Mithun Jayaram always considered himself a coffee kind of person. After his vast travels landed him back in India, a local establishment intrigued him, a place he would pass on route to French classes. The place was a tearoom, Infinitea, and there he discovered the vast world of beautiful loose-leaf teas from all over the world.

"I had never been to a place that dealt with vast subtleties of the tongue, throat, and nostrils, "Jayaram states when experiencing fine tea before. "I've never liked tea prior...I've always had the impression that tea was to be served as a standard milk and ultra sweet drink."

He took to becoming a tea drinker rather quickly (white tea is his favorite) while visiting Infinitea before and after his classes, realizing that tea was indeed full of flavor sans sugar and milk. Pot after pot was drunk and as he became more aware of the different flavor nuances that each particular tea exuded; his curiosity also grew concerning the actual tealeaf... more

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As much as our anTEAdote (especially green and oolong!) hits the spot, I'm more of a make-your-own iced tea kind of person. I always have a big jar or pitcher of iced tea in the fridge for when the mood hits, and it usually doesn't last too long! My favorite flavors to brew up are Adagio's Ginger Peach with fresh peach slices, Apricot Green, and White Blueberry with fresh berries and a little simple syrup. I love kicking back right after sunset with a glass of iced tea on my patio and a good book... more

With a coffee-chain outpost on seeming every corner, where does one go for a decent cup of tea? Though in retrospect, that sounds a bit harsh. For some coffee places do try to offer good tea. Two that easily come to mind are Peets and Coffee Bean. Both have their roots in sunny California, where an appreciation of good tea runs a bit deeper than in other parts of the country. And though tea plays second fiddle to coffee in both companies, a decent cup of Darjeeling or Oolong is available in nearly all their stores. In sharp contrast to Starbucks, the coffee behemoth that swallowed Tazo Tea a few years back. The company's teas have very pleasant name like "refresh" and "passion," which unfortunately their bland taste seems incapable of matching. Not much different from the ubiquitous Lipton. Who wants to go out of their way for that?

But the story does have a happy ending. For the void that the coffee giants have been slow to address has been a boon for entrepreneurs all across the country... more