Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[short condor]

Stainless

Plz

[cedar otter]

Okay one stainless left after @short condor and @surreal pivot

😂

[cedar otter]

Send me a DM with your email address plz I’ll invoice when I get home

[neon scaffold]

@desert stirrup bro I’m worried for u you need to buy one before they’re gone you were psyched on this

[cedar otter]

Wheres Avo

Been pinging him all day

[eternal birch]

I'll take the rest of ur inventory

[cedar otter]

We see Hanky selling Oreas outside for $60

[eternal birch]

special avo price $67.69

[short condor]

Sent

[surreal pivot]

Sent

[cedar otter]

Thanks gentlemen

[compact hound]

@tight gorge just tried max & helens

No wait

Its fine

No complaints

Service was great

Wouldnt come back though

Waffle overrated af

[tight gorge]

Preach

[surreal pivot]

What else did you have?

[compact hound]

Rueben, turkey plate, waffle

And fries

[cedar otter]

I don't know how or why but I keep adding new roasters to the program

[eternal birch]

nice max and helens

[cedar otter]

fuhhhh

[trail tiger]

dayum the raw steel orea looks niceee

[vivid violet]

raw give it to us
with no trivia
raw like orea
straight from bolivia

[trail tiger]

is it a limited edition thing or they'll restock it?

[earnest robin]

I never used orea o1 and surprised to see that there is just a hole in the bottom

Won't it clog quickly?

I assumed you need mesh/support for paper for it not to convex and clog at the center

[cedar otter]

It doesn’t

[cedar otter]

They’ll restock eventually haha

[earnest robin]

Does the same apply with origami using orea filters?

[cedar otter]

Kinda different haha

[earnest robin]

Because of bypass?

[cedar otter]

O1, the middle gets convexed and almost mimics a conical brew bed

It’s funny bc we used to use the Solo dripper that has very similar open bottom design like the o1, but we found the O1’s brews to have more vibrant acidity and layered cup

We did like 6 A/B brews

And said aiite we’re switching to orea

[earnest robin]

How did you test? Made 6 pour overs with the same coffee on each dripper?

[cedar otter]

Yeah

Same grind size same recipe same filter

[vivid violet]

wow, that's wild that it makes such a diff.

PO is too complicated, glad to stick to espresso

[left kite]

But I get to use pepe dripper with PO

[mellow sonnet]

Rest in peace my pepe switch and v60

[desert stirrup]

Hahahha yeah I’m a big anti dog in establishments unless service dog type of guy

Both of Perry and Alan are right. I judge and despise those who do

It’s unsanitary!!

Outdoor spaces I’ll accept

God damn look how many onions there are. I love it

YOOOOOOoooooooooo

On site?

Cuz I buy on sight

[crude citrus]

Hanky bought the last raw O1 didn’t he

You didn’t refresh fast enough 💀

[mellow sonnet]

Bro missed one day of discord after waiting over a week for the o1 and didn't get the o1

[desert stirrup]

Guys

I was at Dolan’s Uyghur Cuisine yesterday!

And doing Japanese knife stuff

I can’t live on Discord!!

Dolans is good

[tight gorge]

https://www.kumquatcoffee.com/product/orea-o1-stainless-steel-brewer/Q2SZP2QTFGMQ4RW2OVPDHE7P?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

[desert stirrup]

! ! !

[cedar otter]

Ondo is $2 cheaper just sayin

[desert stirrup]

I didn’t set up the bots in time :’(

Time to pay some scalpers now

[desert stirrup]

I turn off push notifications for discord

Discord too much of a distraction for me

You all are too fun to talk to

[rough crypt]

!! thanks @cedar otter!

[cedar otter]

That was fast

I put 20g more for local homies

[rough crypt]

are these ready to brew or should i rest a little longer since they're ul?

