By Denton Gerow
Are you looking for something different? Tired of meeting for coffee? Need a great gift for someone? This is a place you have to check out.
This is not your grandmother's tea shop. With hundreds of teas, tea sets from delicate to manly and a wide range of gifts, this shop stands out.
Nothing commercial like that place in the mall. True loose teas in so many flavors. From classic black to chocolate strawberry saffron and everything in the middle. Enjoy a cup as you browse the myriad of books that range from coffee table photo books to old leather bound tomes. Play an a old board game as you sip a mellow blend or talk with your dear ones while drinking a supercharged Go Juice. (More on that in a moment).
Don't know much about loose teas and how to select and brew? No problem. Wade will gladly coach you and assist you. They have everything you need to get started in this fine tradition of teas.
Gifts galore are available. Some of my favorites are the elegant cup, saucer and spoon sets to light up the imagination of any special lady of any age. Loking for that Japanese tea set? They have them all shapes and colors. Something for your office? They have tea and coffee presses travel mugs and more.
A varied selection of gourmet chocolate bars, with and without liquor, including locally made bars make great gifts to accompany the teas.
One very unique offering is the line of Salt Of The Earth. These are packs of sea salt with rare spices infused like saffron, truffle and more. A line of salt sprays with flavors infused is also available for those times you just want a dash of flavor.
Usually, there is a special baked good available also to accompany your beverage. Today it was bourbon pecan cake. Be sure to ask what the day's treat is.
Now about that Go Juice, which is my favorite drink. This drink is better than almost any mocha, latte or coffee concoction you have ever had. You pick the chocolate infused tea of your choice. Wade, the owner, mixes it with a blend of tea that has more caffeine than a cup of coffee. He adds cream and sweetener (sugar free is available). This drink rocks! Only two per visit allowed. It's just that strong. As a caffeine fiend I can tell you, this one packs it in.
I strongly suggest a visit here.
Find Angelina's Teas on Facebook and visit their website.
About Denton Gerow: Denton was born in Charlotte, but has lived all over the eastern seaboard and in California. An avid Foodie, he prefers to eat at local joints, hole in the walls and the oft missed. Denton loves to cook and share his passions for food, cigars, beer and more.
Showing posts with label shop local. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Top 9 Facebook Posts of the Week for the Triad
I love Old Salem Museums & Gardens. When is the last time you visited?
Another picture-perfect morning at Old Salem
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| Photo above and below from Old Salem Museums & Gardens Old Salem, including the Heritage Bridge, has been decorated with lighted Moravian stars and pine garlands. So pretty! It's the perfect time of year to visit!  |
This is exactly what PIedmont Triad Living stands for.
Live Laugh Love Play Shop Local.
#supportlocalbusinesses
Live Laugh Love Play Shop Local.
#supportlocalbusinesses
"We are on the move! Excited to announce that we will be moving to the new HanesTowne Village on Stratford Rd. in March 2015! 7200 square feet, a community room dedicated to training programs, educational clinics, and community fitness building, and state-of-the-art retail design! And best part.....direct access to the BEST LOCAL RUNNING ROUTES, right from the store!"
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| Fleet Feet Sports, Winston-Salem |
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| The Olio |
Who can tell me where this spot is?
Next question ~~ what stood on this spot in 1923?
Give you a hint ~~
if you follow#piedmonttriadliving on instagram you may already know the answer (to the first question, not to the second)!
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| ˙lood ƃuıɯɯıʍs ɹoopʇno ǝɥʇ pǝʞoolɹǝʌo ǝɔuo ʇɐɥʇ oıʇɐd ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ 'suǝpɹɐƃ ɐplouʎǝɹ ʇɐ uǝʞɐʇ sɐʍ oʇoɥd sıɥʇ |
SKYWILD - Survival of the Physically Fittest - Opening April 15, 2015.
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| Greensboro Science Center |
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| See the Winston-Salem Journal's Article Here |
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Top 7 Facebook Posts of the Week for the Triad
Cake-ø-rama is right.
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| Camino Bakery |
Doesn't it seem a little early to see THIS in North Carolina?
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| North Carolina State Parks and Recreation |
Lower Cascades at Hanging Rock State Park shows just a teasing touch of fall color.
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| North Carolina State Parks and Recreation |
Crowders Mountain State Park
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| North Carolina State Parks and Recreation |
The ice rink is coming, the ice rink is coming! The beginning stages of the wfmy2 ice rink at The Railyard in Downtown Greensboro.
