Authentic tea shop and cafe opens in Norton Commons Share Updated: 7:50 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 Share Updated: 7:50 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WLKYS ALEX DURHAM SHARES THE OWNER’S EARLY SUCCESS. ALEX: IT IS NOW OPEN IN NORTON COMMONS. THE OWNER SAYS SHE ALREADY UNDERESTIMATED HOW BIG OF A HIT THIS PLACE WOULD BE. >> BEFORE I WAS EVEN OPENING, PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME IF I WAS OPEN YET. I’M GOING TO OPEN AS SOON AS I CAN FOR YOU. ALEX: JASMINE GATTI IS WORKING HARD TO GET FLEUR DE TEA READY FOR FRIDAYS GRAND OPENING. >> MY FLOOR IS BEING RE-STAINED. I’M WAITING FOR LIGHTS TO COME IN. HOPEFULLY, THAT ALL HAPPENS BEFORE THIS FRIDAY. ALEX: OFFERING MORE THAN 50 VARIETIES OF TEA, IT WAS GATTI’S LOVE FOR THIS ONE THAT INSPIRED THE BUSINESS, THE POPULAR BUBB TEA CREATED IN TAIWAN. >> IT IS A MILK TEA OVER TAPIOCA PEARLS. BY FAR, MY FAVORITE IS STRAWBERRY. ALEX: GATTI SAYS SHE HAD THE IDEA A COUPLE YEARS AGO AFTER FREQUENTING A LOCAL ASIAN RESTAURANT SOLEY TO GET BUBBLE TEA. >> MY FRIENDS LIKE TEA, I LIKE TEA, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY TEA SHOPS NEAR ME OR AROUND ME. THAT IS REALLY HOW I GOT HERE. ALEX: THE SHOP SITS ON MEETING STREET IN NORTON COMMONS. GATTI, A GRADUATE OF PRESENTATION ACADEMY, ORIGINALLY HOPED TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE TO SERVE AS A HANG OUT SPOT FOR STUDENTS. >> I CAME OUT HERE AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE SPACE AND SAW HOW IT IS KIND OF LIKE ITS OWN LITTLE TOWN. THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE VIBE THAT I WANT TO HAVE. ALEX: A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE FOR MORNING CAFFINATION OR AN AFTERNOON CUP TO UNWIND, GATTI HOPES TO SHARE THIS SPACE WITH CUSTOMERS AND LOCAL ARTISTS WHO NEED A SPOT TO SELL THEIR ITEMS. >> I HAVE THIS SPACE, COME FILL YOUR STUFF WITH THAT AS WELL.