Our fearless leader, to whom thanks for our existence is due: Pat Richardson, brain-mother of the brain-child that is The London Tea Room. We are told that not only did she invent tea, she also came up with the idea of drinking it. Also: she sells some very lovely things over here.

Manager Jackie James heads up the kitchen as well. Of her ability to make tasty sustenance it can be said: If Jackie built a gingerbread house, we guarantee you would just go right in and leave no trail of bread crumbs, even knowing what you know about the oft-heralded dangers that lie in going into gingerbread houses. It would be that worth it.

Here at The London Tea Room, Justin Kinkel-Schuster makes heart-lifting Americanos. But here, he makes heart-breaking Americana. Don’t let that sweet face fool you. His rage is blinding and unpredictable. But still kind of sweet. 100% raw, unfiltered Kinkel-Schusterness.

We are currently creating new members of the Royal We. When the gestation process is complete we will attempt to photograph the hatchlings and post pics post-haste.

We had to tell him we named the tea room after him to get him to work here. He's totally worth it.