Tea-Vana: Two Locals are Betting that Tea is the Next Coffee

Bob Holcepl is used to being on the forefront of beverage trends. When he opened Civilization (then called Cravings) in Tremont 20 years ago, it was just him and Arabica in the local coffee business.

"People thought we were insane selling gourmet coffee in Tremont," Holcepl recalls. "It was the White South Bronx back then."

Now, of course, people have embraced coffee culture to the point of seeking out fair trade, organic, shade grown, single origin beans when ordering their morning cup of pour-over java.

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