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| Industry | Restaurants Retailtea Retail beverages |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 2002 |
| Founder | Moby and Kelly Tisdale |
| Defunct | October 2015 |
| Headquarters | 90 Rivington Street New York City,NY |
| Products | tea,vegan food |
| Owner | Kelly Tisdale |
| Website | teanynewyork.com |
Teany, sometimes stylized asTeaNY orteany, was a teacafé, restaurant and beverage distributor in New York City founded by electronic musicianMoby with ex-girlfriend, Kelly Tisdale.[1] The Teany Café opened in 2002 in theLower East Side ofManhattan, New York at 90 Rivington Street and closed in 2015.
The cafe was known for its assortment of teas, vegan options, and its decor, most of which was designed by Moby himself. Teany also featured, during the first few months of its opening, theraw food specialty, Go-Go Greens, by vegancelebrity chef,Elijah Joy. Teany made a brief appearance in Moby's 18 B Sides + DVD. In January 2006, Teany was refocused as more of a traditionaltea house and offered less food. Kelly took on a larger role on the business side of Teany with Moby taking a smaller one.
On June 19, 2009 a fire caused minimal damage to the tea house.[2] Nobody was hurt and, according to Moby's online journal, it was Kelly's decision whether the cafe was going to be rebuilt or not. The tea house reopened in May 2010, briefly rebranded as Teany-ssimo, later reverting to the original name. Teany was shuttered for good in December 2015.[3]
The beverage company distributed tea–juice mixtures to a number of shops around New York andNew Jersey. In 2005, UK-based suburb secured an exclusive deal to sell Teany beverages and tea at its stores inManchester and London.
The company allowed liberal pronunciation of the brand name, proclaiming, “you can pronounce it however you like. tea-knee. tee-nee. tea-enn-why,” and going on to state that Moby and Kelly themselves pronounce it “teenie”.[citation needed]
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