[mellow sonnet]

see u in april

[cedar otter]

if you have means to push beans you can def brew

I've been brewing weekly just to see the progress

I know it will be fully enjoyable mid march-april

[rough crypt]

awesome

[civic crest]

Breakfast special ends at 10:30am

[tough locust]

i unfortunately need to work on the day of the meetup, was looking forward to meeting y'all.

cc @desert stirrup re: spoons

[desert stirrup]

Nooooooooooooooo

The spoon meetup!

It is destined friend

It will happen

[mellow sonnet]

damn sucks u got sick and need to call out of work on the 7th

[desert stirrup]

My man actually carbon copying me in discord

[compact hound]

I never eat that early but this would make me

[tough locust]

big things happening next month with work that all of you non adult beverage drinkers wouldn't care about, i must comply

[eternal birch]

mandarin 5

[crude citrus]

Pop quiz: what’s a carbon copy

[cedar otter]

If you can answer this question, it’s time to schedule your colonoscopy

[civic crest]

stop trying to out the uncs

[earnest robin]

It's still used by many vendors?

[civic crest]

actually found one recently when we were decluttering a few weeks ago

[earnest robin]

When they write hand written invoices

[crude citrus]

Now that I think about it, those machines to make a copy of a credit card are so sketch

[crude citrus]

Literally read my mind

[cedar otter]

Mardi gras? St paddy’s?

[surreal pivot]

Shit I remember seeing these in childhood. But the fact that I’ve never used one makes me feel less Unc for today

[crude citrus]

For a friend that is just starting espresso and has a budget of 800 max, I recc’d the gaggia classic and df64. Any other takes?

I haven’t watched any end game vids in months so I’m out of the loop

[glossy sail]

Tell them LMLM and Lagom 01. Buy once cry once. 😂

[crude citrus]

My reasoning is if they want to put in some more money modding/upgrading they can

He’s open to it

[mellow sonnet]

a bdb

honestly a flair and a hand grinder

[neon scaffold]

Breville bambino is like $250 if they just want a decent starter machine they don’t have to mess with modding

I have a robot and a kultra for espresso and I’m very happy with it

[mellow sonnet]

flair kultra would be my suggestion

[tight gorge]

hey im selling my 01 so let him know

[mellow sonnet]

i guess robot is the same thing

u selling an 01? with pcs?

[tight gorge]

yeah

titus brew and 102 HU

both carriers too

pcs

[mellow sonnet]

wew tempting

the PCS is a game changer for the p100 and 01 comparison tbh

[tight gorge]

ima post it later today, gonna do local pickup only since I am lazy af

[weary chasm]

Breville bambino and a starseeker e55

The rest can be spent on accessories and beans

https://azeocoffee.com/posts/the-ultimate-entry-level-espresso-setup/

Can also do niche zero

Its just pricey

But if max budget of $800,

Bambino is like $300 and starseeker is like $250

Then scale, Portafilter wdt, maybe another $100

[crude citrus]

Specifically yours? lol

[weary chasm]

Bdb for $400 and starseeker E55. Lol

[crude citrus]

That’s too hipster

[weary chasm]

Max ceiling

[crude citrus]

I said budget is 800 not 8000

[tight gorge]

I mean, just invite him to the server and soon enough he will buy it off me

Conejo can attests

[compact hound]

Hunt for a secondhand 064s?

Gaggia classic is annoying af

[crude citrus]

Are you a good salesman? I’ll invite him to the meetup and you can talk him up

[tight gorge]

yes, I just listen, look at them in the eyes, and strategically nod

[crude citrus]

Is it? I probably shouldn’t recc a machine I have no experience with

[boreal solar]

Dang.

[weary chasm]

If you can get it. Lol

[compact hound]

Used my brothers for close to 2 years and it has so many quirks if you keep it stock

[boreal solar]

Gaggia classic is fine if you mod it. I’m not sure if I’d recommend it to someone who planned on using stock.

[weary chasm]

Which is kind of possible in this server

[compact hound]

Modding only worth it if you’re really on a budget and want to have functionality of a decent

[weary chasm]

If money is no issues

Lmlm x niche zero

[boreal solar]

If going stock I’ve seen a few profitec go’s going for under $500.

