Vol. I — No. 01 San Francisco, California

Cheryl's Teahouse

Opening soon Brewed by hand
A quiet room for leaves & conversation — Coming Soon —
An announcement

The kettle is
nearly on.
& we'd be glad
to write you.

Cheryl is, at this very moment, finishing a small room — kettles arriving by post, leaves trickling in from Wuyi, Uji, and the high gardens of Darjeeling. Leave your address below and we will write the morning we open the door.

I.
A Brief Word
On keeping a teahouse

The teahouse is a small room, opening soon. There will be roughly forty leaves on the menu — some arriving by post each spring from gardens we've visited in person, others blended in the back room from herbs grown by friends in Sonoma. We weigh each pot. We pour the first steep at the table. A second cup is, after all, the point.

The room holds nine chairs. We will keep long Sunday brunches with toast, honey, and whatever is good at the market. There is no Wi-Fi. We will, however, lend you a book.

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III.
The Room
Where to find us, soon
A small storefront with east-facing morning light, somewhere in San Francisco. Nine chairs, two cast-iron kettles, a bar at the back for gongfu service, and a table for the long Sunday brunch. The address will follow with the opening note.