Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[cedar otter]

I think it depends

I really love the workflow of p100

But it’s got its quirks

I guess every grinder does

I think p01 might be better for shop scenario

Where noise isn’t the issue usually

Better workflow w/ portafilters

[eternal birch]

again

its just so convenient to get a quick taco while grocery shopping fml

gotta stop getting groceries there

[boreal solar]

I feel the same way. When I realized I hadn’t used it in three months I had to say good bye though. It was for both our sakes

[tight gorge]

Meetup March 23rd?!?!

[mellow sonnet]

I think hibi forks are worth in that aspect

https://hibi.mx/products/p100-forks?

[compact hound]

Folks should stonks this if they can lock in this date

Maybe 12 stonks to lock it in? @crude citrus

[tight gorge]

We 👏 need 👏 moar 👏 stonks

[glossy sail]

Stonks it up then

[tight gorge]

The stonk above!

Maybe a poll is better lol

With just yes or no

🚨 Meetup Alert 🚨

I’ll bring the EKA to lure @crimson cedar

[mellow sonnet]

With a power adapter or no?

[tight gorge]

Power battery > converter > ek > eka > cup

[crimson cedar]

Oh shit

i was just talking to Alan about that in bqcord

[tight gorge]

Which Alan? Sloth, rabbit?!?

[crimson cedar]

there are multiple alans?

prob sloth

[tight gorge]

I’m Alan, they are Allen

[crimson cedar]

oh

oh shit this is true

[crude citrus]

Going to be a confusing meetup

[glossy sail]

LPL

LOL

Gonna need name tags

[crimson cedar]

so alan alan allen

[glossy sail]

With discord names

There's actually two Allen Trans btw

[crude citrus]

Alan, Allen Tran 1, Allen Tran 2

[crimson cedar]

any way if i come i could bring either EK with TC brew or fuji royal r440

r440 sounds more interesting to me lol

but yea idk

[tight gorge]

yeah can’t risk your EK misaligning during transport

[eternal birch]

should we do like a bring your own cup thing?

[crimson cedar]

lmaoo

1 bump and its gg

[tight gorge]

Def bring your own water.

I had a hard time dialing some cups last time

Had some brown ass cups

Maybe @ornate ingot can roll thru and bless us with his holier water

[mellow sonnet]

I've been rawdogging zero water 💀

[tight gorge]

For a sec BANA was all about this

[ornate ingot]

What's the time and place? If I can make it I'll bring water for everyone

[glossy sail]

Was it @tight gorge who made the Letty po last time on a p64?

[compact hound]

Bro my name is spelled out in my user

[crimson cedar]

yea

LOL

i forgot which one it was in the time it took to come here

[compact hound]

I was one of 70 people who brewed the letty that day

I brewed it using the P64 and sworks

[crude citrus]

70? Meet canceled

[mellow sonnet]

That Letty po ran through if 70 ppl been through it

[glossy sail]

Shit iono who brewed it first hahah

[tight gorge]

Sloth was my dedicated brewer. He did the Sey Kenya Gesha for me ❤️

[tight gorge]

March 23rd, Pasadena. I imagine 10am start time @crude citrus ?

[compact hound]

And the XX2

[crude citrus]

10am works for me

[ornate ingot]

Yippee, I think I can make it!

[mellow sonnet]

🫡 excited to meet so many of u

[compact hound]

We were at the same cupping

[mellow sonnet]

U scammed me

And didn't tell me until after

💀

[compact hound]

LMAO i wasnt 100% sure it was you

[cedar otter]

Yes

[cedar otter]

Day before I fly out to Korea do I abandon the family and the shop

[compact hound]

Yes

They will understand

[mellow sonnet]

Going to sneak an ozik on the plane on your way back?

[cedar otter]

Yes

Well

With what money tho 🤔

[mellow sonnet]

time to take a loan

[crude citrus]

Bring the family

[turbid herald]

Interested in joining you guys - last time was a lot of fun. I can bring a Pietro if anyone is interested in trying it. Wouldn’t mind comparing directly against a zp6.

[mellow sonnet]

Pietro I want to see how the ergonomics are

[turbid herald]

Don’t worry I have the base. It still is not a joy to use - but I really like the end result haha.

Using it without the base is an insane thing to do though IMO.

[compact hound]

I always wanted to go fishing

[turbid herald]

Believe me - I will never defend the ergonomics of it, I’m kind of mad I like the coffee it makes so much haha

[mellow sonnet]

I'm too skinny to do Lance's stomache thing where he pushes it into his stomach to grind

[compact hound]

@opal junco @cold apex @raven path

Pull up homies

[raven path]

aw man im on vacation in japan

speaking of, i need tokyo/kyoto/shikoku/hiroshima recs. coffee or otherwise

[compact hound]

Nooooooo

Happy for you tho

[compact hound]

@tight gorge and @cedar otter gotchu

I think

[cedar otter]

that's a lot of grounds to cover

what kinda coffee do you enjoy drinking @raven path

[glossy sail]

@raven path just follow @young spindle lstickied stories on IG like I did lol

[tight gorge]

hes a coal enjoyer

will fit right in

[raven path]

i am

[raven path]

better than the tea ya'll drink 😛

[compact hound]

Just bc you were cool IRL imma let that slide

[raven path]

generally my understandiing is japan is better not pre planned so mostly im gonna just walk around and explore but if any standouts lmk

[raven path]

❤️ u too

[tight gorge]

best meal you will have in Japan https://maps.app.goo.gl/w3Zx18JF9gHXMJfE9

[compact hound]

MaaN recc you speak highly of?

[tight gorge]

yuppp

[fiery crypt]

10am way to early on a sunday.. what time does it end

[compact hound]

Pulling up at 11 is probs fine

I feel like thats usually when things start picking up

[crude citrus]

Some of my most memorable meals were random places we walked by. This is after getting rejected where we planned to go bc we didn’t have a reservation

[raven path]

yeah im not a reserve in advance kind of guy tbh

i enjoy traveling by the seat of my pants

gives my wife anxiety but its fun

[cedar otter]

if you like beef

yakiniku jambo hongo

must make resy

get their "sukiyaki" style menu

they basically serve everything a5 miyazaki

for robatayaki, kan-agari was good too

get their single origin farmer direct rice

[raven path]

ill do some resys now if they're worth it and someone hands me the rec

[cedar otter]

I feel like robatayaki is quite unique experience

sit at the bar

get the whole fish grilled in front of ya

and they come and debone it for u

the rice in cast iron pot is really really good but it takes like 45 minutes so order that first

[cold apex]

AYE

WHERE AT

pasadena way closer

thanks for the ping allen

[compact hound]

@crude citrus casa

[cold apex]

dubs. ready to bring my H&S as usual

its....a lot less than last time

ive got two bags. i cheated and got two subs of september that i regret

[compact hound]

@south brook

[crude citrus]

I’ll send out address as it gets closer but I’m on the west side of Pasadena near the rose bowl

[crimson cedar]

wait if i do come i am wondering how freezer beans do

[eternal birch]

very good

[crimson cedar]

like if i bring beans that are stored in the freezer in a glass jar does that cause problems?

