David Segal owned roughly 10% of David's Tea when last publicly reported in 2016. His cousin, Sarah Segal, is still CEO and his other cousin's wife Jane Silverstone Segal is still on the board.

Coconut curry chowder is a blend of veggies in a soup made with garlic, ginger, tomatoes, red curry and coconut milk. $6 ($6.75 with a mini loaf of house-made focaccia).

David Segal —the David in David’s Tea—obviously thinks that it does. And he has reasons to be cocky. Since his chain opened in Montreal in 2008, it has expanded to 40 locations across Canada.

Segal is the founder of David’s Tea, which he sold in 2016, and healthy fast-food chain Mad Radish, which he launched in 2016 – the same year they bought this house.

On a stroll down Queen West near Spadina, I popped into a shop that has a somewhat daunting but diverse selection of (over 100) different varieties of delicious loose leaf tea.

David’s Tea went public to much fanfare in June and in its second quarter last week the retailer reported a 32 per cent jump in sales to $32.8 million from $24.9 million, ahead of its projections.

Advent calendars are now available for pre-order at David's Tea. Although it may only be September, it's never too early to start planning ahead when it comes to this year's selection of advent ...