Working out of a warehouse in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood, Rodrick Markus  is the face behind Rare Tea Cellar.  For more than a decade, Rare Tea Cellar has been  sourcing and selling  tea as well as anything you can eat, drink, or cook with.  Markus and Rare Tea Cellar have partnered with  some of the world’s most renowned  chefs, including Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, Aviary)  Curtis Duffy (Grace), and dozens more.  In this short video, we  get a privileged peek inside the warehouse and we learn how Markus and his unusual niche business became  gastronomical rock stars.