[eternal birch]

no

[crimson cedar]

ok word

[eternal birch]

grinds the exact same

[crimson cedar]

yea i just dont want like condensation or somthing to ruin the coffee

[south brook]

ayo im there

when is this happening

[mellow sonnet]

Just thaw it out the night before

[compact hound]

Lets goooooo that makes it 12

[compact hound]

Poll says march 23rd

[compact hound]

Bro one hour

Thats like no time

How are we going to cuddle

[eternal birch]

i dont block out individual hours

[crude citrus]

From 10am until everyone is hyper caffeinated

[eternal birch]

dw we can cuddle in the egg cradle I'll bring

[compact hound]

I recommend eating something before going even its small

And bringing a big water

Felt way less sick after the previous meetup

[eternal birch]

I will bring pastries

[compact hound]

I brought 2 dozen donuts last time and there was so much leftover LOL

[eternal birch]

smh its donuts thats a starbie girl thing

[compact hound]

Fuck you

[eternal birch]

gotta bring elegance

[compact hound]

[crude citrus]

Foundry only

[eternal birch]

french patisserie hon hon

[compact hound]

Going to go to mandarin after the meetup for more coffee

[eternal birch]

buy all the beans

[cedar otter]

I can bring l-theanine

[compact hound]

Does it actually work

[cedar otter]

for some it does

for some it doesny

[compact hound]

Ah

[cedar otter]

we had to dial 6 coffees last week

one day

so we all took it and

hammered out the dials

2 out of 3 people were fine

[compact hound]

I need an L-theanine but for my stomach

[cedar otter]

uhhh

wait til you get to mid 30s

you don't want that shit

I've never had indigestion

never had acid reflux

[compact hound]

Damn mbn

[eternal birch]

wtf ur blessed

[cedar otter]

until mid 30s

[compact hound]

My family got shit genetics

[cedar otter]

[compact hound]

[cedar otter]

now I sit in a wrong position

and get acid reflux

[compact hound]

☠️

[cedar otter]

coffee prob aint helping ngl

[crude citrus]

Ask Sherry if she wants to come lol

[cedar otter]

she prob doesnt

[tight gorge]

Invite the Senses guy, he wants to come

ill try to get Jack to come

(again)

[cedar otter]

lol he has a name

his name is

https://tenor.com/view/john-cena-relieved-smiling-wrestling-gif-19533991

🎺

[compact hound]

Jack is banned for enjoying Lynx

Jk

[cedar otter]

jk

iono

[compact hound]

Need to see those quads

And calves

[cedar otter]

lynx is maining hatch

and loquat

[crimson cedar]

donuts and acidic fruity bana approved coffee is an interesting combo imo

not half bad

[compact hound]

If its bana approved the donut is going to make the coffee taste like water

Jk

[tight gorge]

not lying, I rawdog the meetup to have peak palate

[crimson cedar]

lmao soggy bread mmmm

[tight gorge]

Once I tap out though...

https://tenor.com/view/stone-cold-steve-austin-beer-bash-drink-beer-drinking-beer-wwe-gif-16765941

[compact hound]

I had a bunch of gummy clusters before trying @cedar otter ethiopia and it fried my taste

[cedar otter]

I roasted a v2 of that Ethiopia btw and cupped it today @compact hound

it's definitely way lighter and not roasty

but it lacks the syrupy body that it had

[compact hound]

Sounds lovely

[cedar otter]

lacks the sweetness

might need bigger batch size

[compact hound]

More acidity?

[cedar otter]

def more acidity

[compact hound]

Yep das the one

[cedar otter]

dude I also roasted a natty colombia

it was POPPIN

[compact hound]

Body is secondary for me

[cedar otter]

and it's like a cheap green too

[compact hound]

Its just a bonus if the coffee has good texture

[cedar otter]

not "cheap" but def cheaper than all the fancy beans

gonna throw it on our flash brews in a couple weeks

[compact hound]

Funk is always nice iced

[cedar otter]

it's not funky

it's fruity but we roasted it pretty light

[compact hound]

I made an assumption

[crude citrus]

Wow didn’t know Columbia had any nattys left

[cedar otter]

just a cheaper natty

[compact hound]

Yeah diego ruined it for everyone

[cedar otter]

https://thebasicbarista.com/en-us/products/colombia-el-indio-natural-caturra

[compact hound]

Natty aint enough

I dont think ive experienced white chocolate in a coffee

I have had butter

Thats the closest

[cedar otter]

dude

have u had that glitch butter

butter popcorn lol

[compact hound]

Nah didnt try

[cedar otter]

oh speaking of which Glitch just got shipped out

[eternal birch]

it was worth trying

[cedar otter]

prolly another glitch bar takeover next weekend

this time I'll have enough beans for online

[compact hound]

Ondo is just glitch in the US

[cedar otter]

and I ordered 2 expensive beans

[compact hound]

You think people would come flocking in for Acid tokyo

[cedar otter]

diego antimaceration and guat coe #3 gesha

and pepe

[compact hound]

Didnt know glitch had their hands on pepe

[cedar otter]

nah

I ordered acid too actually

they have been silent

they just told me they were sold out of two coffees I chose

so I replied back with, "okay then let me order these instead"

[vivid violet]

i gotcha. bookmarked a bunch of things folks said here in Discord:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/v1MAP4UzqdzBg2TU6

[raven path]

that's awesome! thanks dude

[eternal birch]

oh wow

also guat coe looks interesting

[cedar otter]

it was one of the best sips I had in Japan

top 3

super clean super gesha

super guat

[eternal birch]

gotta chug the rest of my bags

[vivid violet]

@crude citrus , sent a DM request, as i was curious what the safest way to get your addy for my calendar reminder is 🙂

[crude citrus]

I wish the meetup was tomorrow bc this is my backlog

[eternal birch]

everyone that buys from ondo seem to have similar bags

[tight gorge]

You just came back from Japan ?

[crude citrus]

Yea a couple weeks ago

[tight gorge]

jelly

[boreal solar]

Nice. Where did you go?

[crude citrus]

Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, Awaji island were the major stopping points

[civic crest]

Maybe I’ll drop the family off at kidspace and go to the coffee meetup

[tight gorge]

Do it!

