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Food Scene: Understory Tea House offers calming atmosphere with the ceremony of tea

Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Owner Taylor Traglia Stephenson makes a matcha beverage at Understory Tea House.
Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Owner Taylor Traglia Stephenson makes a matcha beverage at Understory Tea House. Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Owner Taylor Traglia Stephenson makes a matcha beverage at Understory Tea House.

By Lyric Lewin 6 min read

There is something deeply calming about walking into Understory Tea House.

Maybe it’s the reminder on the door, “Inhale. Exhale. Enter.”

Maybe it’s the elemental nature of the shop. The white oak. Slate. Cotton. Glass. Ceramic. Herbs. Water.

Everything speaks to the earth it came from. This is by design.

SPIRIT