[compact hound]

The steam mod on it is pretty wild though

[weary chasm]

Actually. You can even pick up a fellow es1 tomorrow

[boreal solar]

I’d wait a few months to see if it’s an opus

[mellow sonnet]

[weary chasm]

As a back up backup grinder, the opus did well. Haha

I think it's hard to say no if you got it 40% off..

*fellow opus

Maybe? Iunno.

Worked OK enough

[mellow sonnet]

I think the spro is prob fine

Grinders are more finicky where I'm surprised they even bother still selling it

[boreal solar]

I wonder how the opus compares to something like the xbloom studio grinder.

[surreal pivot]

@cedar otter Thank you sir!

[tight gorge]

Square just laid off 40% of the company at once

dang

[eternal birch]

good severance + whatnot but damn

white collar jobs are COOKED

[tight gorge]

I mean, its turtles all the way down.

doordash, cooked. airbnb, cooked, saas, cooked.

[mellow sonnet]

Saas is ded narrative hits a lot of industries

[desert stirrup]

The physical or digital version?

[crude citrus]

Sorry you just failed

[desert stirrup]

:’(

No fingers up my butt today

[weary chasm]

https://blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-end-of-the-office

End of the office as we know it?

[mellow sonnet]

No lol

Everybody is RTO how can the office be ded

Offices will def downsize but def not ded

[left kite]

Definitely

[desert stirrup]

I respect Andrew Yang and so desperately wish he won the nomination if not the presidency

He was calling 2026 shit in 2018

[crude citrus]

It’s a hyperbole but I’d say we’re closer to that than the opposite

[desert stirrup]

You think the Forward Party (his recently formed party) has a chance any time soon?

[crude citrus]

No bc money dominates the US political system

[mellow sonnet]

I honestly don't think we will ever have a 3rd party be a major contender in an election

Our government isn't set up for that 💀

[surreal pivot]

I think it’ll happen in our lifetime.

(A third, competitive party emerging, not Yang’s party )

[tight gorge]

yall I just vibe coded all day

we cooked

[crude citrus]

Maybe should keep that 01

Can’t vibe code a latte

[tight gorge]

yeah, maybe I shouldnt remodel my backyard

[glossy sail]

Backyard can't make you soup.

[tight gorge]

ive been boomermaxxxing, its quite nice

tea in the morning, boomer after lunch

[desert stirrup]

If ranked choice voting is common place it'll easily happen. RCV is easier of a message than third party for the average American I think

[cedar otter]

How does one vibe code

[desert stirrup]

With a blunt in one hand and a crisp Japanese lager in the other

[boreal solar]

Again with the maxxing. You’re maxmaxxing

[tight gorge]

Just use lovable.dev simply prompt it what you want and boom

I recreated a tool this morning that costs me 1.5k per month

And setting up another workflow that I’ve been trying to complete for some time just in this afternoon

[eternal birch]

what model are you primarily using?

I'm running like $15 of api costs every day running opus xd

[eternal birch]

perplexity came out with something that kills lovable's whole schtick

[tight gorge]

Sonet

I thought perplexity released a claw competitor

[eternal birch]

its both

[tight gorge]

Lovable is just very normie friendly. I can see myself moving the internal tool elsewhere

[eternal birch]

everyones trying to one up each other on killing an industry atp lol

[tight gorge]

Yeah, speed is insane.

Just trying to white knuckle it for as long as I can

[eternal birch]

same 🙁

[mellow sonnet]

U just need to outlast the bubble

[eternal birch]

still going to change the way people work forever

[mellow sonnet]

Just be a faster adapter than your coworkers

[eternal birch]

idk about anthropic financial data but I'd buy puts on openAI if I could

[mellow sonnet]

openAI should've enabled ads a long time ago they not even close to profitable

[tight gorge]

It’s most def not a bubble

Valuations maybe

[eternal birch]

I think bubble in that most of these "startups" will prolly crash and burn

[mellow sonnet]

I think I agree w chase CEO regarding a lot of loans being bad

But owell just wait and see

[weary chasm]

I'm just listening to the nytimes daily podcast about data centers

The construction staff are well fed

[shadow torrent]

I'd ask friend to add another $200 to their budget and get f58 + 064s

[boreal solar]

@crude citrus what kind of drinks do they like?