[cold apex]

you guys are normies. i tongue scrape and drink dish soap to maximize the acidity and sweetness that my pallete perceives

[cold apex]

i am such a big fan of well roasted, less expensive green

occasionally makes me prefer the drip at work. nothing like drinking a cup and being like "fuck i could so crush another right now..."

i get fatigue with specialty coffee. sometimes i want something chuggable

[crude citrus]

I eat fruits while I drink to coferment in my mouth

[boreal solar]

We went to Tokyo and Kyoto when our daughter as around one. Kyoto was amazing for letting her run around.

[lunar fjord]

you are destroying my bank account

[eternal birch]

schrodinger's buyban

[earnest robin]

Are dogs welcomed? 🙂

[tight gorge]

@crude citrus ^

[crude citrus]

Yes! Dogs are welcome

[crude citrus]

If you haven’t yet could you please respond to this poll if you’re coming? @tight gorge are you able to see who responded so I can create a list?

[tight gorge]

yeah I can

[vivid violet]

fyi @carmine coyote , here's the Mar 23 coffee meetup i mentioned

[carmine coyote]

👏🏿 Thanks!

[vivid violet]

oops, sorry. should have linked to the poll, for your convenience:
#1228081171649400912 message

[compact hound]

@crude citrus is mar 23rd official for you? Just want to confirm so I can make sure my day is clear

[crude citrus]

It seems like that’s the date most people can make it

It works for me also so let’s keep it on the 23rd

I’d like to start compiling a list of people and equipment

Then gotta figure out tables, power, etc.

[compact hound]

Aight im locking the day in

[eternal birch]

make the docs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qsx-6VaONT0U-gUsS2Wv0gRd1COeLLEcxTgQYxv2xVU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

[earnest robin]

Nice cord

Is it thick?

[eternal birch]

pretty thick, its in our warehouse somewhere

iirc its like 50ft long

[mellow sonnet]

Will bring my porlex hand grinder

[tight gorge]

My shelf be looking like Ondo too

[compact hound]

The amount of tpc you got is

Still need to brew substance sophia and elida

So nervous

You try the MaaN yemen yet?

Was almost going to grab a bag but shipping makes it so pricey

[tight gorge]

Nop, been trying to resolve putushio skill issue and I think I finally did today. TPC should be fully rested next week so gonna go into that, then I guess MaaN. Somehow sneak in Sey in there.

[compact hound]

Putushio so good i have to fight myself to not blow through it

Regret not getting the 250g bag

[tight gorge]

Gonna dump a lot to my brother and dad so ease the anxiety

[compact hound]

I’d dump on my brother but he only drinks coal

I’ll occasionally slang some to my brother in law but he goes through coffee so slow

[eternal birch]

@tight gorge

[tight gorge]

👀

[crimson cedar]

lol where is this?

[eternal birch]

dessert shop

anko ktown

[tight gorge]

Super extra setup for a dessert shop

[cedar otter]

You have substance

[cedar otter]

Buy him ondo coal soon

Tell him we have same coal beans as glitch

(Which is true)

[tight gorge]

Hanky the type that waits until he gets home though

[crude citrus]

Thanks for starting it. Added mine. I also have a bullet roaster if anyone wants to play around with it

[compact hound]

Buuurn

[compact hound]

He actually does like coferm

[cedar otter]

oh like my espresso roast

[compact hound]

Yee

[cedar otter]

I'm cooking up a coferment blend

for my flash brew

like very very mild

[eternal birch]

tbh yes but my gf likes to have it right away

so I had one in the car with her

[tight gorge]

bet you burned your mouth then

[eternal birch]

very good, they use mochi dough thing

[compact hound]

Idk how tf you wait

[eternal birch]

nah im built diff

[compact hound]

Suboptimal experience

[drowsy knot]

I have a few folding tables lmk if you need any

[compact hound]

[eternal birch]

home is only about 15 minutes, cools to ideal temp

[compact hound]

weak shit i need the blisters in my mouth

[eternal birch]

ur taste buds are COOKED

[compact hound]

You’re not wrong

[crude citrus]

Yea I’m thinking we will need it. I only have a short 4 foot length table

[tight gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/robert-redford-jeremiah-johnson-nodding-yes-nod-of-approval-gif-21066931

[eternal birch]

having pho night

[cedar otter]

I don't have a space for this anymore

prep table

who wants it lol

I think it's 48 x 24

[eternal birch]

also idk if folding tables can hold enough weight? can someone double check before the table collapses with thousands of $ in gear

[compact hound]

Bring it to the meet

[cedar otter]

yeah

but I aint taking it back

[compact hound]

Folding tables worked out fine in the past 2 meetups

Had 2 lagom 01s on one table IIRC

[tight gorge]

and a DEI

[compact hound]

Yee

[tight gorge]

and a Casa

@cedar otter invite the Senses guy to the meetup, he wanted to come last I chatted with him

[dull adder]

P100s

[mellow sonnet]

Wait free table?

I want it

I need furniture

I can prob come this weekend

I need to finally fix my power bill at city hall on friday

[ornate ingot]

I am in the process of moving and am looking for a place. Does anyone know the best bang for buck areas in LA County?

[cedar otter]

Uhhhh

[mellow sonnet]

Not Pasadena

[cedar otter]

I mean

What do u need

[mellow sonnet]

The entire Pasadena area has wack housing pricing bc the fire

[ornate ingot]

2 bedrooms, first floor (for my packaging stuff), allows cats

[eternal birch]

the trenches of the valley

[ornate ingot]

Like which cities or zip codes?

[eternal birch]

whats your budget?

[glossy sail]

is it possible to pin the meetup poll and the meetup spreadsheet?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qsx-6VaONT0U-gUsS2Wv0gRd1COeLLEcxTgQYxv2xVU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

or maybe just pin the spreadsheet

people who are going can just put name down in the spreadsheet

[ornate ingot]

3k would be the max

[eternal birch]

and you're primarily looking for a sfh?

[ornate ingot]

single floor home?

[eternal birch]

single family house

[ornate ingot]

Ideally house, but if it comes to it, an apartment is fine as long as it's on the first floor

[eternal birch]

maybe east los, lincoln heights

[crimson cedar]

wait

[eternal birch]

near long beach probably has some that meet your criteria too

[crimson cedar]

someone invite dirtydials to march 23rd

[compact hound]

Fuck no

[crimson cedar]

lol

real

[compact hound]

Not even for the meme it’d be worth

[crimson cedar]

yea might be a better idea to find one of his coffee meetups to observe

[eternal birch]

626 is kinda doomed and west LA is way too expensive. torrance/gardena is also really expensive now

south central is south central

why do you need a first floor unit? bulky packages?

