They are perfect crunchy but not rock solid, dippable, dunkable and eminently munchable, as good with breakfast cafe au lait as with late-night herbal tea.

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Sarah Ahlberg, a 35-year-old who collects vinyl records and writes letters on fine stationery, attended bingo night at Mr. Corgan's tea shop because the nonprofit animal shelter she works for was the beneficiary of the night's proceeds.

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For example, returning from dinner one night, we found a stainless steel thermos of herbal tea waiting for us, and the bath softly illuminated by scented votive candles.

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Ms. Fiorentino came out to play bingo because "it feels old-timey" and to support Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, who owns the tea shop and in February created a monthly bingo night, led each time by a different local celebrity.

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