[crude citrus]

I assume they just wanna make lattes

[mellow sonnet]

Tbh for that budget just get any breville machine that fits the budget

[boreal solar]

I can sell you a jura j90 for $300 if you want it. 😅 I just tore it down and descaled the components. It’s just missing the drip tray grid which should be easy to 3D print.

Otherwise probably just a bambino and df54 would be fine.

[crude citrus]

Yea I’ll just tell buy a BBE from Best Buy

[weary chasm]

What about that ninja luxe Cafe

From Costco

Because what if they don't like it. Costco got their backs for returns

[neon scaffold]

@desert stirrup did you purchase the object? I got invested

[crude citrus]

I should actually help him out by steering him clear of coffee

[vivid violet]

yeah, BBE.. or Bambino Plus.

the other admins are pretty anti GCP

[crude citrus]

Tell him to buy a ninja slushie machine instead

[weary chasm]

Cafe Luxxe got grind by weight and brew by volume

All for a pretty $500

[vivid violet]

wow, that's nice. the lack of 3-way valve on Bambino Plus was hard to deal with, per Vexir

he just got his Meraki and loves that it actually stops at the intended output target weight

[weary chasm]

Yeah. That's a nice machine.

But it's $2000 VS $800

[weary chasm]

Yes.

https://tenor.com/view/gandalf-lotr-fly-fools-gif-5144058

[boreal solar]

It’s hard to deal with for nerds like us, but I pretty much guarantee the average person won’t even notice.

[cedar otter]

Anyone wanna open a bakery

[vivid violet]

why so cheap

[boreal solar]

You do. Make me some of those fancy Asian inspired pastries from smoking tiger but fresh 😂

[cedar otter]

I do but no money

I just need a sugar daddy who believes in my dreams

[neon scaffold]

30k seems so cheap but reminds me of the expression "nothing is more expensive than a free piano"

[crude citrus]

It even has the same name as your roasting co. It’s destiny

[compact hound]

rOndo bakery

[boreal solar]

Invite Rao for another takeover.

[cedar otter]

Mildo

Means density in korean

And mil = wheat

[cedar otter]

He doesn’t believe in my dreams

[shadow torrent]

oh yeah i forgot about bambino plus. that's a better choice if milk is involved

[crude citrus]

How well does that auto milk frothing work?

[weary chasm]

Pretty decent

Like it'll stop at heat

But may not be the best froth

But whatever. It's hot

Better than microwave and froth

If you wanna be dumb, you can get flair 58 and a commercial milk frother

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/estella-caffe-ecmsa08-automatic-pourover-milk-steamer-120v-1-450w/236ECMSA08.html

I still think the ninja luxe might be the way to go if you're going all in one on a budget

[vivid violet]

compared to.. Breville Barista Express ?

i kinda like the express more..

[weary chasm]

Cold foam frothing

Lol

[vivid violet]

despite the cleaning issues, my sis loves the Nanofoamer Pro for hot and cold foam

[weary chasm]

I got burned by one. Lol. Gen 1 doesn't have cold foam...

But yes. Def cleaning issues

[shadow torrent]

i haven't used one but am going based off general sentiment of folks who've used it

[earnest robin]

Does it give you the source code?

[cedar otter]

mmm

February is a month of change

just got another 2 weeks notice

[tight gorge]

Yep!

[tight gorge]

silver linning is that they are at least giving a 2 week notice

[earnest robin]

They should give 1 day notice, amarite

[cedar otter]

except the last two days are when they're in new york

so... uhh remote work?