[ornate ingot]

Having to lug the packaging, including bottles, boxes, padding etc. up and down stairs would get old pretty quick

[eternal birch]

ohh

[ornate ingot]

Also would suck for the postal worker to have to carry 20 boxes from my front door

[eternal birch]

new apartments are an option

they have lockers + bulky package room usually, also has elevators so you can just bring a dolly up and down

[crude citrus]

@swift zodiac

[ornate ingot]

I found an apartment unit on the 2nd floor, and that wouldn't even be an option but the apartment complex has tennis courts and that alone has me thinking crazy

[eternal birch]

bro a tennis court is such a blessing

I stopped going to tennis after I moved down here from bay area because its so damn hard to find a court

esp anywhere near DTLA

[earnest robin]

There are many apartments with tennis courts in Mariana del Rey. You can look up there

[eternal birch]

marina del ray

[earnest robin]

Yes 😦

And far from everything recommended in this channel

[eternal birch]

I don't go further than century city

[earnest robin]

I don't go further than Culver City and Santa Monica

[eternal birch]

destined to never meet 🥹

[civic crest]

Hawthorne used to be cheap

[vivid violet]

would like to contribute, but y'all have crazy good gear.

don't have much coffee gear to be able to bring 😅 (will check on the Met)

have one long power cord and some stingers (short 1 ft extension cords), but not sure that's useful.

any beans in stores/online which folks wanted to try, but haven't had a chance to ? I'd love pointers for where to look to procure some.

I assume the pref is to get beans early Mar, so they are rested enough for 23rd (or get them early and freeze them)

[boreal solar]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1676520773303115/?mibextid=HHaHfI @tight gorge if you’re feeling daring.

[tight gorge]

Hmm. Not feeling daring hhah.

[tight gorge]

Don’t worry about it! Meetups are for us to nerd out with friends

[boreal solar]

I had a moment where it intrigued me. Ngl. But that’s boom or bust if I’ve ever seen it.

You could offer like 2500 and just take it to a tech, lol

[tight gorge]

Yeah I know a tech

First time getting this message

[boreal solar]

Hmmm I haven’t seen anything like that. Then again it was ten hours ago so it’s possible he just gave up trying to fix it himself and hasn’t replied to a single message 😂

I’d just send it anyway

[tight gorge]

I did since I can’t help myself

[boreal solar]

I’m never happy either. I’ve spent the last three days since getting the mini looking at $800 wood kits even though they have no functional gain.

[tight gorge]

Put a BS post since I know some are floating around here

[boreal solar]

I need to wait a few weeks or months to avoid my partner stabbing me in my sleep. 😂

Also need to move some of my other machines. I have an Ascaso Dream and Lelit Bianca in my garage right now

[tight gorge]

That said. Is an old gs3 any better than a recent mini?

Or micra

[boreal solar]

Volumetrics. So yes.

Although for pure home use the micra is fine.

Where the micra suffers is stability after steaming multiple shots or cups. Which isn’t a big deal for you and the Mrs.

Unless of course you throw a lot of parties or think you maybe tempted by the commercial use demon temptress.

Tbh before I bought the older mini I looked into the newer option more and was unimpressed for the most part. Most of the gains can be had from a smart outlet/plug

The preinfusion is supposedly meh

Honestly for home use the Bianca hasn’t been bad. You should buy mine. :p

[tight gorge]

Micra just looks very nice

[tight gorge]

I’m soon going from 0 to 2 lever machines

[boreal solar]

I can even try to attend Perry’s meetup and bring the Bianca for you to try out

[tight gorge]

I can bring the 01 to show and sell too lmao

[boreal solar]

Heh p01 and Bianca. Someone could leave with the average YouTube dream setup

[cedar otter]

01 oooh

how much u offering

LOL

[boreal solar]

I could probably trade you 😂

[crude citrus]

I saw this too and I thought it was a scam cause the price was so low lol

[tight gorge]

low odds since it says in-person. He responded to me and said too many offers lol

my tech friend said it should not be a hard fix

[boreal solar]

Probably not. I’ve fixed clogged groups on other machines within minutes.

Which is why I linked it.

If I didn’t buy the mini a few days ago I may have been driving there now.

[tight gorge]

me at the meetup

[cedar otter]

Swap-meetup

[boreal solar]

You should host a coffee swap meet at Ondo monthly or something 😂

Charge folks for a space, admission etc

[cedar otter]

I’m down lol

[eternal birch]

keeblife but coffee gear lol

[boreal solar]

Honestly despite kidding around, I’d probably go

[dull adder]

LA County? That's a lot of ground.. and what's your tolerance for location lmao. Like Inglewood can be cheap, parking sucks though.
Really though maybe Gardena or Carson? Or Lakewood? I think these are a good balance for safety, price, quality if you want SFH in the burbs

[boreal solar]

Claremont is nice.

[vivid violet]

i have a friend who had mentioned being interested in a Lelit Bianca, or a LM Micra (or LMLM).

what range were you thinking for the Bianca ?

[boreal solar]

Probably around 2k. It’s a v2 with a few upgrades. The blackout kit from lelit, cafelat gasket, new EB shower screen and a few other small updates including replacing the anti-vacuum valve and boiler safety valve in October of last year.

I no longer have the stock tamper but I can toss in a normcore spring loaded tamper

[vivid violet]

okay cool, asking my friend now 🙏

[boreal solar]

I actually sort of hate moving it. It was a dream machine for me. But the linea just makes more sense

[vivid violet]

i think it had been on your coffee bar when i dropped by ! yeah it looks beautiful.

are you sure you want to sell it ?

my friend also was thinking the LMLM was an end-game machine for his home, altho he was still looking at the Micra too.

(he only makes a drink for himself, and possibly one for the wife, so it’s good)

[boreal solar]

Doesn’t make a lot of sense for me to have both it and the linea mini. And the linea can do double duty for me for now. I also paid for the mini out of my own budget and not ragdolls with partial justification that id sell the Bianca. So I doubt I have a choice with my wife, lol

Ragdoll doesn’t have a storefront or bar atm so taking from that account didn’t make sense.

[tight gorge]

why not a business expense?

[boreal solar]

Business expenses aren’t free. And my taxes this year are maxed out. Plus I’d probably keep it if I don’t renew my llc later this year. Which tbh is in the cards given the climate and my time/availability 😂

[tight gorge]

how comfortable are you no scoping random green? Thinking of buying nice green from kumquat and roasting it at the meetup

[vivid violet]

friend said it’s tempting, but he has his heart set on the LM Micra 🙏

i know someone in Maine who was looking before, but hasn’t recently. not sure you’re interested in doing a shipping option, but if so.. i could ask him.

[crude citrus]

I personally haven’t roasted anything that nice. You’re welcome to try and myself and others can advise but I don’t want to be responsible 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Someone bringing a roest?

