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by (shelved 13 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.66 — 648,171 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 9 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.37 — 405,039 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 7 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.05 — 307,344 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 5 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,341 ratings — published 1995

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.97 — 125,411 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.63 — 8,095 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.05 — 59,921 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.86 — 33,662 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.31 — 2,563 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 3 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,451 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.89 — 18,633 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.89 — 84,196 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,750 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.70 — 334 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.93 — 16,351 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,745 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.92 — 14,602 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,686 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,636 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.91 — 8,648 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.67 — 30,810 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.86 — 44,204 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.84 — 69 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,590 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.94 — 99,726 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.06 — 14,001 ratings — published 2021

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.80 — 19,328 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,658 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.91 — 21,082 ratings — published 2017

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.47 — 1,897 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.06 — 4,678 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,077 ratings — published

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,965 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,810 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,400 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,562 ratings — published 2004

by (shelved 2 times as cafe)
avg rating 3.42 — 689 ratings — published 1888

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 4.30 — 941 ratings — published 2010

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 4.06 — 231 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 4.05 — 42 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 3.73 — 77 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,630 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 1 time as cafe)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published

“It's worth getting out of bed some mornings. And it's a pleasure, especially if the pale winter sun is out and shining, to delight with your lover in the urban gift of your favorite café. Fresh coffee, steaming croissants, and the Sunday papers. Ah! All the way to ours, Alice and I talked about love and how many people don't get any while others get a lot, and how that unfairness probably accounts for the federal deficit and crooked contracting practices, and so on.”
― New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City
― New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City

“Dina hummed to herself as she pulled out an empty jam jar from a busy cupboard. It was still labeled "Apricot Jam" from the batch her mum had made for her last year--- jam that tasted like bottled sunshine.
There wasn't an exact science to the magic, but Dina often found that the best tea blends were ones she put into secondhand jars, ones that had been full of delicious, wonderful things.
She clipped her curls out of her face and headed into the pantry. The walls were lined floor-to-ceiling with all manner of jars and boxes, all individually labeled in Dina's messy handwriting. She kept her spices together, along with other baking essentials like fish vanilla, cake flour, and a tin that was labeled "Eye of Newt" but actually contained nutmeg.
Her tea selection had several shelves dedicated to it. Aside from the specialty blends she made for the shop, Dina kept a collection of tea and tisane ingredients, which she could mix into more personal blends at a moment's notice. Dina never felt more in her element as a kitchen witch than when she was looking through her pantry.
Scott's tea blend needed to be something that encapsulated his energies yet also helped him in some way. A tea to drink in the middle of a long work day, Dina decided.
She twirled a curl around her finger as she focused. She hadn't met any of his fellow curators yet, but from what Scott had told her they could be a bit of a handful. So the kind of tea that would help him get through a long meeting. Something to sharpen a tired mind. Dina knew just the thing for it.
She scooped up several jars and laid them out on the counter before her. Black tea--- a full-bodied assam, cacao nibs, dried ginger and... it was missing something. Dina stepped back into the pantry and surveyed her shelves with her hands on her hips.
She knew that this would need one more ingredient to be perfect for Scott. Lion's mane mushroom? Perhaps a little too earthy. Clove? Too heavy. It would overpower the other flavors. As her eyes skirted over the rows of jars, she spotted it. A small glass jar with a dark red powder in it. Dried beetroot! Perfect! Energizing yet slightly sweet and smooth, and it would make Scott look like he was drinking some kind of red-velvet-themed drink. Which was also his favorite cake flavor.”
― Best Hex Ever
There wasn't an exact science to the magic, but Dina often found that the best tea blends were ones she put into secondhand jars, ones that had been full of delicious, wonderful things.
She clipped her curls out of her face and headed into the pantry. The walls were lined floor-to-ceiling with all manner of jars and boxes, all individually labeled in Dina's messy handwriting. She kept her spices together, along with other baking essentials like fish vanilla, cake flour, and a tin that was labeled "Eye of Newt" but actually contained nutmeg.
Her tea selection had several shelves dedicated to it. Aside from the specialty blends she made for the shop, Dina kept a collection of tea and tisane ingredients, which she could mix into more personal blends at a moment's notice. Dina never felt more in her element as a kitchen witch than when she was looking through her pantry.
Scott's tea blend needed to be something that encapsulated his energies yet also helped him in some way. A tea to drink in the middle of a long work day, Dina decided.
She twirled a curl around her finger as she focused. She hadn't met any of his fellow curators yet, but from what Scott had told her they could be a bit of a handful. So the kind of tea that would help him get through a long meeting. Something to sharpen a tired mind. Dina knew just the thing for it.
She scooped up several jars and laid them out on the counter before her. Black tea--- a full-bodied assam, cacao nibs, dried ginger and... it was missing something. Dina stepped back into the pantry and surveyed her shelves with her hands on her hips.
She knew that this would need one more ingredient to be perfect for Scott. Lion's mane mushroom? Perhaps a little too earthy. Clove? Too heavy. It would overpower the other flavors. As her eyes skirted over the rows of jars, she spotted it. A small glass jar with a dark red powder in it. Dried beetroot! Perfect! Energizing yet slightly sweet and smooth, and it would make Scott look like he was drinking some kind of red-velvet-themed drink. Which was also his favorite cake flavor.”
― Best Hex Ever