Tao Cha Cafe in Edmond

So it continues. Chai Tea is the answer this week. Tao Cha Café has the best Chai Tea in Edmond. My best friend Marissa got me hooked this past year on this tea. It is still the same to this day. I love drinking mine with tapioca in it. The restaurant serves a wide away of food and drinks. No matter what I turn to the tea.

As soon as you enter you are greeted by a younger staff ready to make whatever you are wanting. What I love about this particular place is the fact they are always giving the best customer service. Even with a Chai Tea, they still find you in the restaurant to serve it to you.

Overall, I love to just sit there after or before class getting in my last few seconds of studying for a test, or writing a paper. With tables and couches it is the best place for studying.

So let’s talk about the Chi Tea.  

 

This particular drink is iced, and you can get it with tapioca which I suggest. Or you can get it without the tapioca in it. Not only that, but Chi Tea has great health benefits. The benefits of Chai Tea are numerous.

My favorite place to hang out is on the red couch when you first enter. With numerous magazines on the table this is the only time I can catch up on my pop culture fix. While enjoying this amazing drink.

Good tea at an awesome place. I cannot complain. Well, another awesome time to relax in the home stretch of my Senior year of college. Lets hope that Chai Tea helps me to get through this last six weeks of college!

Guess what time it is? Of course it continues, If this shop was a person, who would it be?  It would have to be a person that is very health conscious, and love them some tea.

So go visit Tao Cha Café on second street across the way from Target to get a cup of this amazing Chai Tea.

 

All About Cha Something New in Edmond

After buying my cap and gown for graduation I thought it was only time to go get some coffee. This led me to All About Cha. Located between Broadway and 33^rd in Edmond. The coffee there is sweet and an art form. Every coffee is picture perfect. Jenn stated this about the coffee, “I can’t drink it, it is to pretty!”

Heading into the stucco building, you get the feeling of feng shui. Different compartments and different furniture in each. The staff keeping busy. It seems that they are dedicated to what they do. The menu is vast with different types of coffees.

With numerous coffees on the list and a picture next to each one. Making picking one the hardest part of my day. This lead to a struggle, but I finally choose Carmel Macchiato.

Even though the coffee is picture perfect, the staff brought it out in seconds. It was like what Jenn said, “Pretty!”  The coffee is more like a desert, and perfect with each ingredient. With a sweet tooth myself. It was what I wanted to top a perfect day!

Round three of who this coffee shop might be if it was a person! I think it would most definitely have to be someone who is into nature and possibly eating healthy, but has a sweet tooth. Wanting to have a balanced life style, they seem to sneak away for having something sweet.

If you want some down time, and want to have a stress free time. All About the Chi is the place for you. So head on over and check out the menu, because I think once you look over the menu you will have to pick one and maybe two.

Perk Place a New Place to Go in Edmond

Well, it is almost fall break! So, what does that mean...COFFEE! After, some hours of school and some volunteering it might just mean I need some time to sip on some coffee.

Like I promised last week, after looking through my Media Ethics Conference brochure it lead me to wanting to try this place out. With the shop offering free coffee (in the morning) I thought I need to try this place out ASAP!

Walking in the door the blend of coffees fill the air of different coffee grinds, and pastries that were baked this morning. With the staffs friendly smiles greet those who enter the brick building. Not only serving coffee, but with a wide range of food options.


The shop is similar to a coffee chain, except it is obvious this place is a local owned and true to Oklahoma coffee shops. Which I can not deny. As a transplant from California, I fell in love with Oklahoma as soon as I got here,  and the friendly people, and I was calling this place home as soon as my feet hit the ground!


So what did I drink today did you ask? Americano to be patriotic. With enough of a double shot to survive till 9 p.m. (like a true old woman at heart) with another round coming my way. My coffee was perfection. The cream and sugar was just right.

After today I realized how much I love Oklahoma as my home state. Those who are reading this I hope this is your home too. Those who might be from out of state, I think it is time you pack your stuff up and move to Oklahoma, and become a Oklahoman!

The game continues again, If this shop was a person, who would it be. Obviously, a Oklahoman true to their roots ready to lend a helping hand at any moment. 

So step away from your favorite coffee chain, and come visit Perk Place in Edmond.

For those UCO students reading have a amazing fall break!