I would love to watch someone roast

[crude citrus]

Nah I have a bullet

[mellow sonnet]

I want to try roasting eventually

But like only small sample roasts

[crude citrus]

@glossy sail wrote that he’s bringing his kaffelogic

I’m also trying to get 50lbs of green from cofinet but the guy isn’t responding to me anymore. Maybe he doesn’t like that I want to buy it under my wife’s photography business 🤔

[mellow sonnet]

Forgot to add my name to the sheet

Was at work yesterday

Added my naut to the sheet 🫡

Also added a scale bc I don't think anybody wrote one. But I'm assuming ppl are bringing it anyway

[crude citrus]

Good point. I have two but that’s probably not enough

[tight gorge]

you got a good sample profile? preferably a wheatgrass one

[mellow sonnet]

I've never had the same green roasted light, medium, med-dark. If we wanna experiment

[tight gorge]

Wheatgrass, hyperlight, ultralight

[cedar otter]

Which coffee is it

Maybe you can piggyback it with our order

[crude citrus]

The passion fruit coferment

[cedar otter]

Edwin noreña?

I have it coming next month 😂

Buy some from us

Oh nvm

It’s also jairo

[tight gorge]

Light roast espresso for once

[crude citrus]

If I could piggy back off you I would appreciate it 🙏

[cedar otter]

Oooh where

[boreal solar]

How was it? They’re opening a new location ten minutes from my house. Never tried it though.

[eternal birch]

I get it quite often wfh

salads and sandwiches are pretty good

[tight gorge]

Syndicate in sierra madre

[eternal birch]

I got the peruvian steak one and it was a good sandwich but not what I'm used to with mendocino, wet n sloppy n cheesy

[cedar otter]

Ah.

jpg > syndicate for coffee

[eternal birch]

usually they get you like a crisp clean sandwich

[cedar otter]

Unity roast is

[tight gorge]

Yeah unity can be roasty

[eternal birch]

u should check out one cup studio!! he's my guy for our plates, I haven't been to his new shop though

[tight gorge]

Yeah I parked in front and gonna check it out

Also @cold apex aunts ice cream shop

[eternal birch]

whats the ice cream shop name

[tight gorge]

Idk I just remember he’s related to them

Never been

[cedar otter]

Yo my boy copied me w/ the iMac menu and he didn’t even tell me

Oh also I met someone who said will be opening a specialty coffee shop in alhambra this year

He’s roasting his own so we cupped them together yesterday

[eternal birch]

alhambra saved

but I feel like he'd be competing with CCSQ and Formosa which might be tough

[tight gorge]

Jpeg shots always be hella bitter/astringent though

[mellow sonnet]

Bror actually p noce

Nice

Could use a little extra space

I don't have a power strip thou so I can't use this setup

[drowsy knot]

hoping to bring some of this to the meetup. Probably not wheatgrass though…

[cedar otter]

[tight gorge]

not everyone can be Ondo

and that is a ok lmao

I just got this from my wife 💀

[cedar otter]

Aw man

Sorry to hear that

He and I roast the same green on same machine

Just different profiles

[tight gorge]

yeah I saw communal space bags there

They also have their own s7 at the shop

[cedar otter]

Yeah that’s what he started with

Kinda want one at my shop if I had space

[tight gorge]

Last time I went they had jpeg branded bags

[cedar otter]

Gotta roast the “nice stuff”

Yeah

Tbh I think he’s not sure what to do lol

I also need to come up with a different name/entity for the roasting side

[tight gorge]

Rn very lumi vibes

[cedar otter]

Ondo Tokyo

[glossy sail]

i have feran's profiles lol

[glossy sail]

theres ppl who dont want boba/tea

[cold apex]

i need this i will literally fund tyis

i love passion fruit so fucking much

[cold apex]

ice cream?

my aunts place is marys market :p

mightve gotten it confused w/ a different place

ive spoken highly of an icecream shop nearby in monrovia before

[tight gorge]

Im making shit up I see

at least I got the location right!

[drowsy knot]

labrews.ai

[glossy sail]

is this jack saying sparkling costs too much to give with everyones espresso?

is he giving water at all? lol

[cedar otter]

he gives custom mineral water

but not sparkled

[surreal pivot]

I wonder what the impact on His business and TYC and Heavy Water will be once Dayglow opens a few blocks from them in June

[boreal solar]

Offering espresso instead of pour over only is a big step for him from what I hear.

[compact hound]

So Sentimental popup/temp residency in Long Beach was nice

Cute and sleek

The PO was tulip house roast

Wasn’t a fan

They use orea and melodrip to brew

Orange cream specialty drink was nice

Orange flavor is vibrant and not intensely sweet

Steamed well too

[earnest robin]

That was gotcha that I didn't know in Europe. In my country mineral water is always sparkling and once I asked for mineral water in Europe and got served still and was mad

[cold apex]

alright gang. i need your food recs near seal beach

+1 if its seafood but if a place is so bomb it doesn't matter

[eternal birch]

waymo got worse after they added LA lmfao

it learned all the evil LA driving tactics

mine literally sped up from a red light to cut off a car on the left

[vivid violet]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-car-speed-drive-beeping-gif-16843691

the latest FSD on my Tesla drove through a red left turn light from Glendale onto Fletcher 😬

it scared the crap out of me, and i was just a tad bit late to catch it

[eternal birch]

it learned from glendale 🥹

[mellow sonnet]

I heard waymo adding freeways in LA 💀

[eternal birch]

natural glendale driving, the AI just knows better

[vivid violet]

i also don’t like the creeping forward at red lights

[eternal birch]

ngl this is fine, Waymo drives better than 70% of people on roads

[mellow sonnet]

I heard Tesla FSD has regional bias to favor data from that area. I wonder if waymo is doing the same thing

[eternal birch]

wonder if you could disable it, wasnt an issue for waymo SF but noticed last year it started doing it

it does make it feel very human like

[mellow sonnet]

Although I wonder how waymo would learn bc Tesla FSD is taking data from human drivers to adopt regional driving data

[vivid violet]

yeah, it is human-like.. but i think still unsettling.

like, not sure it’ll drive thru a red 😬

[eternal birch]

wait so the shit glendale drivers are adding to tesla FSD?

💀 dont take ur tesla on FSD to glendale rory

[mellow sonnet]

When I was hotel living in Glendale I didn't trust FSD bc all the pedestrians and ppl jaywalking 💀

[eternal birch]

did it... make you want to hit them?

somethings cursed about glendale

[vivid violet]

it actually caught a really dangerous situation where i didn’t see a runner who ran right in front of me as i was turning right

slammed the brake so hard i got whiplash

[eternal birch]

is ur neck ok now?

[vivid violet]

that dude would have definitely gotten hit if it didn’t

yeah, all good now

[vivid violet]

i was livid at the runner, as i was already through most of the crosswalk, but he ran in front when i had glanced his way then back the other way for oncoming traffic

but i know it’s also my responsibility

[vivid violet]

ooh nice, where at ?

