Traveling Teacup: Herons at The Umstead, NC

Afternoon tea at Herons in The Umstead proves tea is a way of life: thoughtful reservations, less-cozy lounge seating, exquisite flowering “Loyalty” white jasmine tea, pleased Oolong-and–Earl Grey–sipping husband, elegant three-course savories, scones, and mini-desserts, all accompanied by harpist, wrapped in Frank Nicholson’s casually elegant design at this Cary, North Carolina sanctuary.