The Best Bev for Our Anxiety Addled Times? A Good Cup of Tea
The Best Bev for Our Anxiety Addled Times? A Good Cup of Tea Put down the corkscrew and tap into the ancient ritual of steeping tea Sipping tea is a healthier alternative, and the eighteenth-century ritual known as gong fu cha lends ceremony to the practice. It’s traditionally a complicated, 21-step affair, but newer companies like Steep L.A. and Three Gems Tea, both of which opened in 2019, are simplifying and modernizing the process for a younger generation. “What we realized was that people literally drank tea to socialize,” says Steep L.A. cofounder Samuel Wang. “It was just a me...