WBC Countdown: Barista Champion of Peru Roberto Pablo Caldas Portugal

ROBERTO PABLO CALDAS PORTUGAL
BARISTA CHAMPION OF PERU

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Barista Mag:  Before coffee, did you work in a different job or industry, or what did you study in school?

Roberto:  I wanted to be a movie star.

BMag:  How did you get started in coffee?

Roberto:  By preparing it at home with a Moka Pot.

BMag:  What was your first amazing experience with coffee?

Roberto:  Attending the Let’s Talk Coffee World Barista Forum in Tarapoto, Peru in 2010.

BMag:  Who has been your greatest influence in coffee? Why?

Roberto:  My friend and teacher David Torres Bisetti.

BMag:  What would you like to see change about the coffee industry/community?

Roberto:  I would like for there to be improvements in how producers are trained, and they should be given better tools.

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BMag:  Name a coffee luminary (famous person) you would like to meet, and why:

Roberto:  Kees Van Der Westen because I admire his work.

BMag:  Name a barista you admire, and why:

Roberto:  Michael Phillips because I think he is one of the most complex baristas in the world and it would be very interesting to talk to him.

BMag:  Do you have a favorite customer? If so, tell us about him or her.

Roberto: Any customer who would like to learn more about the coffee.

BMag:  Besides your own cafe, what cafe do you think everyone should visit?

Roberto:  Handsome Coffee in California.

BMag:  Which coffee producing country you would like to visit, and why?

Roberto:  Obviously Ethiopia because it is the birthplace of coffee.

BMag:  What are your interests outside of coffee?

Roberto: Music and anthropology.

BMag:  Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Roberto:  Working on a biodynamic farm doing agricultural research with coffee.

BMag:  Is there anyone you would like to thank or who helped you prepare for the WBC?

Roberto:  My wife, my kids, my family, and my friends.

 

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