Springfield’s Burdett’s Tea Store Closes After 20 Years
SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – After a 20-year run, Burdett’s Tea Store & Buying and selling Firm in downtown Springfield has closed.
It’s an finish of an period for an eatery that drew in celebrities like Dolly Parton. FULL STORY Burdett’s final day of operation was Saturday, Might 22.
A notice from the proprietor Sandy Ramsey.
“After 20 unimaginable years, we’ve determined that it’s time to shut the tea store. We want to thank everybody for his or her sustaining assist over time and hope that you’ll carry great reminiscences with you of the instances spent with us on the tea store.
“We will probably be having a ‘Farewell Sale’ beginning Tuesday, June 1 from 10 AM-2 PM. The sale will proceed every day till we’ve cleared out the store. Any present retail objects will probably be 50% off the unique worth. Chairs, tables, retailer/workplace furnishings and fixtures will probably be priced as marked. Any remaining luggage of Blue Roses Tea will probably be 20% off.
“For the sale, we would require masks contained in the store and we are going to restrict the quantity of people that could store at one time. I do know lots of you’ve attended our Warehouse Gross sales on Store Small Saturday and recall how crowded and hectic it could possibly get. We are going to make each effort to forestall excessive crowding because of the continued presence of Covid.
“Once more, we thank every of you to your unwavering assist and love over time. Every day, every week, annually, we’ve heard that love expressed in so some ways. ‘How are you right now?’ ‘Broccoli Salad and ‘a Frozen’ are my favourite sides on the Jumble Plate.’ ‘That’s the greatest scone I’ve ever eaten!’ ‘The place did Dolly Parton sit?’ “Might we’ve that little desk by the window?’ ‘How’s your mama feeling?’ ‘Might I get a pot of Russian Caravan, please?’ ‘That piece of Hummingbird Cake is large—I’m gonna want a TO GO field!’ ‘Thanks and are available again!’ All these words-and extra will echo all through this constructing for years to come back and we are going to recall with love those who stated them and those who heard them.”
Extra on Burdett’s historical past in Springfield.
Featured In “Tea Time” Journal
Established in 2001, Burdett’s Tea Store & Buying and selling Firm celebrated its twentieth anniversary this 12 months. The store is positioned simply off the courthouse sq. in 
downtown Springfield, Tennessee in a constructing that was inbuilt 1912. To supply a historic reference level, that’s the identical 12 months the Titanic sailed into historical past.
Initially the constructing was a common retailer and later, McCord and Harris Drug Retailer.
Ahead in time to the 12 months 2000, Sam and Sandy Ramsey discover the previous constructing and fall in love with it. The objective was to modernize the constructing with out shedding any of its unique appeal and sweetness. It was a whole lot of work, time, and elbow grease but it surely paid off. The favored eatery drew diners in from close to and much, all coming to take pleasure in nice meals, tea, and seasonal whimsies in an environment that made you’re feeling like time itself had stopped on the peak of chic eating.
Burdett’s Tea Store (Burdett is Sandy’s maiden identify) was one of many first to put money into Springfield’s historic downtown sq. and paved the way in which for different companies.
Specialties of Burdett’s have been selfmade scones, quiche, and delectable desserts that rivaled these present in a few of the world’s prime kitchens. In response to founder Sandy Ramsey, rooster salads have been a favourite in addition to Burdett’s signature sandwiches and freshly made soups however the star of the present is the “scone of the day” made recent each day from scratch in Burdett’s kitchen.
Over time, Burdett’s has been featured within the Tennessee Residence and Farm journal, Journey Tennessee and PBS’s Tennessee Crossroads and voted 2010 “Finest Tea Room” by the readers of The Busy Bee Dealer (a purchasing and vacation spot information that covers Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama). Burdett’s Orange Cream Scone Recipe and a characteristic in regards to the store have been included within the Scones and Tea e book printed by Tea Time Journal.
Again in 2015, Burdett’s captured the attention of Tea Time Journal editor Lorna Reeves, pictured above. In a narrative launched in March of 2016, Tea Time Journal featured Burdett’s to its nationwide readers. Tea Time Journal sits beneath Hoffman Media which additionally publishes Southern Woman, Victoria and Paula Dean.
Tea Time Photographer, John O’Hagan was at Burdett’s taking pictures for the write-up again in 2015. O’Hagan stepped apart to speak with Smokey Barn Information. We talked about Burdett’s and
Robertson County.
“Burdett’s has a fantastic repute with individuals who know tea and journey and take tea in. Burdett’s can also be the middle of the sq. and type of an anchor within the city.”
“We’re very excited to have him right here.” Burdett’s proprietor, Sandy Ramsey instructed Smokey Barn Information again in 2015. “We’ve been hoping to get an article like this for a very long time. We’re going to be featured in a nationwide journal and we’re very excited.”
–“You recognize, 20 years appears reasonably good for the tea store. It has been an absolute pleasure. As they are saying, “Thanks for the reminiscences!” Sandy Ramsey Proprietor Burdett’s Tea Store & Buying and selling Firm, LLC
Smokey Barn Information pulled some footage of Burdett’s from our archives. Make sure to share your favourite reminiscence at Burdett’s in feedback on Smokey’s FB.
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