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CairoScene
2 days ago
- Business
- CairoScene
Alexandria's Tim's Claims That the Secret to Good Coffee is Love
Alexandria's Tim's Claims That the Secret to Good Coffee is Love Somewhere between the rise of millennial self-loathing and the matcha-powered war on caffeine, society seems to have turned on coffee—or at least on loving it too much. Maybe we've just seen one too many 'Don't talk to me before my coffee' t-shirts. Whatever the reason, coffee has become a bit of a cliché. It makes sense. Hardcore coffee lovers are routinely mocked for their devotion to Turkish roasts and pour-overs, while branding teams repackage the drink into a million hollow aesthetics. In the process, coffee has lost its soul. Muhammad Abdeen, founder of Alexandria café Tim's, is on a mission to restore it. A true coffee enthusiast, Abdeen once found himself adrift in a world of empty cups—until he rediscovered what made him fall in love with coffee in the first place. Before Tim's, Abdeen ran Mugs, a small, cosy café. 'Mugs taught us everything,' Abdeen tells SceneEats, 'from selecting the right beans to understanding how service, ambience, and human connection can turn a simple cup into an experience. Every lesson, every moment from Mugs, lives on today in every corner of Tim's. Mugs wasn't just a business—it was the blank page where every first was written. The first blend tested, the first espresso pulled, and the first regular customer remembered by name.' But over time, the business took over. The spark dimmed—until a quiet moment on a trip changed everything. 'The idea for Tim's didn't come from a business plan. It came from a feeling,' Abdeen says. 'It happened during one of my travels; I was sitting in a quiet café in a small corner of a city, watching how people connected over coffee. The light, the music, the way the barista moved with care—it all came together. And then, there was her: the girl behind the bar in Dubai, doing her job with genuine love, attention, and grace. Her passion struck a chord.' At that moment, Abdeen realised something was missing—not in the coffee industry, but in the coffee experience. He had visited hundreds of cafés, owned his own and lived and breathed coffee for years. But now, he wanted to build something different—something that combined everything he learned with the emotional richness he felt just then. It was that barista from Dubai who suggested Tim's name—and became the reason it exists at all. Everything at Tim's is built around the emotional core of coffee: connection. From the scent of freshly baked pastries at the door to the mellow hum of warm music, the space invites you to stay. Housed in a sprawling, high-ceilinged venue, especially rare for Downtown Alexandria, the café showcases Tim's globe-sourced signature blend with an atmosphere to match. 'The music is warm, thoughtful, never overpowering—setting a mood that makes you want to stay a little longer.' And people have stayed. Since opening, Tim's has become a magnet for coffee lovers across the city. Its success speaks to the very thing that inspired it: sincere, unpretentious love—for coffee, and the people who drink it.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Did You Suspect The Rookie's April Fool's Day Episode Was One Big Prank?
The following contains spoilers from the April 1 episode of ABC's . I wouldn't put anything past The Rookie's showrunner, Alexi Hawley, who in his years and years of writing and producing TV has frequently found new ways to have fun with the audience. More from TVLine American Idol Eliminates Half of Season 23 in Hollywood Week - Did Your Favorites Survive the Arena? Ryan Guzman Wants Eddie's 9-1-1 Mustache Back - Together, We Can Make His Dream a Reality Doctor Odyssey Revives TVLine's Fever Dream Theory With Fresh Clues in Episode 12 So as The Rookie's April 1 episode, which was set on April Fool's Day, unspooled and unspooled and got crazier and crazier, a part of me began to suspect that the final image would be Hawley, on-camera, saying, 'Gotcha!' — affirming that the preceding hour was his own version of fan fiction. After all, from go, the reddest of red meat was served to #Chenford 'shippers, as Lucy arrived at Tim's to suggest they prank the department with not-so-subtle hints that they are back together. Which they totally are not. Even though… Lucy also suggested that, being April Fool's Day, 'nothing counts' and they can hook up some more, without strings. And sure enough, once at the station, a grazed hand here and a furtive look there got Celina, for one, suspecting that Chen and Bradford were very much back on. You also had Nolan