Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[desert stirrup]

Man must of been spamming Kpop demon hunter like he was sipping at the fountain of youth

[mellow sonnet]

Me when I went to lamill bc I wanted to see their ceramics. And then they give it to me in a paper cup

How are u going to have your own custom ceramics and then not use them 😠

[boreal solar]

Probably the kids nursery rhymes

Oh, my too album was the Rudolph soundtrack for 695 minutes. The scary thing is that I switched to Apple Music half way through the year.

[surreal pivot]

I was only in the Unc category very briefly 😂. I’m surprisingly more comfortable in gramps status

[tight gorge]

Just checked and 22

That said by far the lowest minutes I have listened

[surreal pivot]

Ondo Lavender Fields was SINGING this morning btw… didn’t think I’d like that pink peppercorn note but it’s quite nice

[cedar otter]

It’s lowkey the best release from us so far

It’s very “interesting” for the newcomers and complex enough for the seasoned veterans

It’s process-y but not funky

[weary chasm]

It wasn't this stocked when I was there. Lol

[cedar otter]

You left too quick

[boreal solar]

Hmmm xbloom filters

[weary chasm]

needed to run away before i started buying more stuff.

i got a haircut today from next door. but i guess i need to know how to communicate the style of haircut

[trail tiger]

Speaking of blind boxes where can I get those Fritz blind boxes

[mellow sonnet]

Spent 100$ at helms buying butter

[weary chasm]

Is this really good butter?

[muted kindle]

Fritz 👀

I may go tomorrow and snag a bag

[compact hound]

That looks fire

[crude citrus]

Is their butter infused with Panama geshas?

[civic crest]

Fire sale?

[dull adder]

I got one for free from my friends at Counter Culture 😎

(but also bumping your question, idk where to get them)

[cedar otter]

Sometimes at quat

Or ondo? 👀

[mellow sonnet]

It's French butter

[tight gorge]

Indeed it was my friend. Also literally 🥵

Plastic plate covered in plastic bag is the tell

[earnest robin]

It will melt

[vivid violet]

thank you, @cedar otter , for the fantastic Nomad decaf 🙏

sorry for the confusion during pickup

[earnest robin]

I'm surprised you drive to Ondo's with 2 kids

Oh, you are not from west side

[vivid violet]

for Perry

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DR2ltygkk1h/

[trail tiger]

went past two weeks and seems to be out of stock

[cedar otter]

no worries! sorry Sue is new and didn't quite understand the process

[desert stirrup]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3262944703867700/?mibextid=wwXIfr

@cedar otter Ondo 3 - To Go Edition

[desert stirrup]

Please don’t pick up Hanky’s poor habits

[cedar otter]

south fucking central tho?

[vivid violet]

she did a great job, no worries

[cedar otter]

wow someone bought the Fellow Ode 2 today

[short condor]

Wish I would have noticed those before orders more 🤦‍♂️

[short condor]

I’m out in the valley and I’ll drive most anywhere on the weekends..
except south of Long Beach, doing that feel like a trip to fucking San Diego

[short condor]

Yeah you just keep the Glock on the counter. And look down at as everyone orders, keeps the line moving and the tip jar flowing.

There’s another xbloom studio on marketplace for 300, it’s got a broken lid and some dings so I wouldn’t pay more than 225-250 for it but not a bad deal.

[cedar otter]

I always have a case of them so ask me

and I'll soon have them available 24/7 on the Shopify store

all the lil filters

[earnest robin]

USC?

[cedar otter]

it was like 46th and central

[dull adder]

Dude I live just west of Long Beach and I wouldn't go south of there

[runic heath]

I’ll bite - where is this tasty plate from?

[tight gorge]

Tijuana. Tacos El Rio

Good not great. But better than anything I’ve tried here

My parents live there so I go often, goated for tacos

[mellow sonnet]

Yess in dtla

[earnest robin]

Are you from Tijuana?

Or just driving there for a day 🙂

[tight gorge]

Born and raised 🫡

[cedar otter]

TJbrews

[desert stirrup]

I’m surprised you don’t live in SD

Also does this mean you speak Spanish fluently????

[vivid violet]

he does. i heard him say S O C K S

[earnest robin]

That's how he gets discounts from tomato farm in SMFM

[desert stirrup]

I aspire to be a person who can do this

[tight gorge]

The person I have been with for 16 years is from Pasadena so alas

[tight gorge]

** natively

[tight gorge]

Had to gpt this lol

[vivid violet]

what peak is that ?

love seeing snow on Mt Baldy, this time of year.

[desert stirrup]

Of course Hanky even posts nature pics without context

This man has no manners

[mellow sonnet]

In Laguna for something else

Didn't expect to drive past this

Oh I saw the owner

He leaving lol

[short condor]

That’s Rosemead for sure

[desert stirrup]

Bubs & Grandma Za

Tomato and Porchetta (pancetta & broccolini) slice.

I think B&G Za is good and dandy. I don’t think it’s killing it in the pizza department like Sei or Apollonia’s or Secret. B&G Za is a bit soft. Not much crunch or cracker like bottom. The sauce is pretty good. Well balanced. I enjoy the well done char bits.

What I’m glad about is how this area has a dedicated neighborhood pizza joint. This place has a good amount of people living in a 1-5 mile radius and good amount of foot traffic. That’s a really good combo for pizza. I’m happy the people nearby get B&G Za in their backyard. Solid stuff and if I lived by I’d be happy

[compact hound]

I need to revisit when they open their dine in so I can enjoy a whole pie to have a conclusive review on them

Allen Tran (sloth&tortoise) can cook

He is the better sloth

The kabocha croquettes were so good

[earnest robin]

What's that. I have never seen a sandwich like that

[compact hound]

Shrimp katsu sandwich

Had a dashi glaze & yuzu vinaigrette

[eternal birch]

mt everest

[trail tiger]

A picture is worth a thousand words type beat

[desert stirrup]

Are you talking about yourself in the third person?

I’m so confused rn

Like did you cook this yourself, pack it in that to go container the post a pic here while talking about yourself???

[desert stirrup]

More like gatekeeping type beat

[tight gorge]

Been craving pho, will try ktown next to taste the tendon hype

[eternal birch]

ktown pho super solid

like an 8-9/10 depends on the day and ur mood

[civic crest]

It’s pretty good for being in ktown

[weary chasm]

There are many Allen trans

Kind of like spider verse

[crude citrus]

Is that a Vietnamese restaurant that serves what I think is pickled cucumbers?

I enjoy these pics with no context. Keeps me guessing

[eternal birch]

ohh lmao

that aint pho

lanzhou noodle

[desert stirrup]

I swear!

Every time someone says “Allen” I think “bruh there’s like 8 of them in here”

[crude citrus]

The name 💀

[glossy sail]

Who called?

[boreal solar]

I just think of Raptors.

Also there used to be a place in Rancho called k-towne pho. I have issues separating the name and get confused as to why the heck you people would come out here.

[buoyant marlin]

Is there any more of this? I'm assuming no after checkig the site but figured I'd ask. 🙂

[vivid violet]

sadly, i don't think so, right now..

@cedar otter , a friend in TX was also asking -- i had served them some over Thanksgiving, and they really liked it..

next time you have more in, i'll send links to the friends in Seattle, San Diego, Portland OR, and San Antonio TX who would love to order more 🙂

[buoyant marlin]

Yup, definitely put me down for a couple bags!

[trail tiger]

They announced the Marty supreme pop up location by castle kbbq I’m pretty sure people are gonna camp out for that jacket 😭😭

[cedar otter]

Gotchu!

[cedar otter]

Time to launch the decaf sub 😂

I’m meeting with someone who can design shopify website tomorrow

[mellow sonnet]

Washed vs natural time

[weary chasm]

ohh. can you help buy an random bag? i guess i can dm if you're still there

[glossy sail]

Lol got the 2 finca Deborah

[vivid violet]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DR_EyBcjNq0/

[crude citrus]

Is 9 some gen b joke

[earnest robin]

42

[vivid violet]

figured someone from Minnesota might know, have no idea.

