A lovely spot of tea

[ellen_datlow]

A friend and I discovered a lovely place to have tea in the east village: Podunk, which is much nicer than its name. At 2:45 it was empty so I had time to read a few pages of Simmons' The Terror while waiting. I had a pot of lady grey tea and a high tea (it wasn't called that) with cucumber sandwiches (no crusts of course), cookies, scones and jam and cream, plus some cake (I brought home the cake bits and cookies). I gather it was packed a few hours earlier and it started filling up again by the time we left at 4:30. Definitely worth another visit.

Comments

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

There really is a place called Podunk? I thought my mom made it up!

[defenestr8or.livejournal.com]

Yeah, "high tea" is usually served much later (around 6pm), and has meats, fish, or eggs.

[kythiaranos.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading The Terror, and loved it. I need to ponder it a bit more so I can write something coherent in my blog. But I really loved the way Simmons captured the world of the arctic--how the strange and terrifying and brutal could also be beautiful.

[justinhowe.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip. Have you ever been to "Sympathy for the Kettle" on St. Marks? The teas (and the sweets) are great, but the place can fill up quick.

[planetalyx.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, that sounds fantastic!! And I was already hungry.

[readwrite.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity, since it's in my neck of the woods, I looked on citysearch. You should check it out--the comments are split about halfway between those like yours and "the crazy lady who runs the place was totally rude to us."

[(Anonymous)]

High tea is tea served late in the day (the hour hand high on the clock). The later tea is served, the more lower class it is. Tea that substitutes for supper is very lower class indeed.

Rick Bowes