The TUTS call for data!
The drab paper coffee cup sitting on my desk, devoid of any orders to roll up its rim, informs me that the most recent edition of Tim Horton’s annual exercise in low-stakes gambling will soon drift to...
View ArticleMaking maps more beautiful: Coffee in Edmonton’s Capital
This is a look at the density of coffee shops around Edmonton. The darker the hexagon, the more coffee shops there are in that area. This choropleth map uses hexagonal binning (a good write up about...
View ArticleCaffeine buzz for bicyclists on June 23
Derek Neil Pluim invites anybody who likes coffee and cycling to get together on June 23 to visit several independent coffee shops in Edmonton. Members of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters are also...
View ArticleMaking Love with Espresso: Review
3 stars Stage 10, Acacia Hall Questions of ethnicity, sexuality and masculinity and how they define a person are examined in Lorenzo Pagnotta’s semi-autobiographical solo show. It all revolves around...
View ArticleBrunch happens every day at Under the High Wheel
Most brunch menus straddle breakfast and lunch, with extras thrown in; others serve brunch all the time. Under the High Wheel is an everyday brunchery. Hatched in early 2012 in the Roots on Whyte...
View ArticleEat My Words: Big change for Second Cups in Edmonton area
Second Cup coffee shops in the Edmonton area have made a big change, one that’s likely to endear the chain to customers. Instead of bringing in snacks, frozen, from Toronto, the 40-odd stores in the...
View ArticleCoffee for Christmas anyone? Local java lover aims for 2016 Advent calendar
Edmonton’s own Marc Davison is dreaming of a brown Christmas — a brown month of December, in fact — in which each day begins with a perfectly brewed cup of joe. A coffee lover himself, Davison hopes to...
View ArticleRemedy Cafe expands its empire to five with new Terwillegar location
Sohail Zaidi, the big bean of the local coffee-shop scene, is opening a fifth location of Remedy Cafe in Edmonton. This one, to debut in spring, will be in the Terwillegar Towne area, at 1707 Towne...
View ArticleAvoid the line at Starbucks in Edmonton with new app feature
The people who love Starbucks really love Starbucks. But even for them, the lineups are sometimes a bit much. Now, a new feature of the Starbucks app (available for both Android and iOS users) means...
View ArticleDining Out: Saviour's Cafe and Bistro makes marriage of Ethiopian, Italian...
Walking through the doors of Saviour’s Cafe and Bistro, you’re first greeted by the aroma of dishes simmering for hours, the kind of scent that instantly awakens your appetite. The restaurant is an...
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