We were so excited to be featured in the Arizona Republic’s article: 

Drink Me! Tea Room’s vegan and gluten-free bites find success amid pandemic opening

The Inspiration for Drink Me! Tea Room

A trip to London and partaking in the tradition of afternoon tea were the inspiration for Melissa Harlan’s post-corporate
world professional life. 

Harlan excitedly started composing the business plan for her Drink Me! Tea Room on the
flight home in 2019. She had it all worked out and set to go.

Then, the pandemic halted Harlan’s intentions just as swiftly as it did international travel. Delayed but undeterred, Harlan pushed the opening
of her vegan and gluten-free Tempe tea room back a few months, into July 2020.

Harlan admitted, the timing still wasn’t ideal.

“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh yeah, that would be a great idea,’” Harlan said as she let out a hearty laugh. 

But her contemporary twist on an old world tradition proved to be a fantastic concept for customers craving a calming break from the usual
grind.

To read the rest of the article, head to Arizona Republic’s website.