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🍵 Tea Friend

Thank you so much for volunteering as a Tea Friend! Things get busy during the event, so this document is meant to provide a baseline in case there’s not a lot of time to talk through our tasks!

Overview

Steeped in Sound is a DIY, free community event hosted by The Tea Stand & LEEWAY. We host "volumes" of Steeped in Sound bimonthly on Sunday afternoons – volume 1 was back in May 2023. Here's some more info about the event if you're curious.

The Tea Stand will be serving free tea the whole event with YOUR help (thank you!).


Tea Service

  • Welcome people
    • Say hi, offer tea
  • Help them pick a tea
    • Show people the print out of the tea menu
    • Be prepared to answer a couple basic questions:
      • “Which of these have caffeine?”
      • “Which would you recommend?”
      • “Do you have any iced tea?”
  • Ask if they want agave syrup!
  • Pour them a cup:
    • Tea bag first
    • Pour 6-8oz of water even if the mug is large
    • Stir to help steep!
  • Final words:
    • Steep and let cool for 5 minutes
    • Point out where to drop used cups / tea bags
    • Unlimited refills!
  • It’s often difficult to balance conversation + serving everyone, but I always try to engage in meaningful convos when possible


"Back of House" (behind the table)

  • IMPORTANT: constantly replenish thermoses with 185F water
    • We have an electric kettle which we can set to a specific temp, so this is easy
    • Goal is to have the thermos (and kettle) full of water at all times, it goes fast!
  • Replenish snacks as necessary


Let me know if you have any questions!
And again, thank you so much for your help :)

When indoors [not relevant for Volume 13 at Formosa]:

  • Help them pick a mug
    • Explain some mugs are locally made and available for sale
    • IMPORTANT: people who buy a mug should Venmo @theteastandnyc with name of ceramicist and description of mug
  • Replenish mugs as necessary
    • Usually this just requires grabbing a mug from the drying rack and setting it on the table
    • Sometimes requires collecting abandoned mugs from around the apt and washing
    • I have paper cups if we run out of mugs (worst case scenario)