[desert stirrup]

Which 6.5oz cup should I get?

[earnest robin]

Right one

[desert stirrup]

Or should I go for the more expensive but smaller company Hartmud cups?

[vivid violet]

I think I like the thinner lip on the lighter mugs.

plus, the perception of the coffee will be lighter with a lighter color.

[desert stirrup]

The green cup with the saucer?

Or the green blue or teal hartmud?

Nvm hartmud is out of the question. It’s $50 just for shipping 😵‍💫

[desert stirrup]

Honestly shall I get both given they’re $10 each?

I can sell them on FB for like $5 whenever I decide to move on

[vivid violet]

oh, my phone is on evening mode greyscale.

the one which looks like an upside down Devo hat.

(the one Mike liked)

hmm.. actually. I kinda like the left one 😅

and it'll be easier to pour latte art in a bowl-shaped one.

(caveat: I'm not seeing the colors, as my phone is greyscale right now)

[earnest falcon]

I have a z2 order pending going to be one of the first ones shipped, white with ulf, decided to go another route, was gonna cancel but wondering if anyone here would be interested in it at cost

[vivid violet]

too bad, would have been nice if it were black 😅

what other grinder are you going with ?

[earnest falcon]

I can probably change it to black without much trouble if anyone's interested

Gonna just stick with my pietro for now haha

[boreal solar]

I like the green one.

[dull adder]

The subreddit last night was saying a bunch of people are already lined up

[trail tiger]

Wild

LA sure loves lines

[boreal solar]

Heh yeah. I guess the experience isn’t that different from most of our highways during 70% of the day.

And we’re also pretty close to Disney. Home of the $500 per person day of standing in line

[dull adder]

Is the joke that the jacket says supreme on it? I can't really understand camping for 24hrs and spending $250 on a jacket for a movie I've never seen

I'm an AAA24 member, saw all their movies this year. But I don't really get it lol

[boreal solar]

Meh, we had people camping for 15 hours up the street for the stupid Trader Joe’s tote bag.

[dull adder]

That's actually more nuts

I have the plug, all my high school friends work there now

Apparently Chalamet showed up to the NYC one for a bit. And they're doing a premiere today for Marty Supreme

[trail tiger]

It’s just a jacket by a designer brand nahmias and Marty supreme is slightly based off some ping pong dude aside from that I did fall for the marketing and was released from the chokehold after seeing people camp out

I think it’s a cool looking jacket but yeah camping overnight ain’t it

[neon scaffold]

Streetwear and camping out is like peanut butter & jelly

Been happening for at least 15 years

[dull adder]

https://shop.a24films.com/products/marty-supreme-wheaties

Now how about a $25 box of Wheaties 😂

[trail tiger]

Wow $25 is not too bad 😂 cereal is already expensive

[weary chasm]

Expensive is always better right?? /s

Fellow also has some new cups.

https://fellowproducts.com/products/pirch-espresso-glasses

[mellow sonnet]

the foot is so tall

[vivid violet]

DM’d

[desert stirrup]

Is it textured or a fully smooth surface?

[earnest robin]

The ribs are slightly textured

[desert stirrup]

Hahahahah you right you right 🤔

[desert stirrup]

I think fellow is a pretty doodoo brand. Outside of their kettle I think they just copy and rehash like Apple does to Android features

[desert stirrup]

What makes you think it’s unremarkable? I thought the ribbed design would be “full of sensations”

Sorry I had to do the condom joke

[earnest robin]

Personal preference 🙂 I have a drawer full of random cups and these one gets least love

[weary chasm]

I mean. How innovative can you be to cups?

All about execution

But anyhow. Yeah. Their kettles feel cheap even though the price point is premium

[cedar otter]

we used this for the onmakase. very nice feeling

very bottom heavy feels like an old fashioned glass

[weary chasm]

They look great. I got the latte cups

But I need to exchange a cup

Because one rattles

Like. It's very so slightly not level

So when you put it down it keeps rattling.

[surreal pivot]

@cedar otter could you share the lavender fields and Suica 2.0 Xbloom recipes?

[cedar otter]

uhhh sure

https://share-h5.xbloom.com/?id=A1%2Br1vnFP4wKnWyclyklUw%3D%3D

https://share-h5.xbloom.com/?id=k4ddIv6xeG%2F5OVdPNZDlag%3D%3D

This for suica

[surreal pivot]

Thanks

[cedar otter]

I don't think we actually put suica on xbloom

just spro yeet

[earnest robin]

Totally agree

And they have a reputation to fail with v1 of their products

[weary chasm]

I guess stay clear of that fellow espresso machine...

[earnest robin]

I don't even want to touch

I had fellow carafe which didn't pour without spilling and they later did a ghost revision with a new spout
My fellow kettle screen stopped working
Their mug v1 didn't feet standard car cup holder and was very bulky to hold
And I think the list goes on 🙂

[weary chasm]

Lol

[earnest robin]

But they look cool

[weary chasm]

Glad I entered on v2+

[earnest robin]

Design over function

[earnest robin]

I would prefer dotted and ribbed style

[mellow sonnet]

My financially irresponsible lamp has arrived

[civic crest]

https://tenor.com/view/keo-tsang-keotsang-keo-tsang-miffy-gif-15175822300547407241

cute lamp haha

[mellow sonnet]

Also my desk right now

[weary chasm]

Lol. Discord can upload 50 mb video file?

Maybe it got compressed

[weary chasm]

On theme.

[desert stirrup]

Dude that looks big af

Like 4 ft tall minimum

[mellow sonnet]

32 inches lol

my couch is just really low

[desert stirrup]

Has anyone been to the Loveramics showroom in DTLA?

I might visit there to see these cups in person and buy it there

Instead of hoping they suite my taste

[mellow sonnet]

have u checked out the kinto store in dtla too

[cedar otter]

yes

[cedar otter]

I don't know if you can buy things there

like they might not have stocks of everything

[desert stirrup]

I can do that after I go to Loveramics!

[desert stirrup]

Wack af given it’s called a “showroom”

Can you just roll up?

[mellow sonnet]

showroom not a shop 🤷‍♀️

[desert stirrup]

On their insta post it says you need to set up an apt so I DMed them

Hopefully I can visit and even buy stuff on Wednesday!

[cedar otter]

they show not sell

[desert stirrup]

Fack that is annoying

[weary chasm]

"showroom"

Show not sell

[cedar otter]

"sellroom"

[boreal solar]

Kinto is a showroom and they occasionally sell things. 🤷‍♂️

[trail tiger]

Where to get those miffy figures?

Cute asf

[mellow sonnet]

blindbox

sleeping melanie was gachapon but the miffys are all blind box

[dull adder]

Idk if I fully agree. Their scale is the only one I know of to do the math for you on ratios. The brewer is pretty innovative in a number of ways. The espresso machine maybe I agree, though it seems to be a more accessible (price and UX) Decent.

[boreal solar]

I disagree in terms of innovation. They tend to push the bar more than a lot of other brands and target the general consumer a lot more as well. Which is an underrated niche. I like that they’re widely distributed and easy to find because some consumers aren’t going to order online and don’t have access to specialty shops.

That said I do feel like they tend to be overpriced for their build quality.

[desert stirrup]

I think the scale doing a simple multiplication function is an utter joke. I think it’s a red herring feature to set them apart but is deemed useless very quickly.

I know nothing of their brewer except that it clogs like hell.

Their espresso machine I’m hesitant on. I will wait to see reviews

I’m glad more people are making Decent like machines

Those are the only type of machines I’d buy

I think the Aiden was pretty cool @boreal solar

I’ll give credit for that.

But didn’t XBloom come out before the Aiden?

