"It's a Fine Line: Renaissance Man or Dilettante?"
TEA ReX®
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"In 1997, I created a special place where anyone could have access to the world's finest teas. It's called TEA ReX"® -Wayne Powers
Wayne enjoys a perfect cuppa at the TEA ReX® tea bar. (Jeff Phelps photo: Charlotte TravelHost Magazine)
PLEASE NOTE: OUR TEAHOUSE CLOSED ITS DOORS JUNE 13th, 2009 AT 6PM.
BUT TEA ReX HASN'T GONE AWAY... WE'VE JUST MOVED TO A NEW FACILITY WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE SERVING ALL YOUR TEA NEEDS ON OUR TEA ReX WEBSITE: www.tearex.com
TEA ReX®TEAHOUSE 15th November 1997 - 13th June 2009
When we first opened our doors in 1997, the nay-sayers were lining up with predictions that, in Charlotte, a teahouse wouldn't last six months.
... well, we had the distinct pleasure of serving our guests some of the world's finest teas for almost TWELVE years!
THANK YOU to our friends and devoted customers for making it all possible.
DON'T PANIC! TEA ReX IS STILL AS CLOSE AS YOUR COMPUTER!
The world's finest teas delivered right to your door from www.tearex.com
Charlotte's tea headquarters is now servicing the needs of the most discerning tea afficionados everywhere via the internet!
"LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO DRINK LOUSY TEA"
Pages from the TEA ReX® Scrapbook
SPECIAL EVENTS at TEA ReX are always fun ... like this special Film Night, featuring 3-D movies from Wayne's personal collection.
TEA ReX manager and group photographer Chris Willis gets his own portrait photo.
Wayne welcomes JAMES NORWOOD PRATT, author of "The New Tea Lover's Treasury" to TEA ReX ®. (December, 2001)
FIVE YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF CUPPAS LATER... Wayne and Norwood relax after a joint tea lecture and cupping at TEA ReX ®. (April 2006)
TWO THUMBS UP FROM THE "POWERS THAT BE" - Will and Nick Powers helping out during the Holiday season at TEA ReX. (2005).
General Manager and Webmaster CHRIS WILLIS takes a quick break to enjoy some birthday cake. (December 2005).
RETURN OF THE PRODIGALS - TEA ReX alumni ROB KATZ and ROBERT CAUBLE stop in for a Holiday visit. (2005).
Wayne welcomes fellow tea-lover and blender, JOHN HARNEY (Harney & Sons), to Tea Rex. ® (1998)
"These Harneys are like rabbits!" sez Wayne, when long-time friend and tea mogul PAUL HARNEY visits TEA ReX. (2006).
SHARING THE JOY OF TEA - TEA ReX Manager CHRIS WILLIS offers another rare tea to an appreciative SANDY NEWNAN. 2006.
Wayne relaxes and discusses Nilgiri teas with visiting India tea expert, DEVAN SHAH. 2006.
DEEPLY IMMERSED IN TEA - Wayne and JAMES NORWOOD PRATT compare tasting notes at a TEA ReX Special Event Cupping. 2006.
Wayne greets a great old friend, William Ashton Taylor, (master craftsman/founder of world-renowned Ashton pipes, Ashton cigars & tobaccos), visiting Tea Rex ® from England for a proper cuppa tea. (2001)
Wayne welcomes Ghostly International techno music producer-recording artist MATTHEW DEAR (a/k/a "False" and "Jabberjaw") to the teahouse. (Sept. 2003)
IODINE Poetry Journal Editor JONATHAN RICE relaxes with Wayne after another memorable Open Mic Poetry Jam. 2004 (Teena Williams Photo).
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