Celadon Tea Room
At the foot of Solano Avenue, 1/2 a block off San Pablo in Albany, is the Celadon Tea Room, a comfortable spot where tea is served with the ceremony Californians usually reserve for tasting fine wine.
Location colors mood. I've met with four different people at the Celadon. Each conversation was a delight. Midday Friday a fellow drove over from Marin to discuss a new business venture. The tea ceremony kicked our co-creative mojo into overdrive and we had a very productive conversation.
They make the first cup. You make the second, using the one-minute hour glass that adorns each table. (Is a one-minute hour-glass a minute-glass?)
The melon seeds require a lot of effort. I never did get the knack of splitting them open gracefully. No matter. My infusion of chrysanthemum flowers put me in a blissful state of mind.
Location colors mood. I've met with four different people at the Celadon. Each conversation was a delight. Midday Friday a fellow drove over from Marin to discuss a new business venture. The tea ceremony kicked our co-creative mojo into overdrive and we had a very productive conversation.
They make the first cup. You make the second, using the one-minute hour glass that adorns each table. (Is a one-minute hour-glass a minute-glass?)
The melon seeds require a lot of effort. I never did get the knack of splitting them open gracefully. No matter. My infusion of chrysanthemum flowers put me in a blissful state of mind.