Even if it did, I think the Aiden is solid competition to the XBloom.

[trail tiger]

I think fellow gets the luxury of being the brand that people that just got into coffee and wants to step up their gear. Like i thought fellow had a cool set of stuff to get, but i realized theyre overpriced so never got anything from them

[weary chasm]

Aiden is a batch brewer

Xbloom studio fails at that

I believe aiden is a batch brewer that can also brew single pours.

[desert stirrup]

I just don’t enjoy their aesthetic and their UX choices which is a personal.

From an engineering perspective I don’t think they’re doing anything other than rehashing what’s happening in the market in their design language like Apple does. Like apple they come out with these red herring features to sell more but those features quickly become useless or obsolete. Also like @earnest robin said, almost all of their Mk I products are failures. That’s irresponsible in terms of a design and as an engineering company.

I’ll give credit to the Aiden for being good competition to XBloom. I am watching their ES1 closely.

[mellow sonnet]

fellow is 100% paying for brand and aesthetics but no other brand is bringing aesthetics tbh. but they also do bring some hobbyist function down to lower priced consumers just from sheer economy of scale

[desert stirrup]

Yeah I agree completely

[desert stirrup]

You’re right you’re right

[earnest robin]

I don't think comparison with Apple is fair

[mellow sonnet]

lowkey annoyed bc i messaged brewista a month ago about the flow knob kettle and they ghosted me when the automated reply said 24hr reply

[earnest robin]

I am not a apple Fanboy and neither the user but they are doing genuine innovations

[weary chasm]

Apple has premium products that feel and look premium

[desert stirrup]

I don’t see Fellow as dog shit, I just don’t appreciate them and choose not to buy any of their products outside of their kettle.

[boreal solar]

The xbloom was available first but I feel like it’s a different product. The Aiden is more like a smart batch brewer while the xbloom is more of a pour over alternative.

The only fellow products I have are carters lol

[desert stirrup]

They never responded to my emails man

Supposedly their HQ is in Irvine

Type to show up and roll some heads I guess

[desert stirrup]

Idk wtf a “Carter” is

[earnest robin]

Mugs

[boreal solar]

Is a travel tumbler.

[earnest robin]

It was not in the beginning

It didn't even fit car cup holder

[weary chasm]

I messaged fellow about a broken lid. And they got me a replacement.

Going to see how good their customer service is for my most recent purchase. But hope it goes well.

If it is, then the premium pricing pays for good cs

[desert stirrup]

Fellow gives off “I’m trying to increase my evaluation as much as possible so I can go IPO then be bought by Black Rock” vibes

[earnest robin]

My white Carter is also yellow already

[mellow sonnet]

you dont ipo to get bought out by PE those are contradictory statements

[weary chasm]

I think there's carter and carter move

[boreal solar]

Ah, I have a Carter move. It’s a custom version from slowbloom. It’s nice enough.

[desert stirrup]

Idk much about stock market stuff so pardon my ignorance

I hope my sentiment is understood though

[weary chasm]

Everyday I shill the timemore m01.

It's so good.

[desert stirrup]

I guess they give off “I want to be bought by PE” vibes

[weary chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/chefs-kiss-french-chef-perfect-dish-excellent-food-perfection-gif-20341505

Current recipe.

15g, 1:16 ratio.

60g bloom. Wdt.
80g on melodrip or similar.
Followed by 100g on Melo drip or similar

Currently using Gabi dripper because I dont have a second melodrip

[boreal solar]

I meant mine specifically btw 😅

[weary chasm]

Using a 75% grind size 10 and 25% grind size 8

Mixed blending.

The layering is so nice.

[earnest robin]

Ode grinder added accessible 64mm grinder that's compact and nice looking

[weary chasm]

Esp ode v2

I just think it's funny you can get a pretty nice setup now at ondo Artesia or similar.

Let's see the price for one...

---

(1) fellow stagg ekg ($200? )
(2) acaia pearl ($150)
(3) orea z1 ($68) or some dripper in the $50 range
(4) filter papers ($10-20)
(5) coffee $25

(6) carafe, $30-50
(7) fellow ode, $350

Oh. About $825 or so

Is this entry level? Lol

[brave crystal]

The Valley's second throwdown in two months. The scene is growing. 👀

[weary chasm]

Oh. Free entry

And food

[boreal solar]

That’s not entry lol

Hmmm I think Ondo has the origami air. That might be better value

[weary chasm]

Well. The other two would be v60 mugen or Cafec flower dripper

At $14 and $20

But I guess if you're spending this much, why not just gear up and get orea z1

Or do both

[boreal solar]

Fellow isn’t really entry level. I think our perceptions are skewed

It’s high level consumer. We’re just all prosumer

[weary chasm]

Yeah. Just doing a thought exercise

On if you were new and wanted to get a set from ondo Coffee

[mellow sonnet]

Entry is 1zpresso grinder

[weary chasm]

Grinder, scale, brewer

[mellow sonnet]

I would say entry no scale needed

Just do volumetric

[weary chasm]

Barebones grinder I rec is kingrinder p0, $22.

Followed by the kingrinder k6 $100

I guess 1zpresso q air at $70?

[eternal birch]

anyone selling xbloom

[weary chasm]

Oh wow. Another Allen tran has appeared

[cedar otter]

Not anymore

Orea baby o baby

[boreal solar]

Ah well.

Origami air was a little deceptive price wise imo. The base made it cost as much as other drippers. I kept adding it to my cart and building what I wanted only to buy another dripper that comes with a base

[desert stirrup]

Should we all change our names now?

[earnest robin]

Does it glow in the dark

[earnest robin]

Yes

[cedar otter]

unfortunately no

[weary chasm]

I thought about it

[vivid violet]

allenzeoTranopes ?

qq Allen, how’d you like that coffee ?

[desert stirrup]

I’m about to change Momo’s name to Allen Tran

Guys

Meet Allen Tran

[mellow sonnet]

This is Allen tran my friend's rabbit not even mine

[desert stirrup]

Both Allen Trans have such floppy ears!

[glossy sail]

At the main store

[neon scaffold]

how is it over there?

[glossy sail]

It's just me hahah

[neon scaffold]

Lol wth they aren’t popular there?

[glossy sail]

Slayer, FM, ek43

Shared some hydrangea x recaphe collab with the baristas

Finca nuguo comp combo

[short condor]

Koughei toys on melrose has lots of miffy stuff

[short condor]

They changed a long time ago, they were hopeful and brightened prior to the mugs and containers. I got into an argument with one of the VP of sales years back at coffee fest. They hired a lot of big wig people to expand sales but they lost me quite a bit when they issued the grinders to crate and barrel before the kickstarters who funded them. They slipped down that corporate road and lots of the early team sold their positions from what I’ve read and heard.

[short condor]

One on marketplace for 300 but it’s got a cracked water reservoir so you could ask 250 and I think they’d take it

[eternal birch]

dont see it, do you have a link?

[glossy sail]

When a bowl of noodles is 11 rmb but a finca nuguo comp combo is 388 rmb . . . . Is the explanation. lol

[tight gorge]

That combo is cheapppp

[uneven axle]

I’m unfortunately a sucker for the fellow v1 products. I’ve only ever had issue with the ode and Aiden, and each time they swapped me for a new unit. Build quality on my replacement Aiden is noticeably better. I am super skeptical about the espresso machine but am patiently waiting for it anyways

[eternal birch]

relatives would die of shock on hearing 388rmb for coffee

[mellow sonnet]

As far as my parents are concerned my coffee is all 10-50c/g

[cedar otter]

Lmk if you need $4/g

[mellow sonnet]

[mellow sonnet]

will be at the cupping on saturday

[weary chasm]

Tasted eggnog today.

