Kremlin is concept 1 of 2 for a reimagination of The Tea Room in New York. The Tea Room began as a small restaurant serving as a symbol of home to russian, irish and other immigrants in the 1930s. It became special to people when they began coming to feel a sense of the motherland they had left behind in hopes of beginning a new life in America. Soon after their popularity began to expand as Hollywood stars also became regular guests.