Mingles Tea Bar

Recently I spent some time with Lara McAuley of Mingles Tea Bar, a tea and coffee shop that opened about two years ago near the intersection of Crenshaw and Manchester in Inglewood. I stumbled onto Mingles after Googling some combination of “free

without losing its essence. At Mingles Tea Bar in Inglewood, tea timers help take the guesswork out of tea steeping. (Patricia Escárcega / Los Angeles Times) “I do it this way because I want people to not have to think or worry when they come here

spread out and catch a game, inside or out. — J.H. 12918 Cerise Ave., Hawthorne, (424) 456-4191, laaleworks.com A lemon extravaganza at Mingles Tea Bar in Inglewood, which carries Pào Tea’s Lemon Ball Tea and homemade lemon cake. (Patricia Escárcega / Los

own case. One early fall afternoon, we drafted an early version of the 2019 list in the back room of Mingles Tea Bar in Inglewood, fortifying ourselves with lemon tea. We each brought our own lists. We debated our personal top 10; we made the case for