It's pretty good

Eggnog latte is pretty good too

[tight gorge]

which one was the best

I need eggnog in my life

those three brands are fire as is

[compact hound]

Eggnog too rich for me

Cant have more than like 2 oz of it

[civic crest]

says they guy who dailies burgers and smashes 3 donuts in one sitting

go get em used to do this holiday egg nog drink i liked but then they went mass expansion, lost a co-founder, and stopped all that nonsense

[boreal solar]

I never really liked it when I was a kid. Probably should try some again sometime myself. Taste buds have changed a lot.

[weary chasm]

If you need in your face, clover is better.

Subtle is Alexandra

The oat nog... I don't recommend unless you just can't drink milk
Oat nog is not creamy enough

For my taste I like Alexandra

[boreal solar]

How is he not 300lbs? My almost 40 year old self with slow metabolism is jelly

[weary chasm]

It's straight fall spices.

Milk, cream, egg,

And all the usual suspects you'd find in pumpkin spice

*without pumpkin

[weary chasm]

Do an eggnog latte

1 espresso shot, with a 50-50 blend of eggnog and whole milk

Actually with the Alexandra, I was considering 75-25 split.

It's subtle and creamy

[earnest robin]

Sounds like custard

Oh, so eggnog is raw?

Do you use entire egg or just whites?

[compact hound]

Think its just yolks?

No idea

[cedar otter]

Broguire’s eggnog for life

[mellow sonnet]

I don't think I've ever had eggnog

💀

[weary chasm]

Probably try this next week

[weary chasm]

I heard it was always bad

But could just be bad execution

[tight gorge]

is it very rich? feeling the subtle vibes rn

[desert stirrup]

Make it

It’s stupid easy

And the spices are customizable and more present

[desert stirrup]

You’re exactly right

Egg nog in modern terms is a creme anglaise, a French culinary term for thin pourable custard made with eggs

Egg nog is usually milk, egg yolks, cream, sugar and warming spices. Store bought egg nog usually omits the egg for food safety and profit.

What’s really interesting is how egg nog is mainly an American invention and food item to preserve eggs and milk before refrigeration was invented and common place.

Back in the day they would mix a large quantity of liquor into whole beat eggs then milk and maybe sugar. They then let that sit for weeks if not years. They ethanol in the high proof alcohol pasteurized the eggs and milk over time. That’s the reason why egg nog is usually drunken chilled

The wealthy usually used high quality liquor, sugar, and spices.

It is shocking and confusing to me with the advent of refrigeration that egg nog didn’t evolve into a warm served drink. It continue to be served chilled even in the dead of winter. It is bizarre. I personally enjoy making my own egg nog and serving it warm. The spices comes through even better when served warm and it’s more comforting when it’s cold

Egg nog history 🙂

Also @crude citrus I am starting to understand what you meant with MP burrs only excelling in modern 1:3+ ratio espresso. The acidity is just too biting for anything below 1:2.5.

The burr set kind of locks you into turbos and soup

[solid ferry]

I've enjoyed this recipe quite a bit: https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/recipe-egg-nog/

And for the loud natty funk lovers, save some in the fridge for next year and add it to a fresh batch

[desert stirrup]

I just thought about this but with your impulse cooktop you can make fail proof eggnog which is fucking wild.

Simply set the temp to 5-10F below the temperature that egg protein coagulate. You then can literally never fuck it up

Impulse cooktop is actually next level

When that technology becomes common place things like cast iron pans will be even more special use or even decorative use.

[solid ferry]

I never saw a need to cook/pasteurize my egg nog

Also, I usually go with 450g Major Liquor(Rum, Brandy, a mix whatever) and 6g Minor Liquor (Sherry, Amaretto, whatever) and you can dial whatever fun you'd like

And it's kind of fun to taste fresh vs fresh + last year's batch. Kind of like the stages of Kimchi

[crude citrus]

And if you compare filter on it vs brew burrs, I feel like it’s pretty harsh still. Could just be me regurgitating everything online though. In the end it’s all personal preference

[desert stirrup]

Yeah so that’s the traditional way of making eggnog where the alcohol over time makes it safe to consume

It was a preservation method

Now egg nog is more of a festive beverage that can (and should) be alcoholic. That’s why many times it is cooked on the stove. The alcohol content in modern eggnog is simply not enough to denature all of the bacteria and proteins found in eggs

[desert stirrup]

Well I use my Pietro for filter. The Z1 is specifically for spro

I already put in the HU burrs so not to have a hard time dialing in for my mom when she comes this weekend

But I think you’re right. MPs give off a biting presentation of all the coffees I tried with it

I also burnt through so many beans just to get shots into a drinkable range

It’s official

MP burrs are not unemployment friendly

[boreal solar]

that’s why I mentioned them being sharp as well.

[desert stirrup]

Very pointy and aggressive on the acidity

I even changed my water to include more buffer and it still is a bit aggressive

I’m interested to see how the CV3s will taste now

[boreal solar]

They should be closer to the HUs with perhaps a tad more clarity.

[tight gorge]

yup, why I got the stovetop

not everyone can be my mom and cook badass food using a 3 way gas dial

aight, so what is the best non-plastic brewer that is not a hario

cone based, not immersion

[earnest robin]

Kalita?

Orea in metal

Many ceramic brewers

[tight gorge]

Metal orea clogs less often than kalita?

[mellow sonnet]

Conical? I would say colum

Or origami

Diff ends of the spectrum tho

High bypass and low bypass

[tight gorge]

Do you preheat?

[mellow sonnet]

No lol

I'm lazy

I preheat my ceramic v60 only

I don't wet any filters

I find using the ground coffee to hold the filters down gives better contact with the dripper too

[tight gorge]

damn I have two kalitas so prob will return to monkee. It was my first proper brewer when I was trying to copy the Highlight brews

I bought the beans and they gave away their water... so that led to to conclude that I needed to buy a titan grinder since I couldnt nail the same flavors

[mellow sonnet]

I borrowed a friend's c40 for over a year and then went straight to fellow ode

I think I had it pretty good from the start luckily

But yeah I think a titan grinder is a whole other world

Hard to go back once u learn to appreciate it

[surreal pivot]

Looking back on starting with a baratza encore and a chemex in the dark ages makes me laugh.

And then thinking that buying a chemex Ottomatic would save me time in law school, only for it to break within the year

[mellow sonnet]

Me getting into coffee to save myself in pharmacy school only to drop out a year later

[weary chasm]

I have a titan grinder too. But I guess I enjoy handgrinder more...

One more day. One more info message for the time more m01

[dull adder]

I missed the eggnog talk 😴

[mellow sonnet]

Maybe one day I'll get a hand grinder again

[opal junco]

i had a well-meaning coffee friend tell me that the hario skerton was a good starter grinder. i made cold brew with it. it was not a good time but we all start somewhere

went from 1zp jx and an aeropress to experimenting with a friend's bdb, then a v2 silvia from craigslist with a rancilio rocky, then to the ascaso with a niche zero and straight to p64 once bana infected me

[mellow sonnet]

C40, ode, niche, lagom 01, nautilus 💀 my grinder prices ironically directly reflect how much I made at the time

[earnest robin]

No new burrs? That's where the money sink is for big burrs

I regret buying p100 because of that

[weary chasm]

I think I went the route of hand grinders for this

At least they're kind of self contained

[neon scaffold]

im looking forward to whatever my grinder journey becomes tbh i have no idea what will happen atm

[boreal solar]

That’s probably the biggest reason I went with the philos last time. 64mm burrs are so cheap

Ngl though if I were in the market right now I’d get a p80 @neon scaffold the pricing is legit for the build quality and burrs.

