We did some take and carry from a place tonight called Holly Cow. Such a delightful name. My only problems with the name are: (1) the the place was not vegetarian - which one might otherwise infer - and (2) that I did not think of the name first. We didn't do enough of a taste to do a formal review. The name was so enticing though that at 7:50 p.m. I felt compelled to pull into their lot to try it out. More on them to follow. The other picture to the right is only part of the tea isle at the Gelson's in Studio City, CA. Gelson's is a higher-end market and this local caters to a lot of industry (film) types. I tried to take a picture capturing the entire display but would have needed a professional fish-eye lens to do it.
As we talked about in a prior post, Indian teas are often custom blends. These blends are known as Masala Chai. They typically have a black tea base. One brand I particularly enjoy when we don't make our own these days is Tazo's Decaf Vanila Chai. The spices include cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, chicory, cloves, black pepper, and star anise. As with most things in life these days other-worldly mysteries are easily unlocked via the use of Google. A quick Google search on Tazo lead me to their web site whereupon I found they were acquired by Starbuks in 1999. So, things come back full circle to an earlier post about my potential additional to Starbuks' iced Chai and my potential propensity to drink it every day like a Don Gorske inhaling tea addict.
Cheers.