[dull adder]

I was watching one get stuck after a concert at the Staples Center

People were crossing in front of it, then it would inch forward and stop as more people walked. Then cars started going around it

[mellow sonnet]

Yangmani?

[cedar otter]

@crude citrus gonna get u that passionfruit next month

Confirmed with aaron

[cedar otter]

Get the intestines

They are known for that

[vivid violet]

I already have 2, do I need more ?

[mellow sonnet]

After my house burned me and my friend went to yangmani the week after and drank even thou it was lunch time

and I never drink

[cedar otter]

Korean style baby

At my first coffee shop I worked at

We had a wild first friday every month

Would take a shot/drink a can of beer every 30 min on shift from 1 to close

[compact hound]

Dont you still do that at ondo with the whiskey you keep tucked away?

[eternal birch]

sookdal

new place, i dont usually go kbbq

right across yangmani new location

I love yangmani tho, top 3 spot

[cedar otter]

O shiz sookdal is in la?

[compact hound]

I wanna try parks

[glossy sail]

./?>/.m,.//.,vmv,clsdfg';lksdfg

[mellow sonnet]

Yes

[eternal birch]

yeah, new location

[eternal birch]

gg wallet

last time I went to parks it was 600 for 4 people

[mellow sonnet]

this looks like that one table

[eternal birch]

anko again?

[compact hound]

Alright im probs never going

I dont love KBBQ enough to be that spendy

Or i can order just enough to taste and then go fill up at taco bell

[compact hound]

That good?! I need to go soon

[eternal birch]

just got a drink instead, still have 2 붕어빵 in the fridge

[mellow sonnet]

Is anybody bringing TC brews to the meet?

CT is selling theirs and I am potentially interested

But I also haven't even seasoned my brews and given them a fair test run

[dull adder]

Why have I had this thought before 😭

[compact hound]

I have an abnormal appetite sometimes so it’s something I’ve had to do before

[cedar otter]

https://discord.com/channels/726985544038612993/1344833563383562410

Damn

[mellow sonnet]

Uh

I do want a second grinder for spro

But this is prob too soon

And my workbench too small

[vivid violet]

what ended up being so expensive ? $150 pp sounds a bit cray

[eternal birch]

we like the galbi (non marinated) and ggot sal

their meat quality is superb, food items are great too, banchan a little lacking but they rotate it often

yangmani is the king of banchan

[cedar otter]

I think I spent around $360 including tip when I took the guys from Subtext

For 3 ppl

We didn’t drink

Maybe it was $380

[eternal birch]

for marinated galbi I like soot bull jeep, meat quality isnt the best but their marinade is so good

[cedar otter]

Soot bul jeep aka 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

It’s so hazy in there lol

[eternal birch]

its the 숯불

first time at sookdal and their pork and banchan also very good

different style than honey pig

it still didn't cut the fattyness enough so we had to order a coke

[compact hound]

@crude citrus can you please do me a favor and grab my bean order from Ondo tomorrow and just hold onto it for the meet 🙏

Got a bag of botz from @cedar otter to share

He told me you’d be pulling up

[crude citrus]

Yea no problem 👍

[compact hound]

Much appreciated

[dull adder]

Crap which bag

Cause I was planning on bringing one as well

[compact hound]

Sidwa

Maybe the move is just buying ondos retail shelf to bring to the meetup

[dull adder]

Oh yay, I got the La Pradera

[compact hound]

Omg i almost grabbed that one LOL

Nice

[dull adder]

I was a bit worried, the others sounded a little illegal

[compact hound]

True but people like pain sometimes

[dull adder]

Anaerobic Yeast Washed, jammy... these words scare me especially on a $30+ bag, I want to know it wont taste of socks first

[compact hound]

Wouldve grabbed the sweetness coffee lab clean alos but last time i brought john small i think only one person took some

Almost grabbed september’s letty since hydrangea letty was the star of the show at the first meet

But im assuming yall are probably over Letty at this point

I think

[mellow sonnet]

I can bring maybe half of my mandarin x hydrangea bag

[compact hound]

Ooooo i’d love to try

[mellow sonnet]

Only half the bag bc I want the other half

[compact hound]

Nothing wrong with that 🫡

[cedar otter]

I feel like botz is pretty anti funk

He likes fruity

[mellow sonnet]

Botz is somehow anti-funk but will put gummy sharks and peach rings as flavor notes

[compact hound]

Was going to say the same but anaerobic yeast is danger

[compact hound]

Gummy shark was actually not too funky

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah it's not funky but the flavor notes def imply funk

[dull adder]

Fruity or weird, I'm cool with that. I'm just not really a fan of the moldy, off, funk. Or boozy.
Weirdly, I do like a good dank IPA though

[compact hound]

Hazy enjoyer but won’t drink some anaerobic coffee

[mellow sonnet]

I mostly like fruity or berry heavy coffees but funk def smells so nice

[compact hound]

We need to get pho together @dull adder

Lets all meet at ktown pho after

[dull adder]

I'm starting to prefer west coast (filterd) IPA, though I fell in love initially through hazy.

[compact hound]

West coast ipa’s are pretty tasty

[dull adder]

But I think it's that I know coffee can be clean and totally pleasant

[mellow sonnet]

I also have this I can bring

[compact hound]

Apparently RW is good at roasting panama

[dull adder]

Yeah I'm waiting!

[mellow sonnet]

RW secret shop is the only the only rw stuff I'll consider buying tbh

[compact hound]

Im actually down to get pho doesnt have to be after the meet

Who else interested in joining

[mellow sonnet]

A good carb load after all the caffeine? Yes

Do ppl usually eat anything to help w all the caffeine at meets?

My first meet 🫡

I know cuppings ppl will eat crackers or whatever

[compact hound]

I ate yogurt with some oatmeal before the meet to tank the caffeine

It absolutely helps

[dull adder]

L-theanine is goated, at least for anxiety and shakes.
But your stomach needs something. Croissants are nice. I think bananas have been recommended to help offset the caffeine

[compact hound]

Ive only had shakes once and that was from a caffeine OD

That actually scared me away from coffee for 2 weeks 💀

[cedar otter]

DRD goated

[crude citrus]

I’m looking to order a dozen croissants from my favorite croissant place Berry Opera for the meet

[compact hound]

So generous!! I think @eternal birch intended on bringing some pastries as well

[cedar otter]

I was reading this sentence and I thought to myself “costco?!”

