When John and Kim Robertson were looking to start a business, they discovered a neighborhood called
Old Town, with the perfect space for them to start their family business: Favorites Café.
“When I saw this place, I came alone initially. I checked it out, talked to the owners and kind of fell in love with it,” says John Robertson, co-owner of Favorites
Café.
“The community was also very interesting. The people I talked to were open and friendly and they wanted someone to come into the area.”
But John (who was the one with the entrepreneurial spirit) still had to convince his wife, Kim, of the business venture.
“When I talked about the business in an abstract way, she didn’t want to do it," Robertson says. "But when she came here, she wanted to do it.”
Favorites Café now occupies the 1216 Turner St. space that was once the home of the Pastry Palette. The café serve soups, sandwiches, salads and pastries that are homemade by Kim.
"If you want a friendly place to get a nice meal at a decent speed in a relaxing atmosphere, Favorites Café is perfect,” says Robertson.
The café also takes large reservations for office meetings and groups.
Source: John Robertson, Favorites Café
Writer: Suban Nur Cooley
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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