Three new tea shops on Long Island
Photo credit: Heather Walsh | From left, Tina Rossi, a tea lover from Huntington, samples tea with Melissa Wawrzonek, owner of The Clipper Ship Tea Co. in Northport. (May 2, 2013)
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Inside Long Island's new tea shops
New stores on Long Island
Tea is having its moment on Long Island as three independent shops, dedicated to the glories of choosing and brewing it, have raised the traditional cup to a new level of connoisseurship.
"Tea comes in an almost infinite variety, and every tea tells a story about its own history, geography and processing," says Nicole Basso, whose Sip Tea Lounge in Huntington is the newest emporium to open.
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