Cha-Chi Elshop

Established in 2009, Tao Tea Leaf is a Toronto-based retailer and wholesaler of loose leaf tea specializing in Chinese teas as well as tea and herb blends.

Collecting red rose sculptures and blending tea from Jennifer Commins’ grandmother’s garden sowed the seeds of an interest in tea that would flourish in the garden of her mind over the years.

Having opened its doors in the year Terry Fox ran his Marathon of Hope and O’Canada became the official national anthem, Say Tea in Bloor West Village is celebrating its 36th anniversary this year.