I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited
in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there
that serve or sell tea or paraphernalia?

TIA-

DM

DogMa wrote:
I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited
in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there
that serve or sell tea or paraphernalia?

TIA-

DM

You might enjoy:
BoulderTeaHouse, 1770 13th St, Boulder, CO, 303.442.4993
http://www.boulderteahouse.com/

hth

"teaholic" wrote in message
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DogMa wrote:
I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited
in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there
that serve or sell tea or paraphernalia?

TIA-

DM

You might enjoy:
BoulderTeaHouse, 1770 13th St, Boulder, CO, 303.442.4993
http://www.boulderteahouse.com/

hth

I'd second that, they have a teahouse made by artisans from a city in
Tajikistan, Dushanbe. I haven't been to the teahouse but I've ordered from
them before and the pictures of the inside on their website are really
beautiful and different.

Melinda

On Aug 10, 5:57 pm, "Melinda" wrote:
"teaholic" wrote in message

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DogMa wrote:
I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited
in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there
that serve or sell tea or paraphernalia?

TIA-

DM

You might enjoy:
BoulderTeaHouse, 1770 13th St, Boulder, CO, 303.442.4993
http://www.boulderteahouse.com/

hth

I'd second that, they have a teahouse made by artisans from a city in
Tajikistan, Dushanbe. I haven't been to the teahouse but I've ordered from
them before and the pictures of the inside on their website are really
beautiful and different.

Melinda

Yes! Yes! Yes! Dushanbe!
The building is gorgeous. The workers are knowlegable and understand
tea. The food is decent. The tea cakes are fabulous!
Boulder is a very, very, cool place.
Stop at Naropa Buddhist University cafeteria for excellent snacks and
lunch foods.
There are wonderful bookstores with hard-to-find books and great bars
that even play Louie Prima music!
Everyone is playful and the town is jumpin'.
Have fun!
Happy sipping!
Shen

Do take in DuShanBe. The Celestial Seasons tea processing plant is
just outside of town. I think Chinatown in Denver is much more
interesting.

Jim

DogMa wrote:
I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited
in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there
that serve or sell tea or paraphernalia?

TIA-

DM

Shen writes:

[...Boulder's Dushanbe-style teahouse...]
Yes! Yes! Yes! Dushanbe!
The building is gorgeous. The workers are knowlegable and understand
tea. The food is decent. The tea cakes are fabulous!
Boulder is a very, very, cool place.
Stop at Naropa Buddhist University cafeteria for excellent snacks and
lunch foods.
There are wonderful bookstores with hard-to-find books and great bars
that even play Louie Prima music!

Yes, but is there a central Asian teahouse there that plays Louis
Prima? I'd go there in a heartbeat!

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On Aug 11, 2:21 pm, Lewis Perin wrote:
Shen writes:
[...Boulder's Dushanbe-style teahouse...]
Yes! Yes! Yes! Dushanbe!
The building is gorgeous. The workers are knowlegable and understand
tea. The food is decent. The tea cakes are fabulous!
Boulder is a very, very, cool place.
Stop at Naropa Buddhist University cafeteria for excellent snacks and
lunch foods.
There are wonderful bookstores with hard-to-find books and great bars
that even play Louie Prima music!

Yes, but is there a central Asian teahouse there that plays Louis
Prima? I'd go there in a heartbeat!

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /

You know, I'd probably go anywhere for Louie Prima. But, your
suggestion inspires me....um, an Asian Teahouse starring the late,
great Louie Prima.
You are a wise man, Lew.
Shen

Thanks for all the useful suggestions and offers to meet. As it turned
out, my schedule, record heat and altitude issues limited my tea
experience. A few comments:

- Naropa: had heard good things from locals, but their canteen's summer
hours didn't overlap with mine.

- Dushanbe tea house: stunning, as others have said, and nice ambiance.
I didn't actually take any tea there, partly because of the extreme heat
even mid-morning and partly because they tended toward flavored and
slightly cute-ish teas in large containers. Perhaps quite good, though.
The food looked great; I'll definitely take a meal there next time.

- Celestial Seasonings (if not really tea, mostly) also wasn't open to
my schedule. Heard good things about the tour, though.

- Best-looking teaware as seen from outside was TCM/apothecary shop Six
Persimmons at the top of Pearl St. mall area, unfortunately not open
when I was there.

- The Leaf/All Things Tea, around the corner from 6P at the top of town,
is a very nice little shop with friendly staff and quite an array of
"real" and flavored teas, mate, etc. I bought a nearly perfect glazed
ironware fair pot for $7.95, my only tea-souvenir of the trip.
Meanwhile, my daily tipple was a good slug of domestic-grade TGY, a
generous gift from Corax, heavily re-roasted (dry-sauteed, actually) and
cool-brewed overnight. Just the thing for torrid weather and low oxygen.

Happy travels to those who roam-

DM

On Aug 23, 5:48 pm, DogMa wrote:
Thanks for all the useful suggestions and offers to meet. As it turned
out, my schedule, record heat and altitude issues limited my tea
experience. A few comments:

- Naropa: had heard good things from locals, but their canteen's summer
hours didn't overlap with mine.

- Dushanbe tea house: stunning, as others have said, and nice ambiance.
I didn't actually take any tea there, partly because of the extreme heat
even mid-morning and partly because they tended toward flavored and
slightly cute-ish teas in large containers. Perhaps quite good, though.
The food looked great; I'll definitely take a meal there next time.

- Celestial Seasonings (if not really tea, mostly) also wasn't open to
my schedule. Heard good things about the tour, though.

- Best-looking teaware as seen from outside was TCM/apothecary shop Six
Persimmons at the top of Pearl St. mall area, unfortunately not open
when I was there.

- The Leaf/All Things Tea, around the corner from 6P at the top of town,
is a very nice little shop with friendly staff and quite an array of
"real" and flavored teas, mate, etc. I bought a nearly perfect glazed
ironware fair pot for $7.95, my only tea-souvenir of the trip.
Meanwhile, my daily tipple was a good slug of domestic-grade TGY, a
generous gift from Corax, heavily re-roasted (dry-sauteed, actually) and
cool-brewed overnight. Just the thing for torrid weather and low oxygen.

Happy travels to those who roam-

DM

Dogma,
Sorry to hear about Dushanbe. Haven't been to Boulder in a while. The
host the Rocky Mountain Tea Festival and I expected better from them
than flavoured (uck!) stuff.
Happy you took some time to enjoy Corax's contribution.
Having lived at high altitudes for a while, I know some folks need a
day or two to aclimate - it is a cheap drunk, though. Usually half a
margarita at 5800 feet is plenty.....................
Shen