[crude citrus]

Maybe you can vibe code a latte

[cedar otter]

i mean fuck maybe it is time to go get Eversys

I set one up when I was working at my old job

[earnest robin]

A payment gateway middlemen

[cedar otter]

and it was the best espresso I had from that company

just get eversys skip coffee training

hire servers

🤣

blank street model

[crude citrus]

It makes me wonder if people ordering a plain latte care if it’s from a super auto or not

[cedar otter]

well

if they are sbux crowd they dont care

like homeboy has a wall of monin syrups and their customers think they are the best tasting coffee shop

whereas we make most things from scratch

but people dont care

[eternal birch]

dw we care

[vivid violet]

i guess whatever the masses want..

[eternal birch]

I notice

[vivid violet]

definitely yes

[eternal birch]

also very good

[vivid violet]

"picture of fiancée not liking kbbq"

[bitter kestrel]

Don’t give Best Buy $600. Give me $300 🙏

[eternal birch]

faxxx

[tough locust]

you're not a part of square mafia...are you?

[mellow sonnet]

Step 1 to improving revenue per employee

[cedar otter]

Time to run to kyoto

[tight gorge]

Nop, just tech adjacent

[tough locust]

for a moment there, i thought we had "worked" at the coffee bar together

[earnest robin]

Do they care about handmade syrups

You should mix milkshakes with espresso

It will be a hit

Call it mooncent

[shadow torrent]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZeHwnbw51CNat7o9

arguably the most comprehensive map of cafes in LA metro area

[bitter kestrel]

It’s good work. Wish Jaymie lurked on here (?). Could use a female or 20 round these parts.

[shadow torrent]

yeah online coffee discourse doesn't exactly scream "safe space" so

[cedar otter]

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY @spiral arrow !!

[boreal solar]

Oh good, more competition for remote dev jobs

[tight gorge]

Yeah man, I got my two projects done yesterday and they involved tons of code.

[spiral arrow]

Lol thanks

[tight gorge]

the last 5% takes the longest but managed to pull through

[frozen blade]

Happy Birthday!

I booked my ticket to come out to world of coffee. Who all is going?

[lethal charm]

what's this shade throwing all about!? haha, I have one of these WPM for sale if anyone is interested 😉 Also, read the listing carefully. Most of these are 220v units that come with a step-down. @weary chasm will I be seeing you at WoC in April??

[weary chasm]

Sadly I'm time constraint. Or else I would go

[weary chasm]

Yeah. Def a wpm rebrand. But it is 110v!

[lone pier]

this was my started setup (but went with df54 instead)

pretty quickly wanted a better machine and bought the turin legato. huge improvement in every aspect + has PID

think it was around 400. would definitely recommend this route

ended up building a gaggimate and my legato is collecting dust now but i did like that machine! it’s a good step up from a bambino for not much more money iirc

[vivid violet]

happy bday ! 🎈🥳🎉🎂 hope you have a relaxing one.

[eternal birch]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Comes with 2 extra batteries (3 total) as well as Peak Design microclutch. XT4 and Zoom Lens have wear and silver spots showing but no issues or dents.

Bundled will let go for $2200.
XT4 - $1100
18-55 - $300
27mm - $350
56mm - $450
Viltrox 30mm f1.4 - $150 (no lens cap)

sellin my camera stuff as well if anyone here is interested

[spiral arrow]

Thanks!

[spiral arrow]

Thankss

[spiral arrow]

I cannot say no to free birthday coffee from Starbucks!

Lol

[tight gorge]

What you get?

pistachio two pumps not bad

[cedar otter]

Come to Ondo for free birthday coffee

[weary chasm]

Dubai chocolate??

[eternal birch]

also same, need to spend $50 in gift cards 🙁

[mellow sonnet]

guys i hate taxes

[lone pier]

mandarin 3?

