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Tim Noble

Male

Bala Cynwyd, PA

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, coffee shop owner, barista trainer, home barista, industry professional
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Philadelphia, PA (Bala Cynwyd), USA
How many years have you been in the industry?: 5 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.: I own Town Hall Coffee Co. in Merion Station, PA just outside Philadelphia. We are a multi-roaster shop featuring the best coffees from coast to coast, using v-60, syphon, Chemex and our 3-gp La Marzocco GS2 paddle. Our second location opens this summer!
About Me:: Father, Espresso maven, Entrepreneur.
About My Company:: Town Hall Coffee Co.- Extreme Quality in all things coffee. A shop where baristas work toward competition-winning skills, and becoming true coffee experts.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: The NOTES.
Website:: http://www.townhallcoffee.com

Comment Wall:

Tim Noble

OK, 2008 is going to see the opening of Town Hall Coffee in Bala Cynwyd, PA... Now, all I've got to do is sign the lease, complete build out, and get educating the local population on what exactly good coffee is supposed to taste like.
In the mean time, I'm looking forward to checking out Gimme! Coffee's newest joint on Mott St. in SoHo.
Kevin, warm that La Marzocco up for me!

Dec 31, 2007
peg bono

Hi Tim I'm opening my first shop in Northeastern PA next week! Our family is in Phila area, we'll have to take a field trip someday to see your place. Being so fresh out of the building phase and entering the opening stage I am here for any questions or whatever.Best of everything with your new ventture, it's been a great experience so far for us! Great music selection!

Jan 11, 2008
Ron Rogers

Definitely would love to come up, hang out, talk shop and grab a beer. Possibly next weekend would be good. Let me know what time is good for you. When do you plan to open the shop?

Jan 13, 2008
Tim Noble

I'm walking through the latest potential property tomorrow with the architect and my contractor. The place is amazing, but is also in the process of being sold/bought by a developer (a good thing). Things should settle down about this time next month, and I'll update then.
In the mean time, I think I'll catch a matinée of CLOVERFIELD later this week. That looks SICK.

Jan 14, 2008
Dan Griffin

that sounds pretty effin' exciting. please let me know if you need any help with anything. i have moved on from the everyman and am helping open a new store in williamsburg brooklyn. we should be open by feb. 1st. it is going to be off the hook.

Jan 18, 2008
Dan Griffin

get off at the metropolitian stop on the BQE and you will be less than 10 blocks away. or get on the L train and get off at the bedford stop and you will be one block away. bring it.

Jan 18, 2008
Sarah Aileen

Who doesn't love a good potluck??

Jan 19, 2008
Tim Noble

The interior design elements are coming to me fast and furious.
There's a discussion I read recently (coffeed.com) regarding the issue of bar seating in a coffee house... I just naturally assumed that 3 or 4 stools at the bar would be proper, but it really screws with the flow of customers and the work set-up.
Still, I want an espresso bar, and at slower moments of the day, the barista to wow the avid onlookers, and sell a few extra drinks, to boot.

Jan 22, 2008
Neil Dearlove

Good luck with the opening, do it soft.
Cheers
Neil

Jan 22, 2008
Phil Proteau

Hey man, your video is a hit! It seem to have caught the imagination, as they say.

Jan 28, 2008
Tim Noble

It's all your skills, Phil. Next time, we'll get you on camera doing it blindfolded.
Coffee Zen.

Jan 28, 2008
Whitney Milletto

Ha ha..not really. But I think this site is awesome... very proud of my brother. Good to see all of you on here..Take Care!

Jan 29, 2008
Bruce Milletto

Yes and you will find me in DC also... will be good to see you again... Bruce

Jan 29, 2008
Wilson Hines

Hey Tim, we will have to meet at your shop sometime for some coffee and talk. Maybe it will work out this weekend!

Jan 30, 2008
Wilson Hines

Tim!
Yessir, I am in Mount Olive, NC - about 1.5 hours from Durham and about an hour East from Pinehurst. I have attended the CCC training, but haven't had the time for a cupping yet, darn it!

I will probably be in Philly this weekend, but I won't know for another 24 hours.

When I am on the road, I have a HTC Touch by Sprint and the web works great, except on the Barista Exchange. I can view everything, but I can't reply or use the functions on the site. So, I will send you a e-mail now with my contact information. Maybe we can get hooked up in the next few days. Chestnut Hill rocks, but I would like to see more of Philly!

Jan 30, 2008
Phil Proteau

Tim, you can order Rubies from Franke in Seattle. But with an E-61 you won't need any.

Jan 30, 2008
Dan Griffin

come on by, no time to give you a tour of the city but i would love to make you coffee. the address is
158 bedford ave
brooklyn, ny 11211
503-781-7601

Feb 4, 2008
Brian Ludviksen

Hey Tim,

Nice to hear from you! Are you going to be at Coffeefest DC next week?

Feb 7, 2008
aaron ultimo

Tim, I look forward to visiting your shop. My wife and I are moving up in a month and a half. I used to run the Bala Cynwyd Clearview Cinema. Can't wait to be back in the area. I hear this is Philly's year for a great coffee explosion! Will you be in DC this weekend?

Feb 10, 2008
Nicole Spinelli

Hi Tim! It was a pleasure meeting you this weekend! I look forward to talking with you more, and we will have to meet up next time you are up in Boston! Have a good week!

Feb 19, 2008
Jason Dominy

Tim, it was nice to meet ya in DC! Take care of things up there in Philly!

Feb 22, 2008