Tranquility Tea Room

A very Happy New Year to you all! We are celebrating Tranquility Tea Room's 10-year anniversary and I just wanted to say a very big thank you to all of my wonderful, devoted customers and most especially to my amazing family. I am so thankful for you all, I couldn't have done it without you.

Merry Christmas from Tranquility!

A large portion of our business is our "Tea 2 Go". It's like a boxed lunch only tea party style! One of our favorite customers treats herself once a month to a little picnic for one. We also provide catering for quite a few large tea events every year for churches, showers etc, any size event large or small for pick up or delivery, it's only $15. Perfect for a romantic lunch for two or for business lunches too!

Our Mad Hatter Tea is coming to a close, but we will be offering it through Labor Day this year then we're "Off to see the Wizard" for the Fall.

Another fun comment recently was from one of the dads who loved our scones so much, he wondered if we scheduled poker nights at the tea room so the guys could sit around and eat the scones :)

We've had some terrific comments this week.... "It's Tea Heaven!" "I could die here!" "I want to move in here!" "It's like a little girl's dreamland"... "I'm in heaven!" I love hearing how enthused our customers are about what we do :)

Join us for a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Tea Party! Featured Teas "Christmas Tea" Chocolate-Vanilla Rooibos View Our Hot Tea List ... Scones Variety of Flavors Tea Sandwiches Ham with Honey-Mascarpone and Pecans on Wheat Caramel Apple Brie with Pecans on Potato Bread Chicken-Cranberry Salad with Pistachios on Raisn Bread Cucumber with Herbes de Provence on White Bread Seafood Salad on Sourdough Dainty Desserts Variety Deluxe Tea (tea, scone, 5 tea sandwiches, 3 desserts), $26.50 High Tea (tea,scones, 3 sandwiches, 2 desserts), $24.50 Afternoon Tea (tea, scone, 2 sandwiches, 1 dessert), $22.50 Cream Tea (tea, large & mini scone w/cream & curd), $15.50 Child's Tea (tea,mini scone, 2PBJ, turkey or ham, 1 dessert), $16.50 Quiche Lorraine (Substitute for 3 sandwiches) Tranquility Salad (Replace 2 sandwiches) Tranquility Salad (Meal Size with Chicken replace 5 sandwiches) *Prices Subject to Change

Tea Trivia: Answers to Friday's quiz. 1. The lowest grade called dust and fannings is used in tea bags at most grocery stores. 2. Darjeeling tea grown in India is the "champagne of tea." 3. Britain's Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford initiated afternoon tea.... 4. One commercial farm in Charleston South Carolina is the only tea farm in the U.S. 5. Chamomile and Lavender teas are commonly used to soothe nerves. See more

We know many of you enjoy our wonderful teas at home and are planning to restock for the holidays from out BouTEAque! Here are some tips to help you brew the perfect cup at home. Or, easier still...call us for Tea to go! How do you make a good cup of tea? In general, oxidized tea (black tea, puerh tea and oolong tea) is more tolerant of boiling water whereas non-oxidized and low-oxidized tea is not. The best thing to do is to let the water cool down for a minute or two onc...e it reaches boiling point in order to get the right temperature for brewing. Duration of steeping time depends on whether the tea is 1) handpicked or machine-picked 2) elevation at which the tea tree was planted 3) personal preference 4) level of oxidization 5) level of baking or roasting. Machined-picked leaves are more chopped in appearance and require a shorter duration of infusion. Lowland tea is thinner than its high-mountain counterpoints, and therefore, requires a short duration. If you prefer a strong tasting beverage, give the tea some extra seconds of infusion. Lightly oxidized tea and lightly baking tea tend to be light on the taste palette as well so keep that in mind during tea brewing.

Tea Trivia: Let's see how well you know your tea facts..... 1. What grade of tea is used in tea bags? 2. What is referred to as the champagne of tea? 3. Who is credited with initiating afternoon tea? 4. How many tea farms are in the United States? ... 5. What tea is often used to sooth the nerves? See more

Wishing you all a very relaxing Thanksgiving!