Today on Gourmet:
Eight great teahouses in the Pacific Northwest
Ever been lured off-menu at a tea shop? I have. “Are you into Japanese teas?” asked the guy at Tea Zone when I ordered a pot of sencha. Reaching below the counter, he produced a deep-steamed green tea from Kagoshima, Japan, that cost me an extra buck and produced an incomparably green cup.
Ooh I just posted the Gourmet article on my Fbook page. That’s how much I love tea. And this article. And the Pacific NW.
The January issue of Sunset magazine also has an article on teahouses, subtitled “The West’s healthiest bar scene.” Because, you know, you wouldn’t drink tea EVER unless it was healthy, right?
http://www.sunset.com/travel/top-10-tea-joints-00400000038706/
Good roundup–they went farther afield than I did. I eliminated Ooh Cha, even though it’s a nice place, on the basis that they open at 11am.