[spiral arrow]

Nitro

[spiral arrow]

Are you at LA right now? Lol

[spiral arrow]

Me too

[tight gorge]

Never go full pump bro

[eternal birch]

idk if this even had pump

just cream

[mellow sonnet]

is it bday season

[eternal birch]

its just coal brew

[mellow sonnet]

mine soon too

[tight gorge]

I see

[lone pier]

new shop opening in altadena tomorrow. guy used to run a cart in front of Prime Pizza and opened up a brick and mortar

looks like soft opening today, gonna check it out and report back 🫡

[crude citrus]

Bevel soft opening

[mellow sonnet]

lmao perry

[lone pier]

wtf you beat me to it

[mellow sonnet]

perry on ground at it

doing the legwork

[lone pier]

i literally got out of bed hoping to be the first

[cedar otter]

Gonna be in 1 hr

[spiral arrow]

Damn. I am at Costco, leaving soon

Next time you are in LA I will swing by

Next week

[cedar otter]

I can go rn lol

Was gonna stop by stereoscope and get 두쫀카스테라

[eternal birch]

두쫀카스테라 is a thing????

theyre rlly trying to push 두쫀even though its not as popular here

[cedar otter]

Pop up menu at naeja and co

I hooked them up with valrhona cacao powder

[spiral arrow]

Nah nah. No need. I'll try to catch you next week. Haven't seen you in a bit

[eternal birch]

ahh

naeja desserts looked so good

oo I can go next week

[desert stirrup]

Big hands or small cup???

[desert stirrup]

Me too my man. Me too

[desert stirrup]

Damn this is a good deal! It's a shame my XT3 still kicking and I have no moneyz

[eternal birch]

hopefully u come across some money soon

need money for coffee

[mellow sonnet]

i just need a small loan of 20M and i can retire

[cedar otter]

How u gonna repay it

[mellow sonnet]

by dying

[lone pier]

cheers

[crude citrus]

The most bigly hands ever

[cedar otter]

Cool tatt

[crude citrus]

Just missed you

[surreal pivot]

Does anyone here have the SSP 80mm Brew Burrs and if so, thoughts?

[cedar otter]

I ordered 80mm LU

[compact hound]

@tight gorge this triple choco hazelnut cookie is fire

Just threw down a cardamom scroll and pain au chocolat

[edgy steppe]

Hey @cedar otter my friend is staying in Achasan-ro is Seoul for 2 days for a work trip, have any coffee recs? Or more specifically, any roasters that I should twist his arm into going to bring me back beans?

[desert stirrup]

This man is just rubbing in @tight gorge face what he is missing moving from the west side

Diabolical

[lone pier]

gf wanted to try mandarin 2 right after bevel 😂. first time at that location it’s nice they have an actual inside

(zoomed in on the p100 cuz i was curious why they chose it over the eg1 at their other spot)

[tight gorge]

Dare I say this bakery is… goated?

[dull adder]

Yeah 😶‍🌫️

[dull adder]

It doesn't stall

[compact hound]

Agreed

[tight gorge]

I haven’t liked a cookie there so this has me intrigued

[compact hound]

Its better than the reg choco chip for sure

[vivid violet]

which place is this ? 😅

[dull adder]

Mandarin 2

[cedar otter]

This came first

The grinder

[desert stirrup]

It's crazy you actually said the cafe's real name

[desert stirrup]

Petite grain in SM

Easily top 3 pastry shop in LA if not no. 1

[vivid violet]

west of downtown. i'll never make it.

[desert stirrup]

I haven't had Carr's in awhile but I remember it being very very very good. It's very close to you

[vivid violet]

yes, CAR is excellent. as is the other one near Huntington Hospital

[lone pier]

i made a mandarin 3 joke earlier and no one laugh emoji’d me. thought the joke was dead 🤣

[vivid violet]

not dead, just didn't see. still good

[desert stirrup]

Also it's 90F

Wtf

Last week it was 45F in the evening

I don't likey

[surreal pivot]

🚔

It’s good. Proof has better cookies

[vivid violet]

for the moldy oldies who want to bookmark stuff:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wfWoPbS1gNJQXuYj9?g_st=ic

[vivid violet]

nowwww you're talkin'. can jet over there quickly 😅

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UfDX21riKnm5Ai2y8?g_st=ic

[surreal pivot]

