About Us

The RVA Barista Jam project is the culmination of years of haphazard planning by Blanchard's Coffee and Advanced Coffee Tech. We've been sitting around cups of coffee on countless occasions lamenting the fact that there is no unified coffee community in Richmond; no gathering point for the exchange of ideas and some healthy competition. We came up with the idea that we're all bumping into each other in a dark room and someone just needs to turn on the light! Well, consider the switch flipped.

Coffee isn't just a drink, or a business on the corner that you patronize on your morning commute, it is a culture. There are people, young and old, who make this culture their career and they're doing a fabulous job. We're setting out to bring them into the limelight through competition, education and interaction with their peers. Come on out! Support your local coffee house!