ANTHONY: PROPER HAT?
CHECK.
PROPER MANNERS?
CHECK AGAIN.
SHAYNA, YOU ARE READY.
SHAYNA: READY, THAT IS, FOR A BREAK THAT IS RELAXING, REFRESHING, AND JUST MY CUP OF TEA.
♪ SHAYNA: THE BOSTON TEA PARTY SPARKED A REVOLUTION, BUT TODAY’S TEA PARTIES ARE A BIT TAMER.
I LEARNED THE PROPER ENGLISH WAY TO TAKE TEA IN A VISIT A FEW YEARS AGO TO THE BRITISH CONSUL AND.
BUT WHAT WOULD A SUBURBAN VERSION BE LIKE?
FOR THE ANSWER, I DROPPED INTO THIS HIDDEN GEM IN WALPOLE.
>> HI.
>> I’M HERE FOR SOME TEA.
SHAYNA: ENTERING THE SHOP IS LIKE WALKING INTO WILLY WONKA’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY, WITH EACH ROOM DECORATED IN BRIGHT, COLORED THEMES, EACH MORE CHARMING THAN THE LAST.
MY FASCINATOR FIRMLY FIXED IN PLACE, I SAT DOWN WITH THE PROPRIETRESS SARAH ERLANDSON.
>> WE ARE AN ENGLISH INSPIRED TEA ROOM.
WHEN I THINK OF TEA, I THINK OF FANCY HOTELS ARE LONDON, NOT NECESSARILY WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS.
WE HAVE BECOME A DESTINATION.
YOU DON’T REALIZE AT HOME IS THAT IT ALSO SMELLS GOOD IN HERE.
>> THAT’S THE SCONES.
SHAYNA: WHAT ARE WE DRINKING TODAY?
>> WE HAVE LEMON LAVENDER POTION.
IT HAS LAVENDER AND WHITE CHOCOLATE THAT GIVES IT A CREAMY TASTE.
SHAYNA: IS IT TRULY PINKY UP?
>> THERE’S NO CORRECT WAY.
IT’S FINE.
SHAYNA: IF I WAS WITH THE QUEEN RIGHT NOW, I COULD JUST TAKE IT DOWN?
[LAUGHTER] THAT’S DELICIOUS.
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
HIS MEGHAN MARKLE DOING THIS REGULARLY NOW?
>> SHE MIGHT BE.
IT MIGHT BE A REQUIREMENT NOW.
SHAYNA: ANOTHER REQUIREMENT, FINGER SANDWICHES AND TREATS MADE REGULARLY AND PREPARED BY THE PRIMARY SERVAN SERVER -- THE PRIMARY SERVER, HER HUSBAND.
AVAILABLE AT THE RING OF A BELL.
SHAYNA: SO THEY RING THE BELL AND YOU ACTUALLY COME.
YOU ENJOY SERVING ALL THE LADIES?
>> I LOVE IT.
THE FASCINATING STORIES I HEAR, IT IS REALLY FUN.
SHAYNA: I THINK THERE IS THIS MISNOMER THAT IF YOU GO TO TEA, YOU WILL LEAVE HUNGRY, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.
THAT BIRTHDAY SCONE HAS MY NAME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
[LAUGHTER] BRAVO.
THE COUPLE’S CONCEPT IS DEFINITELY CONNECTING.
JUST CHECK OUT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE THE ONLY THING BRIGHTER THAN THE HATS AND OUTFITS ARE THE SMILES.
>> I THINK PEOPLE NEED A TIMEOUT.
WOMEN NEED A TIMEOUT, ESPECIALLY.THAT’S WHAT WE DO HERE.
YOU CAN DRESS UP FOR TWO HOURS, CHECK YOUR CARES AT THE DOOR, AND ENJOYING.
WE CREATE MEMORIES ONE CUP OF TEA AT A TIME.
SHAYNA: I THINK THE QUEEN WOULD BE PROUD.
YOU HAVE DONE HER WELL.
NOW ONTO HARVARD SQUARE, A PLACE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER LEARNING AND TRENDY CAFES.
BUT ROMANCE?
ON THE RIGHT SUMMER NIGHT, THERE IS MUSIC IN THE AIR.
FOLLOW IT TO THE JOHN WEEKS BRIDGE, AND WITH LUCK, YOU WILL FIND OUR NEXT HIDDEN GEM.
>> THE TANGO IS A BEAUTIFUL, CREATIVE DANCE.
IT IS REALLY LIKE FOUR LEGS DANCING AS TWO.
SHAYNA: TANGO BY MOONLIGHT HAS BEEN A SUMMER TRADITION FOR YEARS.
THE HOST HAS A HISTORY THAT’S EVEN LONGER.
>> WE ARE NOW ONE OF THE OLDEST COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES BEHIND JUST NEW YORK, MONTREAL, AND MAYBE SAN FRANCISCO.
SHAYNA: THE SOCIETY HOSTS REGULAR CLASSES AND EVENTS, BUT THE MOONLIGHT DANCE IS ITS MOST ICONIC AND PROGRESSIVE OFFERING.
>> IT IS NOT, OF COURSE, RESTRICTED TO MEN AND WOMEN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SAME GENDER COUPLES WHO DANCE, AND WE ALL DANCE BOTH ROLES.
SHAYNA: AN EVENT THIS INTIMATE IS BOUNCES BACK LOVE CONNECTIONS AS WELL.
>> I HAVE KNOWN MANY COUPLES THAT HAVE HAD THEIR VERY FIRST DATE ON THE BRIDGE, SO PEOPLE ARE WONDERING, WHY DO BOSTONIANS STAY UP?
THEY ARE STAYING UP TO DANCE TANGO.
ANTHONY: THAT’S GREAT.
TANGO BY MOONLIGHT INSPIRED BY THE FRENCH MOVIE, WHICH IS ABOUT ARGENTINE EXILES LIVING IN PARIS AND DANCING THE TANGO ON THE STREETS AND BRIDGES OF PARIS.
SHAYNA: VERY NICE.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SIT DOWN FOR SOME TEA, BOOK NOW.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A SIX-WEEK WAIT TO GRAB A SPOT.
TRADITIONAL TEED TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 3:00 AND 5:00 P.M., BUT THEY OFFER A WEEK DAY AT 12:00 AND A WEEKDAY -- WEEKEND SITTING AT 11:00 AND 2:30.
ANTHONY: TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORERUNNERS OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES.
HIT BY A PITCH?
SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP.