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Monday 3pm - 11pm Tuesday 3pm - 11pm Wednesday 3pm - 11pm Thursday 3pm - 11pm Friday 3pm - 11pm Saturday 12pm - 11pm Sunday 1pm - 10pm

Bohemian Tea Zone

Name: Bohemian Tea Zone
Address: Edmonton, AB, T5J3M5, CA
Telephone: +17804600559
Price range: ££

A cozy, warm, upbeat atmosphere that serves tea lattes and coolers along with high quality cups of tea and showcases tea ceremonies from around the world.

Honouring my father’s legacy –
The Birth of Bohemian Tea Zone Ltd. Coming to North America 22 years ago, I never imaged myself opening an entrepreneur tea business that would honour my father’s legacy. My father was a Chinese medicine doctor as well as a tea master. He drank tea as a daily beverage for his entire life. He stated that tea was not only best for cleansing the human body, but also ha

s many holistic properties. Growing up in Taiwan, I used to travel with my father back and forth between Taiwan and China. Like many of the young generation, I myself ignored the Chinese tradition of drinking tea, and kept telling my father the world is changing, and there is no room for this tradition to be carried on. My father passed away when I was 21 years old. It was the hardest time in my life. As you know the story of “Dragon Dad and Tiger Mom”, I remember the day before he died, he said to me that he loved me and cried in front of me for the first time, and handed me a small box containing hand-written Chinese herbal and tea recipes. One of my regrets is that I did not thank him, instead I said “Why are you giving me these, they are garbage, I will never use them” and his last words to me were “Son, you will see”. After talking with my mom, I decided to leave Taiwan at the age of 27 and come to Boston to study Architecture. When I left, I didn’t bring the recipes with me. After graduating, I practiced architecture for 5 ½ years. In 2001, I met my first partner and 2003 relocated to Canada. After relocating, I completed my MBA from the University of Herefordshire (UK), then practiced architecture 3 ½ years, after that I went to work for the Government of Alberta for 8 years as the Manager/Acting Director of Quality, Transfusion and Transplantation. Throughout this period of time, I had also obtained several professional certifications such as ISO QMS Auditor and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt among others. During this period of 22 years, my mother passed away in Taiwan. As her executor, I returned to Taiwan to finalize her estate and upon returning to Canada, I brought back the small box of recipes that my father had given to me. As well as, my first partner and I went through a divorce. A year and half later, I met and married my current partner – Brian Pokornik, who is a US Citizen and encouraged me to pursue my dream of opening a business. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do, but have had so many road blocks by so many people (i.e. my mom, first partner and friends). As you know being an entrepreneur and opening a business can be a risky endeavour, after many long, long discussions and telling Brian my past story, he suggested to me why not open a business to honour my Chinese heritage and culture as well as reflect my father’s legacy by using the Chou family recipes that my father had left me. Fast forward to 2014, Brian and I were sitting in a local coffee chain in Florida, enjoying a cup of tea. We realized most major coffee chains across the US and Canada, serve tea as a secondary choice. Most tea drinkers deal with the limited options available at a coffee shop, or they buy their teas from grocery stores or wholesale tea retailers to quench their thirst. After some research, we discovered that the perception of tea is changing and growing. According to teaUSA.org, tea consumption per capita in North America has forecasted the dollar value of tea sales, which will move from over 7 billion in 2008 to nearly 15 billion by the end of 2012, and tea sales are forecasted to double over the next 5-10 years. Moreover, the perception on tea is changing and the growing number of scientific studies suggests tea plays a role in the inhibition of many chronic human diseases. The inspiration for the company name – “Bohemian Tea Zone” struck us, one evening, when we were reading an article called "Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge." It inspired us to draft the first outline of a business plan for "Bohemian Tea Zone." We decided to take on an unconventional risk to open a one-of-kind tea house chain tapping into the fast growing tea industry segment in North America and around the world. Our goal is to provide the tea and non-tea drinkers with the highest quality traditional and specialty tea beverages, along with an in-house tea advisory service and entertainment, as my father always enjoyed hosting tea ceremonies in his clinic and conversing with people about different teas and brewing techniques as well as making people feel welcomed. Therefore, the store will provide a warm, upbeat, bohemian, Zen atmosphere as well as offering specialty and traditional tea beverages along with exclusive retail products and extraordinary customer service. You may be wondering why instead of calling the store a tea house, we refer to the store as a "zone" that allows the people who reside in the community a sense of belonging and creativity while allowing them the freedom to engage, involve and interact with each other, where "East meets West" just like my father’s clinic. Bohemian Tea Zone (BTeaZ) Ltd., was established in 2015, as an international tea company based in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Our vision is to make BTeaZ a socially responsible company that respects the local customs, where the store resides by making contributions to the welfare of the local community and by supporting local businesses along with charitable and civic events. This belief is built around one of company's core concepts "Globalization within Locality”, our belief is a company with a global vision takes on social responsibility by embedding and respecting local customs and by creating social space for a sense of belonging to the community where the store resides. The store design fully incorporates Chinese Feng Shui with 7 or 8 different sub-zones, as well as incorporating a traditional tea menu that changes with the seasons, and also offers an array of globally inspired tea lattes and coolers based on the Chou family recipes that my father gave to me at the Tea Bar Zone, as well as traditional tea ceremonies from around the world featuring my father’s unique brewing techniques at the Tea Expo Zone. High quality loose leaf tea can be purchased from the Retail Zone. In memory of my father’s office, the design includes a Social Network Zone (Community Zone) where the people can gather, socialize, enjoy a great cup of tea. Another zone in the store is Artist Zone, which allows local/international artists to present their art work. I might not have been able to become a doctor as my father wanted, but through our motto "Simplicity, High Quality and Best Value" I want to honour my father’s legacy by ensuring that our customers experience the best tea house enchantments and receive the best service possible around the world.

