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scott conary

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Chapel Hill / Carrboro, NC

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, coffee shop owner, barista trainer, coffee roaster, coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant, service tech/repair, supplier, entrepreneur
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Carrboro, Chapel Hill, NC
How many years have you been in the industry?: 16+
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: maybe
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: 1- small batch, artisan roastery - Carrboro Coffee Roasters
2 - very unique and individual retail shops - Open Eye Cafe & Caffe Driade.

I am the Current Past Chair of the SCAA Competitions Committee, an accredited SCAA instructor, WBC Head Judge, WCE National Support Committee and a COE Judge, among other things...
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: no limits
About Me:: Obsessive coffee consumer / coordinator / consultant
About My Company:: www.openeyecafe.com
www.caffedriade.com
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: people
Website:: http://www.carrborocoffee.com

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Pablo Castaneda

Scott hope to see u on the coffee fest Guatemala, let me know if u would like to visit a plantation, I will be at coffee fest as well.- I will email you my cell phone number so u can contact me.-

good flight compadre.-

Nov 4, 2008
Claire Robinson

I hope to reach that prospect very shortly. Thank you for your interest and good wishes. The roll out will be amazing!! Will keep in touch.

Claire Robinson

Nov 6, 2008
S.a.a.d.i.a

Hi Scott, are you coming to Denver for the Mountain Regional Comp?

Nov 14, 2008
Jarrod

Things are nifty... Could use more foot traffic on the weekends. I find myself pouring drinks just to experiment more often than I do for customer consumption on Saturdays and Sundays.

These things will change. Who knows. If Driade or Open Eye need a shift covered or anything, let me know.

Misses/kisses and all that.

Nov 18, 2008
S.a.a.d.i.a

That's too bad. Perhaps we will see you at a different comp.

Nov 29, 2008
Matt

congrats on passing the wbc certification! ive heard it was pretty grueling...

Dec 11, 2008
Frank McGinty

Good seeing you too, although it seems like a blur. Congrats on getting WBC certified. Give Josh and I a heads up on when you're coming in for the MWRBC, we're looking forward to it. Happy Holidays

Dec 12, 2008
Cafe Mundo

Thanks for the welcome. Nice to know someone else out there is in this with us. if ever in the area, stop by as we will too!

Dec 23, 2008
Will

Thanks Scott. I plan on making coming up to the Open Eye soon. Hope to meet you in person.

Dec 31, 2008
Rachel Lehman

Yeah, we'd love to make it and represent some good coffee from Nashville.

Dec 31, 2008
joan

hey there. i work at the double decker coffee bus in asheville. you live/work around here?

Dec 31, 2008
joan

whoa. just looked at your profile a little bit more. driade, huh? that's good stuff. i have a couple of friends who used to work there.

Dec 31, 2008
joan

corwen baker and james...i don't know james' last name. he's sort of a punk-typed character.

Dec 31, 2008
joan

yeah, corwen and i see each other at a shop around here on a semi regular basis. and james has been bouncing around the state/country to i rarely see him anymore. but he and i hung out a good bit over the summer.

Jan 1, 2009
Chris/Dale

thanks so much for your feedback last weekend
it was greatly appreciated

Feb 4, 2009
Sherri Johns

Hi Scott,

Yep, in Portland for 3 weeks, then NYC for the Ultimate Barista Challenge! This is the longest time home in about 6 months, all good stuff. Snowed yesterday!

Feb 11, 2009
Heather Ringwood

Hey Scott - Thanks for your contribution to this weekend and I have that "item" for you! Let me know if you will be in the ATL again soon or if I should try to ship it - either way. I am glad that it will go to good use. See you in a few weeks. All the best - Heather

Feb 16, 2009
Heather Ringwood

Alright - let's practice and the next time we both end up in the A T L we'll go sing a duet :)

Feb 23, 2009
Jeremy Raths

Hi there Scott.

I am not sure you remember me. I own The Roastery in Minneapolis.
My question is wether you know if there will be any judging workshops in Atlanta?
I need to keep going up this ladder and learning more about this side of the coffee world.

Jeremy
612-810-0769

Mar 12, 2009
Bóel Gudmundsdóttir

No I need to save my money for Köln in Germany this summer since i am going to be compeating there :D

Mar 17, 2009
Bóel Gudmundsdóttir

You must come to the nordic... to much fun, or so I have been told... It would also be fun to meet you :) and i hope the turn out to the nordic will be good.

Mar 18, 2009
Coffee Daydreams

Thanks Scott, I'm having fun creating coffeedaydreams.com Glad for the offer to stop by your place in Chapel Hill. Go Heels! Dennis

Mar 22, 2009
Anna

please visit our shop anytime!

Mar 24, 2009
Will

Scot, I could come by sometime before you leave for Atlanta. What days and times are best for you.

--Will

Mar 25, 2009
Will

Scott,

I have a friend and his family coming through town on Saturday evening so there's a good chance I won't be able to make it up your way. I would bring them by but they have small kids. If I can't make it up later in the evening I'll probably have to catch up with you when you get back. Have a good conference.