To know more visit
http://www.perkplacecafeok.com/

Guess Speaker for Blogging for Journalists: What I learned Assignment

As some of my readers know, I am doing this blog for a mass communication class at the University of Central Oklahoma. Dr. Kurt Hochenauer spoke to my blogging class this week on his personal blog.

He taught us that we can take any topic and cover them. What I also learned from Dr. Kurt Hochenauer was that blogging can sometimes be overwhelming and that you do feel as though you do not have enough topics to cover, but somehow you find a topic in that last second, that leads to something amazing.

 I know, personally, when I took another Journalism class, and when people complained about not having enough topics, the teacher always stated there is a story everywhere, and you just have to look for it. Which I guess is true in blogging also.

                I found it intriguing how he said he dealt with negative comments from the public. That he thought those who had a differing perspective should go and do their own personal blogging, and express their opinion that way. I see that blogging is just that, a way of expressing what we feel and what we think on topics.

                I also admired the fact that he did not just write about the usual topics in his category, but tried to step away to uncover new topics, or ones with a new twist.  I personally feel this is very key. No matter how much your category or topic is covered you should try to make it individualistic.

Expresso My Opinion Reporting on the UCO Media Ethics Conference

Today I drank my coffee while going to the Media Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma. Blogging, I feel, is very much associated with Public Relations, because it lets those who are practitioners of public relations to be able to relate to those they are in the community with.  At the conference it dealt with ethical dilemmas that those in the business face.

 

There was multiple speakers at the event. The lecture I attended had prominent speakers from diverse areas of the field.

 Two of my professors were there. Dr. Lambeth and Dr. Martin. There was also Rob Crissinger from Bumbershoot PR, Liz Johnson from the Academy of Contemporary Music, and Joshua Watson a professor at OC.

The panel was a diverse group that brought some interesting topics up, such as photography issues and grouping with partners.

What I took away from this conference was that you should always look at what the long term impact of your actions will be. Always look to your publics.

Consider what the reaction will be of those who are seeing this and are your publics. Take in the feedback, and watch out for backlash. When in unethical situation stand up for what you believe to be right.

The ending remarks were the most memorable to me, the panel’s advice to the students who attended. The one that stuck in my mind the most was from Rob Crissinger from Bumbershoot PR.

 

A Preview for Next Week

He presented the idea of “always putting others first” when trying to become successful. That you never really know who the next CEO might be, and it could be the intern, or any other member of the team.

 In the end everyone has value. I felt very honored to have listened to such a diverse, but knowledgeable group.

To read more about the Media Ethics Conference visit  the UCO website
http://www.uco.edu/la/ethicsconference/         

Aspen a Mountain Peak in Edmond Oklahoma

Another coffee adventure begins!  Aspen coffee being the final destination. After meeting with friends this past weekend for coffee, a friend suggested I write on this shop. My friend Marrissa stated, “Aspen coffee is the BEST coffee! Even better then (unnamed coffee shops), and so many others!”  After a morning of classes, it was time for a break, and coffee was the answer.

Aspen is located in the central part of Edmond. Right next to the train depot in-between 33^rd and Broadway. I have always liked the train depot part of Edmond, so as soon as I found out that it was located in that area.  I felt this was a must to write about for my blog.

The shop has high ceilings and modern light fixtures giving it the feel of a warehouse. The staff seems to have a true desire to be more about health and nature. Staying true to what I think Aspen represents.

Today I sipped on a Mocha. Which I have not had one of those in forever. With a day that is 90 degrees out in Oklahoma, in the first part of fall. I could have easily got this iced, but with wanting colder weather. I got it hot. You can tell they try to use natural products, evident with every sip.  

 As I sat there listening to John Meyer over the speakers, and watching the people come in and out. I remembered that coffee shops remind me of so many times with my friends, and the hours I have spent telling them of the worst, and the best times of life.

 This could have led to my coffee addiction. I truly feel that it is more than coffee, but for me a place to connect with friends and to just hang out.

Of course “if this coffee shop was a person” game begins again. I would have to say that it is someone maybe from Colorado, and ready for some snow in Oklahoma even though it is 90 degrees out. The shop itself is worth taking that ride over the bumpy train tracks.

If you want to know more about Aspen Coffee Company check out the coffee shop website at

http://aspencoffeecompany.com/