I stopped in to find a newly opened, locally-owned coffee shop with a chic, stylish interior, serving specialty graded coffee from all over the world that is roasted on site, served hot or as nitro cold brew on tap.<\/div>\n
“Empty Cup Collective is more than just a coffee shop”, says owner Marc Tallman, “we also serve beer, pizza and wine.” <\/div>\n
The menu includes coffee, tea and pastries, as well as oatmeal, bowls and sandwiches. After business hours, you can enjoy some wine, add a shot of Bailey’s to your coffee beverage, sip a Trans Canada Brewing Company beer and enjoy pizza made by Timmy Tom’s Pizzeria. There is indoor and outdoor seating, with hopes to expand the patio in the future.<\/div>\n
Tallman says he was inspired by his own travels and love of coffee, and used his experiences from around the world to create the concept. He says that he “found many specialty graded coffees to be acidic,” so he strived to make a better cup.<\/div>\n
“This started as a cold brew business idea”, Tallman explains. “Cold brew is coffee pushed through nitrogen to make it creamier, frothier and sweeter.” <\/div>\n
One of this café’s specialties is its nitro lattes, and Empty Cup plans to sell its nitro cold brew in cans soon.<\/div>\n
Behind the coffee bar is clear glass, through which you can see into their production facility, which includes its roasting and cold brew equipment.<\/div>\n
The coffee roaster used at Empty Cup is the only one of its kind in Winnipeg. <\/div>\n
Tallman says “the Loring 35 kilogram roaster is the most efficient and most automated coffee roaster out there,” adding that they acquired this large roasting machine in order to produce amounts for themselves and Princess Auto stores.<\/div>\n
Empty Cup produces the coffee served free to customers at all Princess Auto locations in Canada, and also makes K-Cup pods for sale in those stores, under a private label called Blue Truck Coffee by Empty Cup.<\/div>\n
The future for the Empty Cup Collective is to sell coffee to restaurants and coffee shops, and they are excited to be opening their second location in Sage Creek in late June.<\/div>\n
Empty Cup Collective is located at 2 – 535 Panet Rd. Business hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday<\/div>\n
For more information, visit www.emptycup.co<\/div>\n
Wendy Hrynkiw is a community correspondent for East Kildonan. Email her at wendyhrynkiw@shaw.ca<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Last week I spied the word “COFFEE” atop a blue tin roof just south of the Nairn Avenue and Panet Road intersection. I love to support local (especially during these tough times for businesses), so I had to check it out. <\/p>\n
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