[mellow sonnet]

I love Costco crossaints

[compact hound]

Never heard of berry opera actually so im hyped to try

[mellow sonnet]

I eat a box in 3 days if nobody stops me

[cedar otter]

Costco croix def filling

Perfect as sandwich bread too

Not much flakey

[compact hound]

I tried a bread lounge croissant for the first time and it gave costco vibes

[crude citrus]

Berry Opera is an hidden gem in south pas but moving to pas in about a week or so

[cedar otter]

Man I feel like south pas is dying

[mellow sonnet]

I used to drive past berry opera all the time

I drove from Anaheim to my hospital 🤡

Never actually been there but it always looked good

[crude citrus]

Oof that’s a drive. I drive by all the time too but never thought to stop until I switched dentists and it was literally next door

[eternal birch]

oh yeah

I was going to bring Lou on the French Block

[compact hound]

Battle of the croissants

Ive never tried them either

[eternal birch]

how many people is it so far?

12?

[compact hound]

I believe so

[mellow sonnet]

13 on the sheet

Oh

1 is the titles

12 yes

[eternal birch]

want to split and order enough for 6 people

[crude citrus]

I invited a few friends not in this discord

I don’t mind ordering a little extra on my side. My wife would want one for breakfast lunch and dinner probably

[eternal birch]

oo ok

I don't want to over order or underorder

[compact hound]

Dozen is safe

[mellow sonnet]

there won't be extras I love carbs

[vivid violet]

man, i love soot bull jeep. always gotta take 2 showers afterwards

(i usually just eat the marinated pork there, haven't eaten beef regularly in a long while.. so i haven't had some of the really good stuff, i guess)

[eternal birch]

i dont take 2 showers but I have to soak my glasses in soap water which I find a bit annoying

[crude citrus]

Goods secured @compact hound

[boreal solar]

They still need to make it to the meetup.

[compact hound]

Ty!

[crude citrus]

Probability is about 50/50

[earnest robin]

They always starts from the red light like it's a drag race

[cedar otter]

dude we had grilled fish for dinner 2 nights ago and the entire house smelled. I roasted 4 batches of sample greens and the smell went away completely haha

[eternal birch]

is this the solution? I dont dare cook steak in my apartment, let alone fish because we have a sucky microwave range hood. have to cook it outside on my balcony

[mellow sonnet]

Mandarin put another bag of hydrangea x mandarin out

👀

Went to city hall and finally got my utilities under my name 💀

And then went to USPS to mail a package and this random Chinese guy kept talking to me in Chinese 💀 how he knows I understand him

[cedar otter]

Oh they don’t know they just assume every asian speaks chinese

[mellow sonnet]

Basically budget 98mm

Kinda want this I don't own a v60 anymore

[eternal birch]

this time i am getting

secured

[cedar otter]

interesting

U want them ondo branded?

LOL

[mellow sonnet]

I ended up buying year of tiger v60

So ppl are bringing their own cups to the meet right?

[eternal birch]

yeah I think we should bring own cup

[crude citrus]

Yes please. I don’t have enough cups for everyone. Neither do I want to wash them all 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Red solo cups 🫡

[crude citrus]

Perfect then after we could use them for 🍺

[compact hound]

Anybody here interested in trying some of Robert Asami’s roasts? Nothing is over the top but it’s good if you wan’t to get some “palette development”

I’ll bring to the meet if anybody wants

[eternal birch]

@mellow sonnet oh right, do you want me to bring my flair?

[mellow sonnet]

Sure? I'm def getting one regardless

[eternal birch]

was just curious if you wanted a test run if you haven't

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah I've never actually used one before

[glossy sail]

Yes please. Bring what you can lol

Probably bringing some egg tarts for the meetup

[civic crest]

What time is it starting? I prob won’t get there until 10:30

[tight gorge]

10am but people arrive late

• very few arrive at 10am

[tight gorge]

What’s good at Modu?

[vivid violet]

hey folks, a friend (Deeya) who is migrating btw places after the fires (somewhat willingly, due to upcoming schedule), and is looking for a convenient small setup, which is portable.

she'll look at getting a bigger machine later, when she has a more permanent place.

what options would you recommend for a reasonably portable setup ?

• moka pot
• picopresso
• ???

I don't think she would be into the complexity of a Flair setup, as there are a lot of components.

[tight gorge]

I enjoy the picopresso a lot, more than the robot

Still need a kettle though, where some flairs you don’t

[vivid violet]

thanks so much, Alan. great perspective.

do you think the picopresso produces better espresso than a moka pot ?

also, what are some downsides.. too tiring / too many pumps ?

[tight gorge]

Never used a mokapot. The robot actually takes strength to pull a shot and if you grind too fine it’s super annoying how much force you have to put behind it. Pico is much easier and warm up workflow is much nicer vs robot.

Downside is you have limited water to pull longer ratio shots

[eternal birch]

does she want more espresso-like dark setup? for portability I really enjoy aeropress and its usually my goto when camping

[compact hound]

Modu is a perfect example of one and done place

Dont really crave those asian flavors for desserts/pastries often

Black sesame mochi cake and black sesame cookie were good

I regret not trying the cream donut

[vivid violet]

yeah, she likes chocolatey notes, but not too dark.

aeropress ! great idea. I had lent her mine before, and when I offered a few days ago, she didn't really jump at it..

I'll suggest as an option 🙏

[eternal birch]

or if she's not needing to be super portable and enjoy good coffee... I would suggest nespresso

[dull adder]

Budget?
9barista is really cool

[eternal birch]

@tight gorge also regarding mustard bagel vs courage, is the bagel texture different as well? I liked how the bagel at mustard was chewy but I think it was too tough for me

[compact hound]

I can tell from pics mustard is chewier and denser

[eternal birch]

its chewy but also like... kinda on the edge of ripping a piece of jerky with your mouth

[compact hound]

Im a courage glazer idc what anybody says

Courage when heirloom tomatoes are in season is

[surreal pivot]

Anybody remember the time when East Coast Bagel in Marina Del Rey was legit?

[tight gorge]

Courage is more bread like, so less chewy.

You should def try courage though

Tomato bagel is the goat

[mellow sonnet]

I think my vote is aeropress as well.

Hard to beat an AP bc it doesn't need a gooseneck

[vivid violet]

thank you all for the suggestions ! (picopresso better than Cafelat Robot, Aeropress, Nespresso, 9barista / Moka pot)

will pass them along as potential options for a small / portable setup 🙏

[mellow sonnet]

I was in Arcadia craving beef noodle soup and tried a new place today. It has the softer noodles(could be because I brought it home to eat thou lol) I prefer but the meat not as good as dragon noodle house

No tendon in the beef noodle soup either :(

[vivid violet]

hard to beat the 🐲 🍜

[mellow sonnet]

Also when u guys get soup noodles at home do u put the noodles or the soup into the bowl first

[vivid violet]

noodles in bowl first, then pour the soup over.. and put the beef nugs on top

[boreal solar]

Is she the one from the meetup? I can donate my aeropress if you’d like. I haven’t used it in forever. I also have the Bianca and an ascaso Dream for sale.

