Frank Lloyd Wright would probably have liked this little addition to his winter home.
Everything at Frank Lloyd Wright's winter HQ, Taliesin West, is either designed or influenced by the master. So it was surprising to see this cute little pop-up coffee shop that was very architectural, but a very different style.
Teaspresso at Taliesin West/ Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0It is an outlet for Teaspressa, a Phoenix company founded by Allison DeVane, who makes espresso drinks out of tea. I missed the Shark Tank episode and so I didn't try it, not knowing the backstory and just wanting an iced coffee. I might still have rejected it, had I heard her pitch quoted in a local paper:
I basically decided to Americanize tea. Tea, after water, is the most consumed beverage in the entire world. We drink it here in America, but it’s not as embraced and accepted as coffee, which is made instantly. It gets you going in the morning. I made tea into something that’s more enjoyable.
I am not sure that the world needs Americanized tea, or that it takes very long to make, but never mind, let's talk about the building.
Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0