[neon scaffold]

seems really nice im just not itching to upgrade yet. would be great for filter and espresso tho which fits my use case. i just started drinking my first ULs and haven't gotten a great cup yet, only good soup. need to figure out a nice recipe setup and then once i dial in the recipe and my technique if im still not getting something decent i'll think about upgrades

ive heard this is a good starting place (TPC i think)

[dull adder]

That grinder is wildly different from yours so the results may vary.
Also I typically like a higher ratio and more aggressive brewing, personally. I've been enjoying the brew guide from minmax https://minmaxcoffee.com/brew-guide/

[neon scaffold]

Sick thanks man gonna try this

[dull adder]

@tiny mountain can you share the deets on Feran's brew guide? You've been having luck with ULs + conicals with that, right?

[dull adder]

For sure. Not necessarily any wrong answers, but also ULs are the most susceptible to tasting like nothing

[neon scaffold]

yea, still finding what i enjoy tbh so maybe im not a UL guy. you talkoing about this recipe?

[tiny mountain]

Whatcha need?

[tiny mountain]

Yup this is the one

[dull adder]

Apparently nothing 😁

[neon scaffold]

i was searching disc this am for UL recipes and i found that TPC one and his

[muted kindle]

Anyone has a good roaster recommendation for gifting beans to someone who owns a super automatic?

[dull adder]

Local to LA? I get Offset often when I want to make boomer shots

Otherwise you can pretty much just pick anything that's medium or dark?

[crude citrus]

What’s the biggest difference in multiple smaller pours vs say 2 big pours?

[rough crypt]

Luxxe does decent dark roast stuff, Montenerro blend is fine and very consistent/forgiving

[dull adder]

Honestly, I don't entirely know. But it seems to help boost extraction? minmax and Feran recommend it

[earnest robin]

If it drains fast smaller pours allow to have more contact

I do small pours on deep 27 and 2 big pours on orea and v60

[muted kindle]

Local / online is fine lol I prefer local so I don’t end up buying a bunch to meet the free shipping requirement

[weary chasm]

it depends on what kind of super auto.

but i do enjoy a Peet's Major Dickenson blend

from a super auto

otherwise, maybe its about presentation

[low mantle]

@neon scaffold here’s the shoey recipes as well

[neon scaffold]

U rock

[low mantle]

I like this and ferans recipe but the simple 4 equal pour is my go to since i can remember it.

[neon scaffold]

Have some H&S and shoey about done resting. Gonna start here and mess around from there

[low mantle]

I rotate a lot of shoey/h&s/and September for PO. Good pricing and consistency

[boreal solar]

Probably something more on the developed side as they tend to work unfavorably with ultralights. I’d look into George Howell

[muted kindle]

Yeah def not a ultralight lol I don’t like gifting those because of the unexpected flavor profile

[boreal solar]

Most super auto machines use a lower brew temp and have grinders without enough uniformity to highlight an ultralight roast. That’s why I suggest something more traditional like Howell. I think it’ll be a good fit.

[desert stirrup]

I’m always down to talk about egg nog!

It had quite the history

[cedar otter]

A buddy of mine made one a few years ago with booze and everything

I think they aged it for a few weeks? Months? Even

It just tasted like boozy vanilla ice cream that melted

[eternal birch]

whoever said Archives of Us was same owner of Memorylook was right

and also Memorylook got sold to pursue AoU

[mellow sonnet]

AoU interior is insane tbh

the renovations were prob crazy

[eternal birch]

their matcha pretty good

apparently hes wholesale for matcha now

[dull adder]

How was it? Their espresso is bad imo

[eternal birch]

its just dessert drink

I dont expect much

the banana cream is good

[dull adder]

Yeah I was expecting the coffee to taste good on its own

[dull adder]

I just did the same. Raw eggs + booze, and cream and sugar.
Been aging since November 16

[trail tiger]

eggnog is aged???

[weary chasm]

Finally had the time and courage to try this

Lol

Going to try their brew method next

[cedar otter]

good ones are, yes

apparently

[earnest robin]

as they say prep for chrismas starts in summer

[cedar otter]

those brits....

[dull adder]

It has to be to neutralize the salmonella

It also helps with flavor. But the main benefit is ensuring it's safe to drink

And it can be stored in the fridge indefinitely. Some people make it the year before. But I've heard around 3 months or so is best

[earnest robin]

if you suck the insides without touching the shell how will salmonella get into it

but i don't think aging if for salmonella, it's for pasterization so it doesn't spoil

[earnest robin]

people drink raw eggs all year long without aging it

[dull adder]

The low alcohol percentage (low being ~15%) can kill the salmonella but takes time. A lab in Rockefeller University did a very informal test on it, and that's where I got the recipe.

[dull adder]

Not recommended in the US for risk of food poisoning. We clean our eggs but they are not pasteurized nor vaccinated. The UK for example does vaccinate for salmonella

It is a low chance in a healthy individual but you are rolling the dice on food poisoning

Also pasteurization has a specific definition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization

[earnest robin]

oh well 🙂 gonna add vodka in my next batch of mayo

[dull adder]

You can buy pasteurized eggs. Or if you feel comfortable with the risk and aren't serving immunocompromised then go for it
https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Is-homemade-mayonnaise-safe

[cedar otter]

or sous vide egg yolks and pasteurize urself

[mellow sonnet]

So uh audio nerds. If I buy this how hard is it to convert to US plug? I know audio u can't just use a plug converter bc something about 50hz and 60z and audio not liking that

It has a cracked leg and bent cart too but cart is an easy fix and the leg is kinda "it is what it is"

[earnest robin]

converting 50hz to 60hz is pita

[mellow sonnet]

Hmm yeah that's what I figured

If I can get it for like under 2-300 might be worth

[vivid violet]

how thick a pita bread is needed ?

[earnest robin]

Dyson fans have that problem too for some reason

[vivid violet]

i’m sure you could buy an expensive power supply / line conditioner

[earnest robin]

a friend of mine despite everyone telling her that it won't work bought a dyson airwrap from the US expecting it to work in the Europe with a transformer

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah vintage audio is nice but getting euro audio is beyond my knowledge other than it's a lot diff

[vivid violet]

friend whose an EE has a power supply which will do a bunch of different things.. could possibly look up how much that might be

[earnest robin]

you need a transformer/inverter, not a power supply, i think

especially if they use AC motors

the only issue i can see hapenning is that the motor will spin a bit faster than in Europe

[mellow sonnet]

And then the vinyl will spin at a faster rpm and potentially burn out components

[vivid violet]

yeah, you’re right. the piece of hardware my friend has is a giant box to simulate all different types of output needed for various equipment. prob the size of a desktop computer.

[vivid violet]

it’s cool, just listen to Alvin, Simon, and Theodore songs.

[crude citrus]

You’ll need one of these https://a.co/d/4yamJDC

At least you can get it in two days

[mellow sonnet]

That's massive rip

Hard to hide

[tight gorge]

I just paid for the Met :

[mellow sonnet]

Met soon?

Unique green in San Gabriel already got shut down

I'm ded

They're working on personnel, equipment, and renovations according to the comments. Idk why u would need more renovations tho

[weary chasm]

Did they lack permits?

[mellow sonnet]

Probably they opened so fast and blew up so fast

I saw like so many posts about them

Was going to try this weekend but they got shut down yesterday

Kinda wild but yeah I saw posts about it being terrible while other ppl called it amazing

Probably got swamped and quality went down

But the note on the door is from city of San Gabriel so they got shut down by the city

[vivid violet]

congrats ! it's been such a short wait

[mellow sonnet]

Oh I don't have a met order

Maybe once there's no more preorders

Change my water line to a kettle refill and cup rinser

[vivid violet]

whoops, i meant to reply to LAbrews

[tight gorge]

ya, hype! hopefully becomes the one to rule them all

[mellow sonnet]

Met + Titus drm would be such a nice pairing

[vivid violet]

it's so good, i'm starting to drink Soup shots

what the hell

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah last time we were testing it I realized you could just soup w a smaller basket when we were playing w stepdown

[vivid violet]

yeah.. one of the other testers soups with the Graph basket (58-to-46 mm) at some really coarse grind setting, and it works well.

today i ran a nordic ultralight at 280 micron, and both the soup and the purge were delicious. a lot of tea notes.

