One Zo Green Milk Tea – One Zo

It's almost the new year, and don't we all hope next year will get better? After a week of not having boba (shocking!) because my mom bought her favorite cake last week, here comes a drink! My dad wanted to go on another Trader Joe’s run with me, so this time we finally went to…

Black Sugar Pearl Flavored Tang Yuan

Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, which is my favorite Chinese holiday. Okay, well, not actually, but more specifically the festive food (Tang Yuan) is my favorite Chinese festival food. Is that shallow? Probably, but food is still an important part of culture, right? In all seriousness though, every part of culture should be valued in…

Thai Cooler – Cha for Tea

Is it counterintuitive to get a post-dentist drink? Whatever the case, I went to my second dentist appointment of the year, and stopped by Cha for Tea afterwards since it's nearby. Man, I still remember writing the post earlier in the year about having my dentist appointment too early in the morning...no longer a problem…

Mango Green Tea – Cha for Tea

Cheers to finishing finals for this quarter! Here's a celebratory drink for the beginning of winter break! 🙂 How we ended up deciding on Cha for Tea was actually kind of roundabout...First my dad went shopping today and suggested Cha for Tea as the "fried chicken place", so then I told my mom he wanted…

Uji Green Milk Tea – Omomo Tea Shoppe

For whatever reason, my dad wanted to go to Trader Joe's and me to tag along, so because I wanted a few grocery items myself and it was a chance to get a drink, I went. Plus, this is the perfect time of day for a snack, and as my finals-study break day / day…

Tie Guan Yin Latte – T To Tea

No Russian this week because my friend has finals...but today's my last day of classes of the quarter! Which is great because that means online school is wrapping up, but also next is finals week, which is a little yikes. Luckily, despite taking 6 classes this quarter, my finals week doesn't look that bad. We…

Tea Cocktails – Redstraw Tea Bar

Okay, so I'm pretty sure there's actually no alcohol sold at Redstraw Tea Bar. I don't drink alcohol (see my About page), so I don't know what's in a Mojito either, but the time I got the Mango Mojito, it seemed to just be lime and mint, which is a nice flavor combination. I wish…

T To Tea Latte – T To Tea

Russian is still at home, so I took the liberty of (having my parents) driving a little out to the way to try a new-ish place, T To Tea! My friend and I continued to translate a basic version of the Ugly Duckling that we started last week. Today's pretty hot for some reason, even…