I think there’s a guy doing a mini pop up selling sourdough there today too. It’s also g… good

[vivid violet]

ah, i was just starting a poolish to make some bread on Sunday 😅

i think i might have mentioned, but this Ethiopian food in Eagle Rock was really good, and the owner is very sweet too.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GTvaWXuBmm8FMSNv5?g_st=ic

[cedar otter]

Go there early and get there caneles

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1303573534942913/

already up for sale wow

[neon scaffold]

I live like 5 blocks from proof If there’s anything ppl wanna try I’ll bring to meetup just lmk

Also, I’m a scenery fanboy now

Can’t get a bad cup of anything

[cedar otter]

I’ll need to order more scenery

[compact hound]

I still haven’t tried scenery

[bitter kestrel]

I got mine for $1200, so there are profits to be made

[tight gorge]

Also also I had quarter sheets twice in the last two weeks and it’s overrated

[cedar otter]

Also includes ode 2 tho

Old gold

Btw sign up for Blackbird app and use my referral code to get $20

They have a bunch of west side restaurants and they are now adding eastside including Ondo

Come and get $20 to spend on beans 👀

Get treated like a regular at great restaurants.

Download Blackbird and earn 2,000 $FLY when you check in for the first time. That’s $20.00 toward any meal!

Use my code bb-1xkljd https://app.blackbird.xyz/r/bb-1xkljd

I got $100 in points so I’ve been buying free lunch for staff

[compact hound]

No 💔

[cedar otter]

Haha let me know where he’s staying. Achasan-ro is quite long

Achasan ro is a street

[surreal pivot]

Troll Maxxing 😭

It doesn’t occupy the number one spot in the pizza rankings, but “overrated” feels strong.

I haven’t been in a few months though so I supposed there’s always the possibility for a dip in quality?

Which reminds me that I need to stop by Apollonia’s Crenshaw location sometime in the near future

[crude citrus]

Which reminds me, I added Ondo La to the Frankie app and now everyone can get 5% cashback there

If you sign up please use my referral code 😬 dm me for it

[tight gorge]

Honestly tho, I only say that since it’s super hype. It’s very greasy.

Square pie guys in the bay is better imo

It’s not bad, but I wouldn’t seek it

i doo like the sesame crust

[surreal pivot]

I need to make my way back to the bay. Haven’t been since my brother graduated

[surreal pivot]

That’s hate MAXXXING 🤣

[neon scaffold]

QS isn’t about pizza

It’s about dessert

[tight gorge]

The cookie was very good lmao

[neon scaffold]

My beans are in danger of me drinking them all before the meetup but if any survive I bring

I have a scenery gesha that will be perfectly rested for meetup actually

[surreal pivot]

I need that strawberry shortcake to make a return!

[compact hound]

Wow greasy is something i really havent experienced at QS

Not saying yours wasnt greasy though

[compact hound]

The strawberry ricotta cheesecake i had not too long ago was so good

[surreal pivot]

Damn that looks good!

[surreal pivot]

I guess it’s no longer ☹️

[compact hound]

Want to visit tworose soon

Their stuff looks hella good

[surreal pivot]

Is he still making pizza?

[compact hound]

Yes

He does some hipster/perfomative pizza nights no phones allowed

[surreal pivot]

Need to try regardless

[compact hound]

He has some cinnamon rolls that hes working on

[short condor]

That cookies gonna be bomb

[surreal pivot]

AOU is doing Gooeycenter matcha cinnamon rolls this weekend

[bitter kestrel]

Nifty! When you gonna get a loan from inKind? 😬

[cedar otter]

Never lol

[crude citrus]

Is that what inkind does?

[cedar otter]

I feel like blackbird is so much better than inkind

[cedar otter]

Yeah

They give u a loan and you repay with customers who pay thru inkind

[crude citrus]

How is it repaid when we get the cashback?