unexpectedly being assigned a new rookie, Connor (played by David Gridley), who seemingly put in an impressive 11 months with a well-regarded Sergeant McAdams. John cried foul straight away, refusing to be pranked, but Connor's story held up. Well, save for the part about him being any good. After John witnessed the genial lad flounder and flub, he reached out to the former TO and learned that McAdams unloaded the kid just before his retirement, lest he go out on a bad note. Elsewhere, you had an increasingly frustrated Tim dealing with the LAPD's new social media intern (Dog Wihh a Blog's Kayla Maisonet), whose idea of April Fool's jokes 1) flooded the station with people thinking parking tickets were being forgiven, and then 2), much worse, triggered a 'Purge'-like situation by posting that 'all crime is legal' that night. The whole Purge thing is where I thought the episode started to smell funny, especially when the streets grew littered with costumed and masked marauders straight out of Central Casting, and every garbage barrel became a bonfire. #Chenford going at it like rabbits? And a perilous Purge situation flooding the streets with maniacs? It all seemed juuuuuuust a bit too 'out there' for a legit episode of The Rookie. But Mid-Wilshire's finest did their best to keep the rampant crime in check… Nolan's rookie redeemed himself with some smart thinking re: a domestic abuse situation (but nonetheless will finish his 12 months at a quieter precinct)… Angela and Nyla got their guy (an ethically challenged detective) in the 'Ben Dover' case… and Lt. Grey had the last laugh with Lucy and Tim, by feigning a heart attack after chewing them out for an against-the-rule book romance. What did you think of 's April fooling? Best of TVLine Mrs. Maisel Flash-Forward List: All of Season 5's Futuristic Easter Eggs Yellowjackets Recap: The Morning After Yellowjackets Recap: The First Supper
Miami Herald
12-02-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
This doughnut and coffee restaurant is coming back to Florida. Take a look at the plans
A second Tim Hortons could be coming to Florida. An application for the Dunkin'-like cofee and doughnut chain has been filed with Manatee County's Development Services to build just east of Bradenton's Marketplace at Heritage Harbour. Construction plans call for a 1,611-square-foot building on the north side of State Road 64 East, according to building records. A Circle K convenience store and Aldi grocery store are nearby, according to property records. The new application comes a few months after preliminary paperwork was filed with the county's planning services portal for a Tim Hortons in nearby Ellenton. Opening dates for both of Manatee County's planned Tim Hortons restaurants have not been announced. Tim Hortons in South Florida In the 1980s two Tim Hortons ventured into Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach., but by the early 1990s, they shut down. In 1992, the owner of the Pompano Beach location on 1900 E. Atlantic Blvd., a block west of U.S. 1, told the Miami Herald the removal of a left-turn lane four years earlier led business to drop 15% at his location. There haven't been any Tim Hortons in Florida since. But could Tim Hortons be heading back to South Florida? In 2023, Hollywood's mayor, the Consulate General of Canada in Miami, business group Enterprise Florida, and the chain itself all pointed to that happening in the future. Tim Hortons history Founding: The chain was founded in 1964 by Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Tim Horton and business partner Jim Charade in Hamilton, Ontario, as Tim Horton Do-nut. Menu and branding: Over the years the chain — which serves coffee, doughnuts, sweet nuggets called Timbits, sandwiches, wraps and chicken strips — tinkered with its branding, adding and then losing an apostrophe, as well as the 'Donuts' in its name. Owners: 3G Capital, under its Restaurant Brands International name, owns Tim Hortons. The parent company also owns Popeyes, Miami-based Burger King and Firehouse Subs. Locations: Loyal customers are known to call Tim Hortons by its nicknames — Timmie's or Tim's. Timmie's is Canada's largest quick-service restaurant chain, with locations in 15 states, including Georgia and Texas. Coffee: People elsewhere may think, 'Oh, Tim's is like our Dunkin' Donuts?' In a sense, yes. Like Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, Tim Hortons' bagged coffee or K-Cup pods can be purchased at grocers nationwide including Publix, Winn-Dixie, Target, Walmart and others. Namesake: Horton played 24 seasons for the National Hockey League, from 1949 until his death at age 44 in a 1974 car crash.
