A cup to stay: Local enthusiasts seek to reinvent American tea culture


For everyday tea drinking, Olivia Oldaker of the White Lotus Tea Club uses a gaiwan—
a Chinese lidded bowl with a saucer—to infuse the leaves with gently boiled water. Photo: Nikita Pushkareva

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