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Yeg Coffee works to connect and build a vibrant community, that works to motivate, educate and support both coffee professionals and enthusiasts as well as our local community.

Recent Blog Posts

Burrow
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Located in the downtown core, Burrow services one of the busiest LRTstations in Edmonton. The first of hopefully many more businesses to openbelow street level, it is nestled on the Central LRT Station ConcourseWest, seemingly placed as to not impede on the flow of pedestrian traffic.Pops of yell...
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Coffee Week Launch Event
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Coffee week has gone from a screening of a documentary film and a hand full of events, to a full blown coffee mega week with over 15 events. If you have been thinking about coming to the launch event, here are some details. Doors open at 3pmFirst 100 people will receive a little tr...
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Cafe Blackbird
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Cafe BlackbirdAn afternoon at Cafe Blackbird - Pamella HeikelNestled in the Crestwood Community, Cafe Blackbird offers a cozy yet spacious atmosphere to chug back some coffee, nibble on some sweets, or have a full-on meal. I’ve decided to come here to w...
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7 Reasons Coffee Week Isn’t Just About Drinking Coffee
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Be it coffee, tea, wine or water, these tools are for connecting, they are supplied in a cafés, coffee/tea houses, restaurants…  and are there to keep you talking. A week to celebrate coffee culture in all its glory doesn’t necessarily mean drinking coffee. Coffee is complex. Like wine, scot...
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Coffee Week Panel Discussion
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The documentary A Film About Coffee will launch Edmonton's First Coffee Week on March 7th, 2015.Following the film we will discuss the impact of cafes on the community, specially coffee, the film and why we make coffee apart of our daily life. Our Panelists Incl...
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COFFEE, FOOD AND HARNESSING FLAVOUR
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Coffee. Food.The two are always tied together.Because of the natural bitterness of coffee’s flavour profile, coffee is often paired with sweet or tart flavours. Whether it’s that sweet danish during your mid-morning break or a lemon tart with your coffee to finish a meal, complimentary flavours a...
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The Start of Yeg Coffee Week
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I was 16 when I first worked in a café, the pace was fast, the energy was palpable, and here the addiction to this life began.Today, I’m in my early thirties and since the age of 16 I’ve worked in, managed, supported and even owned a cafe. Over the last 4 year I’ve come to realize that as much as...
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