[short condor]

Looks like it was unlisted it’s not even in my saves anymore which is weird, haven’t seen something disappear from my marketplace like that before

[short condor]

Does tritan count ?

[short condor]

That’s all about ratio, franks recipes hit you in the face because of the high ratio and his water recipe. If I remember correctly he uses a 12/1 ratio.

[tight gorge]

yeah, 25g pourovers. lit

[tight gorge]

yeah, doesnt count

[vivid violet]

anyone want to buy a Slayer machine ? @split kestrel (Kafatek mod and tester) is selling one, ideally to someone on the west-coast:

Single group, 220V. Red with walnut burl. Titvs drip pan. Rebuilt and burned in for 3 weeks before storing.

ref: #1354464237048692807 message

I suppose to follow EAF protocol, it would require being posted in #1021971239406927882 🙂

[tight gorge]

Homie been trying to sell it for forever.

[vivid violet]

seems like a cool machine. small group who would be okay with the price point 😅

[mellow sonnet]

Wew if I could get 220 I would've considered

Limited to 110 and my ever decreasing interest in spro pushing me toward a met still

[vivid violet]

you won’t be disappointed. the flexibility of all the profiles is mind-blowing.

[earnest robin]

In 5 years

[earnest robin]

We had a slayer at the office which broke down so many times that they replaced it with LM

But I think it's mostly a problem with ones with gear pump

[eternal birch]

sibarist fast flat or just regular ufo paper

[compact hound]

Reg

[eternal birch]

thank

[mellow sonnet]

wallet issue

jk

sibarist kinda crazy

[desert stirrup]

It can get and tend to better when done so!

[desert stirrup]

Hell yeah

Send a pic of video of you pouring it!

It's always interesting how thick it gets

[desert stirrup]

Thiccccccc

[dull adder]

Here's a picture of the finished product.
We'll see if I can remember to take a video of pouring it

[desert stirrup]

Almost like Kefir thicc

[dull adder]

I was a little surprised after just an hour (when that photo was taken) it thickened. At first it was kinda thin and I was wondering if I should have used only cream instead of half cream half milk. Or more egg yolks. But seems like it might be where I want

[mellow sonnet]

Pesado stuff came

They removed the engraving from the bottom of the basket

[civic crest]

Where should I eat lunch before going to Sofi on Sunday?

[mellow sonnet]

last time i was in inglewood i got gum stuck onto my margiela tabi boots 😢

[drowsy knot]

crown jewel samples from Royal - first 15 responses: https://ctrk.klclick.com/l/01KC7JRQP8PBNXG5MVSF46BASY_10

[weary chasm]

Dang. The Orea Z1 needs a carafe with a big mouth

[solid ferry]

You can always stack it with an empty, more form fitting dripper underneath. But yes.

[weary chasm]

Lol

I guess that works.

[solid ferry]

shitty, but yes it does work

[weary chasm]

I measured the paper

And it's 68mm

I just bought the nt cutter

Gonna give it a spin

[desert stirrup]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1177371761244680/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Practically brand new Lunar

[vivid violet]

went to Quat LA / Wynd collab today, and then Mariscos Linda Catering #4 for large fish taco (right outside El Super). both were amazing.

the Wynd collab is ending on Dec 21, recommend trying his signature distilled drink before it disappears.

it was incredible

[weary chasm]

Where is it and which is the distilled drink? Any pics?

[tight gorge]

distilled yuzu drink. I think its always on the menu though

[vivid violet]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wCXWRtkNMAdF473C8

three special drinks, will be going away when Wynd owner stops the collab.

tried all three special drinks today, they were all tasty.

sorry, forgot to take pics 😅

the first of the 3 special drinks menu is a distilled coffee drink, which has a slice of dried orange, and lemon zest. its amazing.

he makes 2 batches a week

LAbrews drink must be another one on the menu too, I didn't see that one

ah, my friend took a pic. here are the 3 special drinks from Wynd collab, on the right:

[tight gorge]

Yeah those are the standard sig drinks when he had his shop open

[weary chasm]

Hm. So the shop is currently closed?

[vivid violet]

shoot, yeah.

[weary chasm]

Oh. That one I know is closed

But the phrasing seems like WYND got shut down

[vivid violet]

what happened at Wynd:

• city let them open
• they stayed open for 6 months
• then city discovered something "wrong", and forced them to close / fix the issue
• city also didn't have an inspector appt before Feb, but they've already fixed whatever was the inspection issue

so he's been closed, waiting city inspector, until Feb 2026 😐

in the meantime, he's doing pop-ups at diff places. He said he may be in San Diego at end of Jan. (and doing coffee consulting for various places.. he was mentioning a client he setup in Vegas)

[weary chasm]

Thanks for the recap

[vivid violet]

no problemo. seems particularly frustrating if the city let them operate for 6 months, then discovers some issue they missed, and then doesn't make the inspector resources available to resolve quickly..

[cedar otter]

But do we know when wynd will open up again?

[vivid violet]

hoping in Feb sometime 🙏

also, this Mariscos Linda Catering #4 had the amazing fish taco, picture above..

got it added to Google Maps 🎉

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZTDf6ZXKmuYrRv7A

the salsa was amazing. smokey and a tad bit spicy

[mellow sonnet]

International student in DTLA leaving and selling their coffee setup

Kettle and grinder for 100 and 360

She also selling an eames cabinet im asking about kek

Damn the eames is on hold already

Sad

700$ for an eames 1x2 cabinet would've been nice

[vivid violet]

wallet protected ✅

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah true

I just bought a pair of pants from Rick Owens earlier this week

[vivid violet]

ooh, that sounds nice

[cedar otter]

Meanwhile I got a couple of blu dot benches

Hope ppl don’t steal these

[mellow sonnet]

Bludot is great

[cedar otter]

yeah as cliche as they are

they are also quite durable

perfect for cafe stuff

[mellow sonnet]

They were offering 20% off to fire victims like a week after the fire which is nice

But like ???? Everyone affect is in a hotel or airbnb

Nobody is buying furniture yet

[cedar otter]

maybe those rich ppl who own multiple properties

took advantage of that deal

put the new ones in a storage or their other homes

[mellow sonnet]

I think DWR if u just talk to them they'll also honor the 20% they offered for fire victims

But also they generally give 20% if ur nice to them

The business discount is 20% so they normally give it out to people anyway

I bought a panthella 250 I'm waiting on too 🤧

Can get small furniture but no big ones until I move

[tight gorge]

Crate and barrel and cb2 offer the same thing

[neon scaffold]

gotta farm goodwill clout

[mellow sonnet]

I mean I'm sure if u ask nicely they'll honor it next year too but prob depends if the manager is working that day or not bc they might just be like "out of my control sorry"

[short condor]

They were better originally when they opened it feels like they changed things and now it’s good but not as good as it was when they opened. But they need to work on dialing in, I had a pretty nice geisha that was mid cause it was definetely not dialed in.

[short condor]

I like the guys there that run the shop but I didn’t like that they opened up directly across from another coffee shop before they opened up. That’d seems pretty shitty imo even if your both on good terms.

[short condor]

Is it marked Eames or just a Modernica

[short condor]

If you ever go this far the DWR outlet in Ventura is always worth it. So many deals there and they are open to haggle if you’re nice about it.

[weary chasm]

alright. for scrub brewers like me.

orea z1 is just super EZ mode.

finally trying out ultralight roasts that kind of hit the spot.

[weary chasm]

how does this work?

if its like a $1k table, you can haggle to make it into a $500 table?

