, I had come up with some interesting flavors (tea & lime stands out) and also had some failures (grapefruit doesn’t gel, apparently). Then I made something really haunting and ambrosial: Cardamom Coconut Milk Gelatin I slowly...

Are you sure that was water or maybe it was the cold tea Santa serves?

Bloom Cafe on Pico, perhaps? At least you could bring your own wine without a corkage fee. I usually go there for dinner, however, so I’m not sure how crowded it gets on a Saturday afternoon.

attractive heat proof glass tea pots on the market that include a glass infuser. They should make really good tea if you want to brew a whole pot. And they’re fun to make "flower teas" in too, where you can see the flowers...

Bloom Cafe on Pico is good. Rocoe’s is always a treat. Sky Taco on Pico is great! Difficult area...I miss Posh so much...

$$ value as well. $11 pre-fixe (includes either coffee/tea or juice). On a less laudatory note, however, I went to Rosewater for dinner about a month ago, and found most of the options uninspired and rather bland. This was a...

I love Alice’s Tea Cup on the Upper West Side. With the nice weather this weekend, I’d cut through the park and visit this charming tea place with a kids' menu. The decor is inspired by Alice in Wonderland and...

"tea olive" - my favorite of all shrubs (the ones in New Orleans are actually trees – must have been there many many years). They usually bloom in Spring and Fall, but they were in bloom and deliciously perfuming the air...

. A perfect slash that exposed a perfect bloom of dough...mottled sour blisters, just enough sour to make you sit up and intense fermented billowy dough with a crispy crust. The pizza also vanished as we waited. I liked most of...

and order banana pancakes (or another fruit) and try the coconut syrup with em. Completely worth it indulgence. Blooming Lotus for vegetarian also very good. Tropical Burgers in the marketplace had good burgers with a twist, the...

Thanks!! I have been researching and think that I am going to do Niche, 2%, Red Fish Blue Fish, Pig. and Murchies + others. Thoughts, comments, other high tea suggestions? Any good brewhouses, bars, lounges?

outdoor markets to restaurants. I’ll be in the Grand Central area, but am looking forward to lots of walking. I’m a pretty adventurous eater and would love to try something new and different (I’ve been reading,...

My wife and I travel with a toddler. Last night, in the freezing rain/snow we found ourselves eating at this diner (near the big k and turcos) for the first time. We both spaced on Blooms, and neither of us wanted chinese food....

, but who knows, maybe it does actually age well. I always think about getting a couple different ones at AW’s to try side-by-side, but at $8/cup, I usually pass (and I love their blooming jasmine tea).

. I started with the argula salad with goat cheese and seasonal fruit had the beef short ribs. My dining companions opted for the mussels and the steak. Our food was fine, but we found the service inattentive and not well...