Robbie Roberts

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee shop owner, coffee roaster
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Durham, NC
How many years have you been in the industry?: 17 years
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: We have three stores; we share staff among the stores. We are also coffee roasters with a separate roasting facility.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Any good match for our folks or folks headed our way.
About Me:: I opened my first coffeehouse as an in-store, roasting coffeehouse in 1991. We roasted in-store until four years ago, when we got too busy and needed too great a green inventory to keep doing that. We now using a Loring Smart Roast and a San Franciscan 25 lb. roaster. All our stores offer a single-origin espresso every day, along with our espresso blend. We are serious about coffee and the communities in which our stores are located.
About My Company:: Joe Van Gogh, Inc. See above.
Website:: http://www.joevangogh.com

scott conary

I can't see myself moving to H-boro, so we should try to catch up another way! I have definitely been travelling alot (too much?), but that really isn't that much of an excuse in the grand scheme of things....

Jan 2, 2008