[eternal birch]

soup in first = splash time

[mellow sonnet]

See I'm always scared my bowl is too small

Soup first 🤧

But then I took the pic and realized my bowl looks so ugly w noodles on top like that

[vivid violet]

yes ! from the sampling.

very kind of you to offer an Aeropresss.. I also have a spare Aeropress, and offered it to her.

lemme also ask if she might be interested in either the Bianca or Ascaso Dream

[weary chasm]

Uniterra nomad. Maybe you can buy from @cedar otter

Has 49mm too. Which is all the rage.

[vivid violet]

oh nice, those are pretty cool 🙂

how is the workflow for that ? i just saw some videos about that machine being used in (a few) cafes in Japan

[weary chasm]

This is my primer I wrote.

https://espressoaf.com/manufacturers/uniterra/nomad.html

Should have a workflow section

But tldr, I enjoy it more than flair signature

And I saw at least an earlier version of flair 58

And all I think of is jank

Anyhow is just whatever they feel OK with to put up

[compact hound]

Pops made some pho

[vivid violet]

wow nice, very cool !

6 mins for e2e brew. impressive.

[weary chasm]

The only thing I recommend. Or rather the two things

A nomad riser so you can put a scale

Under your cup

And the funnel tamper

The stock nomad tamper kind of sucks. It works.

And at least when I was looking. 49mm is just rare or something

I got them from creative werk

Lol. But I spent like $90

Which was like 1/3rd the price of a uniterra nomad

But I think you can get a 51mm funnel

[vivid violet]

is this what you meant by creative werk ? (looks like they're abroad for the next few months still)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CREATIVEWERK

thank you for all the context on the nomad, i passed that on as well.

is a "nomad riser" also called a "book" ? 😅

[weary chasm]

Yeah. You can use a book too.

[vivid violet]

the nicely designed riser does seem a little more stable, potentially..

do you use it often ? (the nomad)

[weary chasm]

Yeah.

[weary chasm]

Currently in my pourover phase.

[vivid violet]

really cool. felt like something in such low production that i'd never see one

[weary chasm]

But I use to use it a lot

[weary chasm]

It's plastic. But the parts that you touch are metal

It's really nice.

Anyhow.

Should use one in person

Could see if it's your vibe or not.

[weary chasm]

Some Variant of this.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5021516

[eternal birch]

is eaf site self hosted by someone?

[vivid violet]

looks like it's a GitHub site

[dull adder]

Pre-mil la pavoni is 49mm right? Cause I struggled to find stuff for that. I ended up just getting the Argos instead 😅

[dull adder]

It was made by some previously medical people right? And they're European. Makes me trust their use of plastic just a little more

[weary chasm]

Yeah. Now I can just 3d print a funnel and tamper

Lol

[eternal birch]

don cuco

[eternal birch]

young dude making the tacos really skimped on us :/

[vivid violet]

at first glance, i thought this was durian 😅

[mellow sonnet]

🫡 shout-out to Evan (ragdoll) for seasoning beans. Did a before, middle, after seasoning

Going to use my tasting cup at the event

Survived the fire

Giving it some boiling water for now

[mellow sonnet]

I had 4 and I found a black and white one. White one has like cement or something melted into it so I don't really want to use it. Black one nothing melted major on it

||will also buy some and if they arrive before the meetup will give away. No promises thou bc idk when they'll arrive||

[eternal birch]

biked here and my bike on the verge of death

I should stop using it before I miss a gear and die

[boreal solar]

No problem. I ended up having enough left over from previous roasts that I didn’t intend on selling. So it was good to move that out. You could probably drink it if you wanted too tbh. It’s mostly three month old 80+ beans 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Lol probably not drinking

I had a 20g, 3x6g and then a 20g today

I can confirm it smelled great thou

[cedar otter]

Omg I saw u

I had to step out to get stuff

I saw someone messing with their bike on my way back 😂

[surreal pivot]

What are the can’t miss items at Komal? @tight gorge @compact hound

[left inlet]

@tight gorge Is there a link to sign up for the meetup where we put in our data like we did when going Eric's?

The links posted earlier few days ago didn't let me my data. Thanks

[eternal birch]

check pins

[left inlet]

@eternal birch I am not great with tech as I am Dyslexic can you please post the pin? Not sure where to find the pin?

@eternal birch I might of just found a pin tab. Didnt know that was there.

[weary chasm]

Are you on mobile?

[left inlet]

yes but being Dyslexic I dont always trust my lying eyes

[tight gorge]

Don’t remember, it was a side quest during my second time trying holbox. I just remember liking it more

I recall sloth said the tamal

[compact hound]

Tamal

[compact hound]

Omg im so jealous

I wanna go

[compact hound]

Basically what happened to me haha

[surreal pivot]

Def better than holbox.

[eternal birch]

damn I want some now

damn mini kabob closed tomorrow fuck

suggestions for eats in HLP/Pas/Glendale for lunch tmrw

[boreal solar]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1qsx-6VaONT0U-gUsS2Wv0gRd1COeLLEcxTgQYxv2xVU/htmlview#gid=0

[surreal pivot]

Belle’s if you’re feeling a Jewish deli vibes

[edgy steppe]

How packed do we think this is going to be? I'm pretty intrigued but kinda far if there's going to be an insane line

[tight gorge]

10am on a work day I can’t imagine insane lines

[compact hound]

KQ special events are usually always packed

Dont think it will be like their recent fritz event but i dont doubt it’ll be busy

[cedar otter]

I'll be there at 9:45

prolly

[tight gorge]

Weekday though.

[eternal birch]

dang if I didnt take monday off I wouldve gone

[compact hound]

What did you order

[tight gorge]

Went with my wife’s family that are basic eaters, upside down noodles prob the best thing we got. In general dish for dish it’s 15% better than express.

[cold apex]

panda inn is a solid

i enjoy their hot and sour soup

[tight gorge]

Yeah I liked it actually, had a spicy kick to it

[compact hound]

@tight gorge our recent taco talk made me stray away from my usual al pastor

Got 2 carne asada tacos

It was

So hard not to stop by after the gym since its on the way home

[tight gorge]

That al pastor looks promising, shiny and nice sear

[compact hound]

V nice sear

My only gripe is they dont have lime

Lemon doesn’t really do it for me with tacos

[tight gorge]

Yeah that’s hella suss

[eternal birch]

tenkatori again at tokyo central for me cus I forgot I haven't taken my gf here

[vivid violet]

tacos -vs- protein shake post-gym ? tacos please.

[boreal solar]

Get them lettuce wrapped. Bam protein style tacos.

[compact hound]

Al pastor lettuce wrapped actually sounds kinda fire