06/26/2016

Paint BTEAZ Ref is on
Congrats to Edmonton's budding artists

06/18/2016

Our Store Hours have been changed, the new store hours will be:

Monday – Friday: 3 pm to 11 pm
Saturday: 12 pm to 11 pm
Sunday: 1 pm to 10 pm

06/15/2016

Are you searching for a place where you can relax read a book meet up with clients or friends. Well I have just the place to do just that and more Bohemian Tea Zone is just that place with its cozy warm inviting upscale interior makes it a great place to hold a meeting with clients meet up with friends to pass the afternoon or just to have a great cup of tea and read a book. Don't let the sound of "upscale"interior scare you into thinking that Bohemian Tea Zone is a stuffy place with high priced expensive tea beverages and snooty employees that couldn't be farther from the truth. All our tea lattes and coolers are made from long standing Chou family recipes using only fresh ingredients mixed with fresh brewed loose leaf teas "No tea bags used here" as for drink pricing they couldn't be any more affordable than if we were giving them away. So when you are looking for somewhere different other than all the coffee shops and bubble tea places in town why not swing over to 10173 109st and give Bohemian Tea Zone a try I think you'll be pleased you did. Did I mention the owners are very down to earth and support local in everything from the ingredients used to make the drinks to the musicians who play in the store as well as the local artwork that is for sale in the store. So next time your in the neighbourhood stop in and say Hello. The building is being renovated on the outside but don't let that stop you from stopping in we are open for business.

06/14/2016

Mavis Martinez
May 27 ·

Comments from one of our customer Mavis Martinez on May 27: "This man loves what he does and you can certainly taste it in his tea! It's always a great time at Bohemian Tea Zone!!! — with Cotton Chou at Bohemian Tea Zone."

06/13/2016

Musician: Tiana Barnes/Marco Valacco/Varias Station/Dad Jeans

Another successful music performances. We would like to give a Big Shout Out to all the musicians and to Ellen and her Team for a great nite of music and fun keep your eyes peeled for the next one on July 2, 2016 Details and Updates coming soon......