Will

Apr 10, 2009
Roberto Trevisan

Hello, congratulations for your commitment in WBC. I have followed Atlanta on the web. Ciao, greetings from Prague.
Roberto

Apr 21, 2009
Gunnhild Seljenes

hi. Nice to meet you in ATL. Hope you had a great and fun time...
And con grats with judging in the WBC!!!! Thats so cool man!

Apr 24, 2009
Pablo Castaneda

Hey mate , how are you?? are you goig to Coffee fest Vegas?

May 9, 2009
Pablo Castaneda

We had the best harvest, we won the best Antigua region cup 2009. Let me know mate if u go to Vegas then. Yes let's tay in touch for possible tours, now I have access to a house in Antigua for groups and prices as so cheap compare to a hotel or so. We have a cook and so on and the house is like 10 min from the finca.-

read a bit more about the cupping APCA 2009 here
http://www.baristaexchange.com/profiles/blogs/cupping-for-the-best-antigua

May 14, 2009
Kelsy Bennett

Thanks for the welcome! Very cool that you just got certified to judge the WBC. Sounds like you'll be a good resource for advice...

May 14, 2009
Emily S. Hester

hey, thanks. i work at cafe helios in raleigh.

Jun 18, 2009
Matthew Edison

I <3 Driade. I used to live within walking distance.

Jun 18, 2009
Katie Cline

Why thank you. I wish I would have known to stop by while I was in Chapel Hill this past weekend.

Jun 23, 2009
Ben Cram

Hi Scott,
I am helping a friend get ready to compete in a few months and I am looking for a few knowledgeable folks in different aspects of competition. If you have time to answer a few questions at some point in the next few weeks I would be very grateful. We have some experienced competitors helping us out already but could probably use the insight of a judge as well.
Thanks,
Ben

Jun 26, 2009
Micah Svejda

Thanks, Scott. I thought it was about time to join the online barista community. Now, if I can just figure out how to get a photo up here . . .

Jul 24, 2009
Andrew Cash

hey scott, thanks for reaching out. Yes I am looking for a good place to order these. I know a little bit about you guys from visiting Morning Times in downtown Raleigh. send me an email at atcash@mac.com if you have quotes and I will take a look and get back to you. Thanks!

Jul 25, 2009
Nancy Hernandez

hello, i just came back yo my country. im very prod/&happy to bring a lot of ideas to my company.
i hope to see you as soon as possible in august.
greetings to everybody, nancy

Jul 30, 2009
Harry

Hey Scott! I will be in Apex for the weekend of the 12th this month. Definately stopping by your cafe to check it out while I'm in town. Hope you're doing well!

Sep 2, 2009
Ben Cram

Hi Scott, we ended up tapping local resources for most questions but I do appreciate your offer to help. Rob ended up coming in 4th with a score of 599. He currently has the 5th highest score in the country, (with one more region to compete.) Hope to see you at a future WBC.

Cheers, Ben

Sep 4, 2009
Harry

I'll be getting to town Friady @ 9pm... then I'll be around all weekend... and even Monday. It will be nice to catch up!

Sep 8, 2009
Harry

lol... it's cool! I'll be in NC until Tuesday morning the 15th!

Sep 8, 2009
Brian Sell

First, my drink of choice is a straight double espresso so I'm that is what I'm basing my answer on.

The best place is Square One Coffee in downtown Lancaster, which is down the road 20 minutes from E-town. They roast their own coffee and the do have a website.

Lebanon doesn't really have any outstanding coffee shops, but Cumberland Coffee and Tea isn't too bad. They get their coffee from Kaffe Magnum Opus.

The other "acceptable" place is St. Thomas Roasters in Harrisburg. They also roast their own beans. Not really great espresso drinks, but good coffee.

Hope that helps! When was the last time you were in the area?

Sep 8, 2009
Jesse T Wooten

do you have ice cream today?

Sep 8, 2009
Terri Voltz

Hi Scott, thanks for the welcome! We are a fairly new shop with eager to learn Baristas. We have all been working on presentation and latte art. I had one Barista compete in town locally just last week. I was proud that he gave it a shot. We would like to get to a place where we could host informal barista competitions between other shops in the area. I think it would be a fun experience for our employees and the customers. We are in the learning phase right now. Any general advice is always welcome! I will have to come check out your shop sometime. Looks like you have been around awhile!

Nov 24, 2009
Terri Voltz

Yes, I will be in from 11 'til about 3 for sure, but I can plan to be there at other times if you know when you might stop by. Let me know if you can stop by, I look forward to meeting you.

Dec 14, 2009
scott conary

great! I will try to catch you in around that time - should be able to make it in by 2 or so.

Dec 16, 2009
Terri Voltz

I will be around next week. Have a good weekend.

Dec 17, 2009
scott conary

how about tomorrow late morning/early afternoon?

Dec 21, 2009
Paige Sumner

Hi Scott! The coffee shop called Caffiend is closing..for the second time...oh sigh...what terrible times these are!

Jan 17, 2010
Gabriela Cordón de Arreaga

Hey Scott! Yeahhh! We have another one... Great to have you as a friend here too!

Jan 18, 2010