[mellow sonnet]

its an outlet where they put returns and slightly damaged products

usually they have stuff like 20-30% off of retail, and then theyll run sales there on top

[mellow sonnet]

Brewista finally got back to me and they said the variable flow kettle was limited for the Collab with no plans for more production 💀

They went through the whole effort of setting up manufacturing for the variable flow knob and only plan to use it for a temporary Collab? Wow

[boreal solar]

Chinese Whitelabel

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.instagram.com/wayhomecoffee

Anybody here of this place?

Interior looks very Chinese

Drinks look very sugary

[cedar otter]

wei-hom

maybe that's the name of the owner

what's up with these cream top shops running Slayer

[mellow sonnet]

It's tagged #koreancafe but it looks so Chinese inside ngl

[cedar otter]

Prolly because of Stagger

I saw leilo coffee?

[mellow sonnet]

Oh yeah leilo opened in culver

Might go soon

[tight gorge]

Wish me luck

[earnest robin]

Good luck

[weary chasm]

good luck

[vivid violet]

bonne chance

[boreal solar]

As even had one in Rancho. The type of place that gets confused when you ask what they’re serving for espresso 😅

[tight gorge]

Baby albacore - dank. first bite lacked lemon sauce, second was amazing.
Bubs bread - duh
Pickled muscles - miss. sauce lacked depth, one tone. majordomo does a better dipping sauce.
Rice risotto - good not great. After ordering a Nebbiolo glass it made it great, remembering to always have risotto with wine.
Cornbread - initially honey was too overpowering. once I added extra butter it became sublime.
Steak- good not great. Expertly grilled. Charred on both sides ( yes I checked). Lacked depth so the bovine didn’t cooperate this time. Some chewy bites that’s lasted minutes. Matu still numero uno.
Autom veggies - mid. Not quite Costco bag (iykyk) but boring.

Too full for dessert

[compact hound]

Very good review

[tight gorge]

I only recommend you do this if your w*fe puts up with your eaf BS

[civic crest]

So bright in there when I went it was dark af lol

[tight gorge]

iPhone prob did that. They had Xmas lights but otherwise it was a nice dark ambiance which I like

[compact hound]

She doesn’t

[mellow sonnet]

[short condor]

Some of them are damaged and and let’s say something is 732.99 and you feel like the damages are more distracting than they lead on you can try and haggle a bit. They put more of a discount on each 20 days or so till it hits a max of 70% discounted so sometimes they’ll apply the next level discount to get you to buy it.

[short condor]

Honest question, if you lean heavy into cream tops is there a need a decent espresso? Unless you’re making a smaller proportioned drink I feel you’re more than likely gonna kill or ruin any notes from a nicer espresso, the sweetness from most of the drinks will also overpower it. I’d wager you could over/under extract shot and still not notice it. I do wanna state I enjoy a good cream tops but feel like it could have shit or poorly pulled espresso and not be noticed.

[crude citrus]

Slayer machines have that wow factor too

[mellow sonnet]

https://nocsdesign.com/products/braque?variant=52856510677325

These are pretty

[mellow sonnet]

Considering milk itself already adds sweetness capable of fixing a "bad" shot adding any sort of flavoring agent is def saving a bad shot

[solid ferry]

He knows. EG-1 style vibe farming, just like EK43 farming previously. Buying nice things is always the easy part, but nothing wrong with that IMO.

[mellow sonnet]

Ondo Geisha Cupping

kekw camera quality

[weary chasm]

Vintage vibes

[mellow sonnet]

kodak charmera best purchase ever

[brave crystal]

Heard Nadia Park was in town all the way from Korea 👀

And BQ... coincidence? haha

[weary chasm]

At junia Café.

So close. Lol. And no signs that it's even a Cafe. I guess you just gotta know.

Beans look good

[weary chasm]

@compact hound you visit?

[boreal solar]

They’re sideways bro.

Looks like a good time though.

[compact hound]

Ye like 4 times

Owners are very sweet

[scarlet gale]

Pure coincidence

Good brew of trompo

[tight gorge]

I wish less shops carried la cabra.

Takes up valuable space 😴

[weary chasm]

I was thinking if it was good or not

Roasted in NYC

Their NYC branch

[weary chasm]

On one hand, it feels like a carbon copy of a coffee shop.

Minimalist. Industrial. Same look and feel.

But on the other hand, it is familiar. Expectations of roughly the same menu.

But the defining factor is the location. It's super close to me.

[cedar otter]

Oh hey your server is here

I asssume u wanted it in East Hollywood yeah?

[cedar otter]

Or hydrangea

[dull adder]

That sad reality where every shop can't have the Ondo selection

[cedar otter]

Apparently we don’t have enough drink options and our pourovers are too expensive

[dull adder]

I tell my friends a good coffee shop usually looks sterile. Like an operation room 😅

[cedar otter]

Also we don’t charge extra for splash of oat if you order iced coffee 🧐

[weary chasm]

iced coffee with milk vs iced oatmilk latte

upon reading it further, i think they ordered an iced pourover... and asked to add in milk. probably asking to be sure since the point (of these expensive pourovers) is to drink it black... ?

[weary chasm]

yeah. i guess if the template works.

otherwise, you would need more funds to inject personality into the feel

tried and true.

[cedar otter]

I had to upload a picture just so I can reply

[dull adder]

That's a fair reply imo

Not trying to gas you up

If we want to be charitable to them, I think it could be confusing. There's a big bright screen that's only the specialty menu. The real menu is a smaller paper in front of the register

While I'm at Ondo I've seen the barista redirect the customer

[scarlet gale]

Went to Yihui today too for coffee sensory popup

[cedar otter]

Oh this is for artesia where we have three letter sized menus

How many fucking drinks is enough

@scarlet gale u need to update ur handle

Nomad/Pharos

[dull adder]

Oh

[scarlet gale]

I had La Cabra Alo washed from Mandarin today and it's just very aite

[scarlet gale]

What should I put instead

[cedar otter]

xBloom / Moonwake / hydrangea / Ondo

All the brands owned by bq llc

Jk

[scarlet gale]

Why would I wanna own a shop that just got a 2 star Yelp review

Seems bad

[tight gorge]

Yep thanks!

[cedar otter]

We in the wrong business

[glossy sail]

At xlviii in da nang

[tight gorge]

Did they recognize you? Wonder if you get the Jack treatment at shops

[scarlet gale]

Idk the Mandarin baristas only Sherry every other shop I know ppl tho

Was hanging out with the loquat homies at their silverlake location. Aaron and Juel made me Picolot Esmeralda SL34 I shared with em

I saw Jack the other day

[tight gorge]

I got a good brew there. earlier this week. Nice location too.

[scarlet gale]

Yeah their brewing got way better imo roasting too

I'm tryna do an event at QUAT

[tight gorge]

That location slaps so hard so an event would be cool

[scarlet gale]

They have real cups now lol. Ppl on my last LA vid were maaaad at the paper cup me and Bryan got

Was there with Bill and Nadia

[tight gorge]

Recaphe worth visiting albeit far from LA LA

[glossy sail]

Spro at recaphe

[tight gorge]

Tell the owner you know Sloth

[scarlet gale]

I wanna visit and also go to tulip house again

[tight gorge]

he will brew you his secret stash in the freezer

[scarlet gale]

But so far socal has been pretty nice might go like every month

I forget how easy it is to get down here

[tight gorge]

Beats the nyc flights

Is Lance still roasting on the reg?

[vivid violet]

but the parking is ass

[scarlet gale]

Nah

Profiling still but he checks in a lot

Production roasting is bad work

[tight gorge]

True that

[scarlet gale]

I'm tryna do some more LA events tho I might do one at Yihui

And more ondoman events

We just shot some ondoman interview vid

This man is in the LA times

We are among a true celebrity

[tight gorge]

What’s the scoop on noma / endoffeine

[scarlet gale]

I'm out of the loop

[tight gorge]

We’ll get down here for that.

