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Tea Gardens Take Center Stage in the City of Angels

Cool pockets of calm are quietly making themselves heard during the busy streets of Los Angeles. From septum towers downtown to the iconic beach community of Venice and the refined elegance of Pasadena, tea plantations have become places of refuge and source of inspiration for many of Los Angeles.

Tea Garden & Herbal Emporium

, West Hollywood, tucked in a beautiful house in Melrose Avenue also known as the Avenue of Design, due to the amount of high-end furniture and art galleries that line the sidewalks, is Mark Ukra € ™ s most recent Risk, Tea Garden and Herbal Emporium, before Elixir. Ukra, whose nickname was given to him by Dr. Tea eight years old who thought he looked like a doctor, is an authority leader on tea and his book, The Ultimate Tea Diet, was published by Harper Collins in December 2007.

From the moment he enters the gate of tea, you are presented with a design aesthetic that is as comforting as a blanket for children and refreshing as a slice of fresh watermelon on a hot day summer. Ukra wearing a bright orange gown that is both a fashion statement as the mark of the company, ensures that everyone is personally received with a welcome sound. With over 110 teas to choose from, all neatly on shelves long and located in Stainless Steel drums and orange, which is difficult to decide which test and everything seemed so interesting. In the end, I chose the easy path and let Dr. Tea choose for me. Y ™ € wasn t disappointed. After six different teas, some other hot and cold, I was to turn their carefully prepared drinks.

Ukra and his wife, Julie, travel the world to find ingredients that make their tonics and elixirs as unusual. Each one offering for it is considered healthy components as well as flavor, color and quality. I had an ice cream capaTEAno to begin with, yes, you read correctly. There are also Teana DaiqurTEAs Coladas and Banana, but I'm saving for another visit them. The mean capaTEAno Oolong, where the oolong is roasted in the same way as coffee beans, Hojicha to crème (dried Tahitian vanilla and vanilla blossoms), some of agave and a touch of black chocolate and hazelnut Torani. It really tasted like a mixture of ice coffee, but without the side effects. Then I tried a Chinese Pu Erh tea, that is handpicked from old wild tea trees. The Pu-Erh black label, at first it smelled like wet bamboo and mushrooms taste wonderful. Second Cups and third are more subtle and more delicious than the first. I also tried combinations of Oolong tea, like licorice, green tea, pineapple and Queen Elizabeth € ™ s black label, a tea to the Queen herself. With every cup of tea doctor explained he wanted to create a sanctuary where people can come in an relax, chat with friends, reading a book or meditate. Their motto is â € œIf I say I can, I will. If I say I can € ™ t I t.â Wona € ™ € Is your goal everyonee € ™ s experience in the tea garden is positive and healthy.

In addition to teas from premium brands, the garden Tea also offers a bar and a Chinese herb gifts and thoughtful selection. There are also classes in tai chi, yoga and meditation. Outdoors only feet of the store is a spacious porch, a bamboo garden with winding paths and comfortable seating areas that take advantage of a large and positioned central water feature. Tea Gardena € ™ s online offerings is extensive as is the food in the home menu that is served by M Cafà © de Chaya, a session outside the popular Chaya family of restaurants.

Jin Patisserie

Like Mark Ukra, Choo Christy is passionate about his small piece of paradise, Jin Patisserie, which opened in 2003. Your Garden Gourmet tea and pastry, which is executive chef, is in the Abbot Kinney District Venice, an area along Abbot Kinney Blvd., which has become a focus of the fans in the world and trends alike.

Choo, who co-owns the bakery with her husband, Kim Ah has a impressive culinary background. After studying at the Culinary Academy in San Francisco, learning the art of baking one of Singaporeâ € ™ s noted pastry Chefa € ™ s Kenny Kong, was named the official chocolatier Singaporeâ € ™ s National Team during prestige and 2002 of the Food Hotel Asia competition in which she won first place in the competitive division petite four. In 2004, Jin Patisserie was appointed to € € œBest ofA winner of Los Angeles Magazine, and is easy to see why.
Your senses are stimulated immediately pass over the size of the door that separates the rest of humanity from dripping water, a gateway of stone, bamboo and grasses. Although not a Large Garden, tables and chairs are carefully set to make the maximum space and allow people a bit of solitude. Ms. Choo came up with the concept of the bakery after realizing that, â € OEI dear give my clients an experience, a tranquil garden, a design aesthetic that would store and taste the taste buds to go wild.â €

The small bakery located on the front of what was a bungalow, thoughtfully showcases Ms. Choo € ™ s creations, which are truly works of art. Everyone choo € ™ s chocolates are hand dipped and nothing is done by machine. , Choo says, â € OEI use only the highest quality of chocolate around the world, with the infusion of tea, spices and interesting € herbs.â

Keeping with its aesthetics, Choo € ™ s packaging Jin Patisserie she intended to go online orders are so imaginative. The menu features a number of cookies with innovative combinations such as lavender, almond, sesame and peanut butter after infusions of tea and cakes and chocolates so beautiful that you might not want to eat … too fast. Choo € ™ s loose-leaf tea, as Ikebana and Sam Bodhi are a perfect complement to the food served, allowing the subtle flavors to match the top and really give your palate a treat. Taking a walk along Abbot Kinney Blvd. never been satisfactory.

The tea garden and herbal Emporium is located at 8612 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. A second herbal tea garden and Emporium is located at 9001 Beverly Blvd., Also in West Hollywood. www.teagarden.com

Jin Patisserie is located in 1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice. www.jinpatisserie.com

Fun fact:
According to the Tea Association of America in 2006, Americans consume over 50 billion servings of tea, or more than 2.25 million gallons. About 83 percent of all tea Black tea is consumed, 16 per cent was green tea, and a small remaining amount was Oolong Tea. On any given day, about half of the American population drinks tea. About 85 percent of tea consumed in America is iced.

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