ready to build a house in Tasmania – I will have the best of both worlds, city living and country living."
Ritchie and his wife got Australian residency about six months ago but only moved to Sydney from the US last month.
Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie has moved to Australia, and plans on opening a Japanese tea shop in Sydney.
While his band-mates are based in the United States, Ritchie will continue to play with the Violent Femmes when they tour.
"I will be working on music stuff here and I will continue to fly around and do gigs with the Femmes," Ritchie said in Sydney.
"I have got an apartment in Surry Hills and also I'm getting ready to build a house in Tasmania – I will have the best of both worlds, city living and country living."
Ritchie and his wife got Australian residency about six months ago but only moved to Sydney from the US last month.
Varuni Kulasekara, 50, is a Sri Lankan-born entomologist turned teahouse entrepreneur. Her husband, American Brian Ritchie, 47, plays bass for the Violent Femmes and is a shakuhachi (Japanese flute) teacher and performer. Both are Buddhists and, when not touring, divide their time between Sydney and Hobart.
Chado The Way of Tea
547 Bourke St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
t. (02) 9331 5900
I'd love to join you here.
[Not sure if they run this place, but it appears to be the start of a chain.
Google map here: http://www.webmenu.com.au/menus/NSW/...he_way_of_tea/ ]
Last edited by BiziBB; Mar 5, 2008 at 10:18 pm Reason: Chado tea house info added. "Fancy a cuppa?"
Mar 10, 2008 | 8:05 am
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I'm for
Tea Chapter in Singapore
and about 50 places in Ottawa Canada where the tea is outstanding in part because the water is so good! I enjoyed tea at the Lord Elgin Hotel.
Thanks for the info about the CabMan Shelters. I wondered if I could buy at one of those.
and about 50 places in Ottawa Canada where the tea is outstanding in part because the water is so good! I enjoyed tea at the Lord Elgin Hotel.
Thanks for the info about the CabMan Shelters. I wondered if I could buy at one of those.
Last edited by oldpenny16; Mar 10, 2008 at 8:11 am
Mar 13, 2008 | 10:09 am
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Jul 27, 2008 | 9:11 pm
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I'd like to recommend the teahouse of this very interesting couple, as reported in a column recently. Unfortunately I'm yet to find the name of the Sydney teahouse.
This could be it:
Chado The Way of Tea
547 Bourke St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
t. (02) 9331 5900
I'd love to join you here.
[Not sure if they run this place, but it appears to be the start of a chain.
Google map here: http://www.webmenu.com.au/menus/NSW/...he_way_of_tea/ ]
This could be it:
Chado The Way of Tea
547 Bourke St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
t. (02) 9331 5900
I'd love to join you here.
[Not sure if they run this place, but it appears to be the start of a chain.
Google map here: http://www.webmenu.com.au/menus/NSW/...he_way_of_tea/ ]
We had to close Chado - The Way of Tea in Surry Hills because we lost the lease. Now we are getting ready to open a tea lounge in Hobart, Tasmania. Please do come and visit if you are in Tasmania. You will not be disappointed.
Chado - The Way of Tea, 134 Elizabeth Street, Hobart TAS 7000
Jul 30, 2008 | 2:37 pm
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While Crystal River, Florida isn't exactly a hotbed of business or pleasure travel, it has a great little tea shop.
http://www.backporchgarden.com/
Crystal River is on the Gulf Coast, northwest of Orlando, give or take a little.
http://www.backporchgarden.com/
Crystal River is on the Gulf Coast, northwest of Orlando, give or take a little.