Category Archives: Going Green

Using tea leaves for planting

By Anupa | Published: April 25, 2010
Our Tea Room is in historic Tarrytown, a Hudson River town and part of a nice, thriving restaurant corner.  Some of us have outdoor sidewalk cafes in the summer, April – November.  Right next to us is Lefteris Gyro, the very popular Greek restaurant.  Bobby, the manager, is a great friend and neighbor and helps us with [...]
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Earth Day – April 22, 2010

By Anupa | Published: April 21, 2010
It’s the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!  Hard to believe.  We’re conscious of the individual effort that each of us can make and Silver Tips will participate by raising the awareness of Organic food.  We will serve Makaibari Organic tea (Black, Green, Oolong and Silver Tips) at a special discounted price all day and have [...]
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We’re in Sierra Magazine!

By Anupa | Published: December 19, 2009
It’s always nice to be recognized and when it’s by a prestigious journal like Sierra Magazine, it’s even better.  Makaibari has a lot of fans and Diana Rosen, author, journalist, is one of them.  Sierra magazine did a piece on teas that focused on a sustainable ethic and eco-friendly practices and asked several people to [...]
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Doors and Floors

By Anupa | Published: October 1, 2009
New front doors went in yesterday.  The installers kept calling it Bronze but it looked like black to me!  Regardless, they are polished and handsome and provide an inviting entryway.  I’ll take a picture later today (picture now added!).  Many of you know our front door was on its last legs and being held up [...]
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Not that easy going Green..

By Anupa | Published: September 15, 2009
We really wanted a new bamboo floor for our Tea Room.  In investigating our options, we learned the pros and cons of all kinds of floors – cork, bamboo, vinyl, laminate, hardwood and the adhesives that go into each as well as their suitability in a restaurant.  For one thing, we mop our floors everyday.  That [...]
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