Tea, no herbs

[redbird]

I walked down to Greenwich Village after work today, figuring on getting tea (two kinds, in two different shops) and maybe some nutmeg and herbs halfway between the two tea stores.

I have my half pound of loose golden Assam tea. I have three boxes of Twinings tea bags for use at the office.

I do not have nutmeg, eleuthero, dried ginger, melissa, or indeed anything herbal. The herb shop isn't there anymore.

Suddenly, no Aphrodisia, just a bunch of plywood and a license for electrical work on that location. However, I suspect they're out of business, not renovating, because there's no sign indicating "under renovation" or "will reopen in March" or even "has moved to Morton Street." I am currently debating the merits of mail order from Penzeys, the tiny Penzeys in Grand Central Station, or a trip to Perelandra. Assuming that's still there.

I don't name these places, okay? Aphrodisia was herbs (including some possibly medicinal rather than cookery), spices, dried fruit, herbals, and essential oils. Perelandra is a health food store in downtown Brooklyn, not so much convenient to me as to Sahadi's (where I get dried fruit, nuts, and the like). I could make a combined trip, either on a Saturday or maybe after work next week.

Comments

[jenett]

Aphrodisia came up in a discussion online last April - apparently, they were closed then, too (even though their website is still up, doesn't say anything otherwise.) Sorry you had the wasted trip!

Two other mail order sources if you want to go that route (I don't think Penzey's carries eleuthro or melissa, either...)

- Mountain Rose Herbs (though their smallest order is usually 4oz, which can be a fair bit.) http://mountainroseherbs.com

- And Magus Books, which is local to me, has an excellent herb and other stuff wall, and ships. (They're really good about keeping stuff fresh, too.) http://magusbooks.com - though their website is a pain to navigate, you can also call/email an order.

[daharyn.livejournal.com]

I have been happy--occasionally even outright delighted--with Penzey's mail order. Though some of the herbs you mentioned aren't things they are likely to stock, since it's much more of a spices & cookery kind of thing.

I do know the feeling of suddenly coming across a Void where there used to be Something. And you have my sympathies.