{"id":23899,"date":"2019-08-21T10:27:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/?p=23899"},"modified":"2019-08-28T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T21:15:34","slug":"ancient-teas-modern-digs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/ancient-teas-modern-digs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Teas, Modern Digs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steepla.com\/instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steep LA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[T]he serenity of tea ceremony and its exceptional counterbalance to the fast-paced nature of life in Los Angeles is the guiding principle behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steepla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steep LA<\/a>. Founders Lydia Lin and Samuel Wang gradually rediscovered their passion for the traditional Chinese tea of their childhood after a years-long hiatus from the practice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23902\" src=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_Couch_1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_Couch_1015.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_Couch_1015-500x379.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_Couch_1015-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_Couch_1015-200x152.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, the two wish to share their passion for traditional teas from a freshly remodeled tea room in L.A.\u2019s Chinatown. Serenity can be found in both Steep\u2019s elegant menu of green, black, oolong, and pu-erh teas, as well as the shop\u2019s minimalist, clean aesthetic. Local, sustainable designers and makers will be featured at the shop in a curated retail section<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23901\" src=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_1015x575Main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_1015x575Main.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_1015x575Main-500x283.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_1015x575Main-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Steep_1015x575Main-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shop will hold a soft opening on Saturday, August 24, while a grand opening celebration, featuring traditional moon cakes and tea, will be held on September 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The serenity of tea ceremony and its exceptional counter balance to the fast-paced nature of life in Los Angeles is the guiding principle behind Steep LA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1126,"featured_media":23900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"beyondwords_generate_audio":"","beyondwords_project_id":"","beyondwords_content_id":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - 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