Ginger-Lemon Iced Tea

It was a hellishly hot day in Los Angeles when I stopped into CITY restaurant to visit my friends who own it, the wonderful and eccentric chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. Everything about them and their restaurant is unique and appealing, including the iced tea they served to revive me.

We recreated the recipe the next week at China Moon, and it’s a house favorite that has a steady, addicted following. It is spicy and herbal in the most co