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Hurry hard? Not so fast, curling freaks! The Brier Championship, considered the premier in Canadian curling, may not roll into Toronto until at least 2008, says the Canadian Curling Association. The tournament has been a widely popular event in western cities including Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Edmonton (this year's host) and Regina (next year's curling hot spot), but most likely won't see the Upper Canada area for 3-5 years. Thousands of curling enthusiasts, including Men With Brooms star Paul Gross, have lobbied for the Brier to come back to the Toronto since it left the city in 1941. Former Premier Mike Harris, father of the Common Sense revolution, has also raised eyebrows at the prospect of more curling in the GTA. If the plan follows through to bring the Brier back to its roots (it started here in 1927), longer than average line-ups are expected at local neighbourhood Tim Horton's.
(Also, what's the deal with steeped tea?)
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Steeped tea is a new way of making tea using a time honoured tradition – loose tea leaves. Why loose tea leaves? The secret behind great tasting tea is allowing the water to flow freely, surrounding the tea leaves and coaxing out every last drop of flavor. After all, great taste has always been a tradition at Tim Hortons.
Steep it, baby!
Steeped tea? If you have to ask, either you're a coffee drinker, or you drink your tea without milk.
The way tea is brewed in most establishments with tea bags is that they poor milk into the cup, drop the bag in, then pour almost hot water over the mess. If you ask nicely, they'll leave the bag in to steep for more than the 20 seconds it takes them to fit a lid on the cup. Still, the result is a brew more akin to dishwater than tea.
For deets on brewing the perfect cup of tea, consult George Orwell: http://tinyurl.com/6txr
Tim Horton's has done a great service to the tea drinkers of North America.
yes but remember steeped tea is all about competing rights. what has happened to our right to leave the tea bag in for as long as we want? the strength of our tea is now dictated by an american corporation. i'm appalled. but then again, the amount of tea bags saved must be an impressive number. The question remains:
steeped tea = the least-worst tea brewing method?
It's not as if they've taken tea bags off the menu now, is it? Me I prefer my tea bagging to take place at home than on the road.
i guess as long as it's in the confines of your own home, teabag away.
The steeped tea thing by TH's is just a scam to get more money out of customers because tea prices are based on size now, so they're looking at up to a 30-40 cent increase per cup. Stick to English Breakfast like me and you don't have to worry about that nonsense, yet.
good point david. tea prices have actually gone down by something like 40 per cent in the last 30 years, yet consumer prices have increased. a good way to get back at timmy ho's is to bring your own tea bag, and just order hot water. boy do they get steamed at that.
Almost hot? That water is freeking boiling. Trust me, I work at a Tim's and have had multiple burns to show for the temperature of the water.