Journal
Tea notes, opening updates, and stories from the space.
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Why we called it Sela
Sela is the Indonesian word for a gap: the space between two stones, the opening in a wall you almost walk past. We chose it because that’s exactly what this place is: a small opening in the noise of the city, with a garden behind it.
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What makes matcha ceremonial grade
Ceremonial grade means the tea was grown in shade, stone-ground slowly, and made from the youngest leaves of the first harvest. It’s the grade meant to be drunk on its own, whisked with water, with nothing to hide behind.
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Building the garden: notes from before opening
The wall is up, and the moss is taking hold faster than we hoped. Most days right now are stone, soil, and paint: the unglamorous middle of making something quiet.