Lewis Perin wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@panix1.panix.com:
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Saving the best for last, there's Amai Tea and Bake House, at 171 3rd
> Ave. between 16th and 17th. It's a very peaceful, pleasant room to
> sit in. The tea selection isn't large, but the unflavored teas seem
> well-chosen and fresh. My wife and I had a lively Makaibari second
> flush that must have been this year's and a not-too-subtle but quite
> fresh maofeng from Lincang county, Yunnan. They serve the teas in Bee
> House pots so you can avoid oversteeping. What's really remarkable is
> their sweets: baked goods that tend toward dense textures and deep
> flavors, not oversweet. Even if I hated tea, I'd go there for
> dessert. Their prices are moderate.
>
> /Lew
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> Lew Perin / snipped-for-privacy@acm.org
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Thanks for mentioning that last, Lew, I'll definitely check it out.
Ozzy