06/12/2016

Just added a new item. Now offering homemade vegetarian Indian Samosas. These samosas are the perfect item to pair with the Boho Chai Latte. Stop in today and try one before they are gone.

06/11/2016

Looking for a place to go on a rainy Edmonton afternoon and Starbucks just doesn't do it for you. Why not come on down to "The Zone" Bohemian Tea Zone that is where all our specialty tea beverages are made from loose leaf tea freshly brewed for each order as well as we use only the freshest ingredients no powders or artificial flavourings. So if you are looking for an alternative to coffee or the sugary artificially flavoured bubble teas why not come on down to 10173 109st and give Bohemian Tea Zone a try I promise you won't be disappointed you did. Did we mention that there is plenty of underground parking in the parkade under the building. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Tell them Brian sent ya. Pictured below is the Ooh La La one of our signature lattes made with French vanilla white chocolate and an award winning Chinese loose leaf black tea.

06/09/2016

~ Story of Tea (Tea History) ~
Since tea was first discovered in China, it has travelled the world conquering the thirsts of virtually every country on the planet. Tea is the most popular beverage in the world as well as one of the healthiest. For several hundred years, people drank tea because of its herbal medicinal qualities. By the time of the Western Zhou Dynasty, tea was used as a religious offering. During the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), tea plants were quite limited and only royalty and the rich drank tea not only for their health but also for the taste. As more tea plants were discovered during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), tea drinking became more common among lower classes and the Chinese government supported planting of tea plants and even the building of tea shops so everyone could enjoy tea.
Also during the Tang Dynasty, tea spread to Japan by Japanese priests studying in China. Similar to the Chinese adoption of tea, tea was first consumed by priests and the rich for its medicinal properties. Tea is often associated with Zen Buddhism in Japan because priests drank tea to stay awake and meditate. Soon, the Buddhists developed the Japanese Tea Ceremony for sharing tea in a sacred, spiritual manner. The Emperor of Japan enjoyed tea very much and imported tea seeds from China to be planted in Japan, making tea available to more people.
Tea finally arrived in England during the 17th century when King Charles II married a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza. The Queen made tea the drink of royalty and soon tea became a popular import to Britain via the East India Company. Afternoon tea or tea parties became a common way for aristocratic society to drink tea. Though tea was regularly imported to Britain, the taxes were so high that smugglers would get and sell tea illegally for those that could not afford it. In attempts to turn profits during the tea smuggling period, the East India Company began exporting the tea to America. The American tea was also taxed heavily and contributed to the cause of the Boston Tea Party .

06/09/2016

Article about Bohemian Tea Zone written by Amy Hancock -news.ca

06/07/2016

Are you overwhelmed with all the bubble teas and want a drink that isn't made from powder and artificial flavouring? Come to Bohemian Tea Zone 10173-109st downtown Edmonton. All our drinks are made from natural ingredients not from powders and artificial flavouring. So if you are looking for a healthy non sugary drink to quench your thirst on a warm balmy summer day why not stop in and try one. Tell them Brian sent ya. Pictured is the TRIO Cooler made with fresh peaches, fresh mint, lemon juice and loose leaf Chinese back tea.

06/05/2016

Did you know you can now order our Boho Chai Latte in a cold version as well as hot. Our Boho Iced Chai is the perfect beverage for those warm summer evenings. Very refreshing. Why not stop in and try one today.

06/04/2016

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Telephone

+17804600559

Website

http://www.bteaz.com/

Address

Edmonton, AB
T5J3M5

Opening Hours

Monday	3pm - 11pm
Tuesday	3pm - 11pm
Wednesday	3pm - 11pm
Thursday	3pm - 11pm
Friday	3pm - 11pm
Saturday	12pm - 11pm
Sunday	1pm - 10pm

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