Tea, antiques, and pipes

More Marketplace Changes

by Tony McReynolds & Sally Mitani

posted 6/23/2009

Teavana, a fast-growing mall chain selling high-quality teas and the pots to make them in, has opened a store in Briarwood. Tim Auck, the personable manager, came up from the Teavana in Columbus, Ohio, and is a jolly font of surprising tea trivia. Did you know, for instance, that many high-quality teas can be reinfused, making the question “What's your most expensive tea?” a meaningless one? Case in point: according to Auck, the monkey-picked oolong, which sounds expensive at $12.50 an ounce, is a very good value, because you can

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