This great new place, The Fit Station, is on Stratford Road as it crosses Silas Creek Parkway ~~ where the old Wendy's used to be. In the same little shopping center there's a mattress place and
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| Serena says, "Checked out The Fit Station in Winston-Salem today and it is a "Like" for me! Pre-packaged, refrigerated (NOT frozen), affordable items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The meats are organic and the veggies are local. They make the dishes in Greensboro daily. Got the sesame shrimp and it was yummy! Can't wait to have the pumpkin pancakes tomorrow morning! Oh and they open at 7:00 a.m., so I can go there on my way to work (don't have to stop working except to heat it up:)" |
Each Wednesday 8am-1pm
Including November 26, Christmas Eve Day and New Years Eve
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| Shared from Triad Local First's Facebook Page |
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Hanes Town and Hanestowne Village
Article and Photography by Jessica st Lewis
Everyone that lives within a certain radius of Winston-Salem is familiar with the old Hanes Mill Outlet at Stratford Road and Ricks Drive. It's where we'd go (at least) once a year to get new underwear, socks, bras, sweatshirts, pajamas, panty hose and more. We'd hear the large baskets being rolled across the factory floor through the ceiling above. Next, we'd stop at the Sara Lee outlet in the same building for cheesecake or other such yummies. Every once in a while, we'd walk across the street to Towel City for towels, linens, maybe a new tablecoth.
In all those many years of shopping the Outlet, I never once noticed the murals that spanned the entire section of the building! It wasn't until they were ready to demolish the building and I wanted to capture the landmark before it went that I saw the murals.
There are 10-20 well-know restaurants and retailers expected to move into Hanestown Village, some as soon as the end of the year.
Everyone that lives within a certain radius of Winston-Salem is familiar with the old Hanes Mill Outlet at Stratford Road and Ricks Drive. It's where we'd go (at least) once a year to get new underwear, socks, bras, sweatshirts, pajamas, panty hose and more. We'd hear the large baskets being rolled across the factory floor through the ceiling above. Next, we'd stop at the Sara Lee outlet in the same building for cheesecake or other such yummies. Every once in a while, we'd walk across the street to Towel City for towels, linens, maybe a new tablecoth.
In all those many years of shopping the Outlet, I never once noticed the murals that spanned the entire section of the building! It wasn't until they were ready to demolish the building and I wanted to capture the landmark before it went that I saw the murals.
I wonder how, after all these years, they remained hidden from my sight. Were they covered in some way, or had they just become such a part of the building that I just didn't see them anymore?
Have the murals been there since the 550,000-square-foot Hanes Plant was built in 1910 for the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company? It's amazing to me that it's possible the murals have gone unnoticed by me all these years.
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| More Detail of the Mural Above |
The plant was closed in 2007 and elimated 600 jobs. After April 2007, the plant sat vacant. The Hanestown neighborhood remains, with many of the old houses reenergized with local niche shops. The neighborhood thrives with families and the local park is used by those that live and work close by.
Our photos of the old plant were taken in April 2014.
The site has been cleared, making way for a mixed use development, breathing new life into the property. Retail, restaurants and offices are included and retailers such as Tijuana Fats, Wal-Mart and LA Fitness have already committed. There will also be a medical park. The development is called HanesTowne Village.
There are 10-20 well-know restaurants and retailers expected to move into Hanestown Village, some as soon as the end of the year.
See the Winston-Salem Journal's images of the plant's demolition here.
Hanesbrands Inc. is still considered a great company, with a solid portfolio that includes DBApparel and Maidenform Brands Inc. You can shop the Hanes Mill Outlet at Thruway Shopping Center and Marketplace Mall in Winston-Salem and online.
Hanesbrands Inc. is still considered a great company, with a solid portfolio that includes DBApparel and Maidenform Brands Inc. You can shop the Hanes Mill Outlet at Thruway Shopping Center and Marketplace Mall in Winston-Salem and online.
This building, above, was in front of the plant itself.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, most Hanes town residents say they welcome the restaurants, retail stores and upgrades to Stratford Road.
Detail of mural on outer building.
An amazing rendition of the surrounding neighborhood. I love how the neighborhood families are unified and together at the picnic table, the church prominant in the background.
The bottom right of the photo below shows one of the people sitting at the picnic table seen in the above photos. I love the laundry line full of whities (made by those same plant employees, I'm sure).
The shadow shows the corner of the building; I wish I could read what appears to be a proclamation underneath the hanging tee shirts.
Crown Company and Turnpike Properties purchased this property in 2009 for $2.6 million.
The buildings were demolished on April 10, 2014 and the site has been cleared for construction.
Construction is well underway, Stratford Road is being widened and turn lanes and entrances are nearing completion.
Above, looking west from Stratford Road.
According to Tim Dockery of the Crown Company, all road improvements and structures are being funded privately, with no incentives from the city.
Photo below shows new turn lane and entrance into Hanestowne Village.
Below, looking west.
Photo Below: From the rear, at the corner of Mill Street.
This building sits close to where the Hanes Plant actually sat.
This is the first in a series that will focus on Hanes Town, then and now.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Treasury: Love is Red in North Carolina
Browse the shops of these local artists and spend your money locally!
'Piedmont Triad Living: Love is Red in North Carolina'
Handcrafted by artists in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. Find this and other Piedmont Triad treasuries at www.piedmonttriadliving.com.
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