Pay $500 pp just for the coffee

[scarlet gale]

I'm down to highlight anything interesting tho

Random LA vid Bryan and I did got ppl to go to Yihui

[tight gorge]

There’s a nighttime coffee pop up scene. Cool stuff

[scarlet gale]

But pretty much I'll come back down for interesting stuff

[tight gorge]

block party vibes of people drinking coffee at midnight

[scarlet gale]

I have another vid with Ray coming out of him showing off how he brews and it's probably gonna upset people

[scarlet gale]

Where

[tight gorge]

Sloth can take you

[tight gorge]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQIjJQqCUua/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

plooooooot

Full house for ☆ 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 ☆ last night with @sensescafeproject on drinks & @lovening.agent on treats & tunes… we loved hosting every minute of it! Until next time, 田 🤍

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[scarlet gale]

I'm tryna go to sense popup

[tight gorge]

yee, this is the night version of it

@compact hound a reg there. He even guest brewed in one

[scarlet gale]

Very cool

Yeah I've heard about the legendary @compact hound popups

[tight gorge]

🫖 only

There’s also tangible gratitude but don’t go there

Lmao

[scarlet gale]

Lemme see I prob coming back end of Jan

Tryna spread the good word of Picolot

[scarlet gale]

I keep getting ads lol

But I'm camp Atelier Q rn

[tight gorge]

That one looks cool

[scarlet gale]

Scott told me they're tryna get it up hopefully in Jan. Gotta prep staff and get it finalized/tested

I have no doubt they can fill seats

but yeah after the last 2 trips to socal these past few weeks norcal is really lacking in good multiroasters spaces

everybody just wanna roast their own coffee to varying degrees of success

i think socal in the past 2 years has finally pulled ahead of nyc

ondoman carrying

[tight gorge]

You have to sift through the cream tops but I would agree

[scarlet gale]

yeah but it's creamtop on top of decent coffee usually

also creamtop schlaps

we have harry potter butter beer at home

lol the butterscotch is really good tho

[tight gorge]

Yeah, ondo knows wassup

Mascarpone at loquat also lit

[glossy sail]

BQ gonna be a permanent fixture in this thread now? Lol

[scarlet gale]

rn i always order every shops seasonal

[tight gorge]

This me. Better batting average that way

[scarlet gale]

lol if you let me crash at yours i'll be in socal every month for sure

[glossy sail]

11 million dollars worth of coffee (in viet donggggg) lol

[glossy sail]

I mean I do have a guest room. And I am 2 minutes from yihui...

[tight gorge]

Bq LLC going to mine this thread for alpha

[scarlet gale]

actually would be down

[tight gorge]

let’s have our meetup next time you come

[scarlet gale]

i will go to that

[tight gorge]

Last one we had like 30 people come

[scarlet gale]

yo keep me in the loop

[tight gorge]

Bet

[scarlet gale]

i can bring goofy picolot beans

[tight gorge]

even Jack came

[scarlet gale]

or whatever you guys want

damn

[tight gorge]

[scarlet gale]

rare

[tight gorge]

Yeah, I harassed him enough.

[scarlet gale]

i'm actually tryna make this picolot thing sorta legit so i am going to shill to these multiroasters

[tight gorge]

$$$

[scarlet gale]

the SL34 that i think allen bought wasn't that expensive i don't think relative to what else ppl be drinking

hachi gin and haiku are probably are cheapest releases tho

LUL

we are going to release aguacatillo 2100 from the axis auction for my bday in a few weeks...

https://www.instagram.com/harucake_?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Have you guys tried this before

[tight gorge]

Not me

[tight gorge]

Have you had exposure therapy? New bana wonderkid lmao

[scarlet gale]

Yeah I did a BQ collab event with Pack/Newbery street in Boston and someone brought it

P gooood

It was a washed kenya

[tight gorge]

yep, summer release. Well good, dude has good taste.

[scarlet gale]

I bought the last ALO terraform sampler box thingy from mandarin

[tight gorge]

🎲

[scarlet gale]

probably will try it on stream...

lactic washed and natural spooky

apparently i am going to Mandarin 1 and 2 with ondoman tmrw

and then Lynx

then I fly back

[tight gorge]

Mandarin 2 cortado be hitting lately

[vivid violet]

enjoy the rounds !

[tight gorge]

Esp if they have Jaymie behind bar

[scarlet gale]

I got the seasonal today

was noooice

but yeah i think the pourovers are p safe

very safe coffee

need scary beans

[tight gorge]

Only ondoman has scary stuff

He based

[scarlet gale]

high roller getting 5 and 2 star reviews

[vivid violet]

he’s trying to pay everyone off before the point is set

(craps reference)

[scarlet gale]

actually I need to go back and do a popup just for passionfruit boba beans

we only did 1 run so far for the stream and my discord

[vivid violet]

those were quite tasty

i brought it to the Seattle meetup

[scarlet gale]

it required sooo much rest

like way more than expected

[vivid violet]

yeah, i waited a few weeks

prob 3

[cedar otter]

This gonna be on drip the last 2 weeks

Natty costa rica + cinnamon bark coferment

[crude citrus]

Are we due for another meetup?

[cedar otter]

Maybe when Allen is back in town

And when I’m back in town

[glossy sail]

Lol sometime in January after holidays

[cedar otter]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrVEAYLu/

@scarlet gale

[crude citrus]

Oh yea for a bunch of people who consume loads of caffeine daily, it takes us months to set up a meetup

[cedar otter]

I’m gone to Japan from 1/6-16

[glossy sail]

So after that.

Haha.

I'll have xlviii and big sur and probably others to share.

[cedar otter]

And I’ll bring coffee from
Tokyo kyoto and osaka

must hit 6 shops per day

[vivid violet]

amazing. avail online ?

[desert stirrup]

Oh I have! Super light and airy cake that isn’t too sweet. Flavors are good.

Corn latte is meh

[cedar otter]

Uhhhhh maybe 1 more or sold out

I did order more today

[desert stirrup]

6 shops a day?????

Holy fuck

I’d have a panic attack after the third

Do you use a spit cup?

[vivid violet]

cool, I'll order one online (when back in stock) 😊

[glossy sail]

That's Tokyo coffee life.

[vivid violet]

would you mind sending a note when these come back in ? i’d love one..

(and i bought a Fritz decaf online just now.. figured ill just pick up both the Fritz and the Vive Le Vent cinnamon co-ferm together)

[solid ferry]

You don’t go to Koma. 🥲

Also pretty sure that the Kope Boys would be happy to grow their multi roaster side. But your statement holds true for TCM. I don’t see that as a good picolot spot. And you’ve already hit up the one that makes the most sense for you rn imo

[scarlet gale]

I'd rather go to LA and NY than go to SF

[solid ferry]

That’s fair and real. But Koma is the multi roaster spot for NorCal

Just not a broad retail bean shelf like kaizen

[weary chasm]

Hm. Interesting. I guess if they still have, will get a copy

[undone rover]

@cedar otter - any eta on Ondo Sub?

[scarlet gale]

Who wants to go

[cedar otter]

Maybe March

[dull adder]

I'm friends with the owner 😊

But I absolutely can't today, I have a big family gathering all day

[brave crystal]

Can't go, but please wear the heather gray French terry set if you do.

[vivid violet]

my gosh you guys are awake too early

[desert stirrup]

Where is this??

Looks mighty fine

[cedar otter]

Does anyone have LA Times home subscription here? Ondo should have been in the magazine section for 101 best restaurants

[cedar otter]

Mandarin2

[vivid violet]

what sort of tea is this

[neon scaffold]

Tried loop espresso club today

It was bad 😔

[cedar otter]

[desert stirrup]

Dude you’re in the 101 list?????

[cedar otter]

Sort of

https://www.latimes.com/food/list/best-los-angeles-bars-cafes-cocktails-coffee-matcha

This was announced in addition to 101

[desert stirrup]

Duuuuuuuuuuude