Visit our tiny (but mighty) tea shop inside Serendipity Gallery. 

1020 E. Walnut Street, Suite 100, Columbia, MO 65201

Open Tuesday - Saturday 
10am - 5pm 

Our flagship store is located in the North Village Arts District of downtown Columbia, Missouri, but you can find Steep & Bloom blends at the following retailers and cafes around mid-Missouri as well. 

Steep & Bloom Retailers: 

• Aura Home - Moberly
• Clovers Natural Markets - Columbia
• The Dandy Lion on Main - Ashland
• MJ's Feast & Market Cafe- Columbia
• Party Perfectly - Columbia
• SHSMO Bookstore - Columbia
• Southern Provisions - Rocheport
• Bloom & Bindings - Boonville 
• Pataskala - Rocheport
• Plume - Columbia

Interested in carrying Steep & Bloom products? Contact us about wholesale availability and pricing.

Tea is a plant. All tea comes from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis. White tea, green tea, black tea, pu-erh, and oolong are all made from the same plant, the tea plant. 

However, not everything infused in water is tea. Herbal blends, often called herbal tea, such as chamomile, hibiscus, mint, and the like, are not tea. They're prepared similarly and often get lumped together under the colloquial term "tea". Tisane is a French term for an herbal infusion consumed for a benefit. 

The short answer is yes. Check out our upcoming events here.

The longer answer is that the term "high tea" originally meant the evening meal in England where the tradition began. Termed "high" because it was eaten at standard dining tables. 

Afternoon Tea was created in the 1840s by Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, as an upper-class social bridge between lunch and dinner, and was served at low tables in parlors or the garden. 

In America "High Tea" has come to mean the same thing as Afternoon Tea, probably because the term "high" makes it sound more elevated without the original context. 

So, whatever you like to call it, we do host Afternoon/High Tea events about once a month.