Bellocq...

On Saturday afternoon, we braved the blizzard and went to find Bellocq, a very special tea shop in Brooklyn.

We went along to Bellocq to do some research for a job we're doing in London - and as it's not too far away from us on the train, we volunteered to go and have a look.

It was in a really industrial part of Greenpoint, and from the outside, it didn't look like much...

 But on the inside, it was a like a beautiful, comfy, calm, grotto full of tea.

We had a good chat with the owner - who made us some Lapsung tea (which was deeeeeelicious) and chatted to him about all the different teas they have made and sell...

He was saying that when they're creating new teas, they think which people in the world would drink them, one of their newest concoptions was inspired by Mr. Obama, so they're going to send him some and see if he likes it. They also had a blend that they said was inspired by Camilla Parker Bowles, because it was slightly old and dusty smelling!

It was an amazing little shop, which is still being finished - they hope to have a little tasting room round the back, and convert an old kitchen into a smoke house to smoke some teas.

 It was a proper hidden oasis in the middle of all the old factory buildings, and with all the snow outside, and the warmth inside, I think it was the perfect place to be on a snowy Saturday afternoon.