[cedar otter]

i dunno

But blackbird there’s no loan or anything

It’s founded by the same guy who founded Resy and Eater

[crude citrus]

The inkind cashback “expires” so maybe that’s when it gets repaid

[civic crest]

Dang when I had it I didn’t think it was greasy at all. Ate light

[bitter kestrel]

It's just repaid in product to the customer, is my understanding. inKind is great for the consumer, but not sure how it is for a businessowner. Pumped full of VC, I'm sure.

[tight gorge]

I just asked my wife and she gave me a big frown and said that it was very greasy lol

My foodie buddy said same thing

Alas perhaps a bad night

[civic crest]

that sucks I’d be mad

Especially if I drove from the west side

[boreal solar]

Square pie guys is solid Detroit style. I haven’t really found pizza around here that I prefer to what I can do with the ooni tbh though.

SPG was within walking distance of the office I worked out of in SF. I hit it a couple times.

[bitter kestrel]

SPG is quite good. Dtown is my preferred Detroit style in LA (and that of all my Michigan friends), and it's affordable, easy to get and they're nice.

[tight gorge]

Sei (lamb pizza), savoy, il casaro for sure best mine

[weary chasm]

I enjoy it. But it's also pretty convenient for me to try.

Stereoscope around the corner too

[vivid violet]

have you tried Fuji & Vi's ?

it's a bit greasy, but the last one I had was SO good.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/z5jb36k1XkReJ8Sg7

[weary chasm]

Only at the meetup! Lol

It was good

But I do like qs more

But I guess reflecting back, maybe qs is greasy.

[eternal birch]

roth maxed, time to spend

[vivid violet]

by end of Feb, damn dude 😎

[vivid violet]

like.. Q's Billiards ?

[eternal birch]

gonna suck once I get married and we have to do the Roth401k conversion stuff

although I think we'll just be on the edge of that? idk if bonuses count

[glossy sail]

Seis margherita is better. The lamb is just ok.

[weary chasm]

Oh. I was going with the acronym everyone else used

Quarter Sheets

[vivid violet]

ah thx. wasn't paying enough attn.

haven't tried them, added to bookmarks 😊

[weary chasm]

Their storefront doesn't even say quarter sheets

It just says pizza

[vivid violet]

damn, I bookmarked "konbi" right next door, but they're now permanently closed

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yjqs3qL1Qa98TuhM8

[eternal birch]

o ya

I think the chef/owner of this? or employee idrm has another thing going on

[vivid violet]

damn, those egg sammiches looked good

[compact hound]

Just owns yuzuco

Dont think hes cooking anything else up

Yuzuco is featured in a new starbucks pastry

🤷‍♂️

[cedar otter]

Not an owner

[compact hound]

TIL ty

Damn what does he do then HAHAHA

[cedar otter]

Lol nothing

He’s an investor/shareholder at yuzuco iirc

But not an owner or involved in ops

He seemed interested in possibly selling off recipes or being invested in a good concept but def not in operation

[vivid violet]

Mmmm just had Golden Deli postmate'd to me. man it's been a long time. delicious.

no pics because I housed it immediately

[mellow sonnet]

Sometimes I think about Uber eating food home and then going back after work and eating

[vivid violet]

totally makes sense

[weary chasm]

Can save time I guess

Also if you take advantage of promo, could be cheaper than the restaurant

[desert stirrup]

Mofos will see that "no pets" sign and still bring their happy dog to piss on the floor and contaminate my food

Smh

I don't want our country to be ruled like China but at least people follow the rules there

[desert stirrup]

Oh sick. I downloaded it and used your code. Now I just gotta decrypt how [his app functions

Also for square slices I think DTown Pizzeria is solid!

Now that Apollonia's is like 8 mins away from me it'll be my go to spot. That and Delicious Pizza. Delicious Pizza is alright but it's my neighborhood spot so it gets a 10/10 just for being not shit and being 5 mins away

Ozzy's opened up in Beverly Bites

Ozzy gud

[eternal birch]

dang

altman just signed over to the DoW

[desert stirrup]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DVOv9pFAZmB/?img_index=4&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

YUGIOH IS SO BACK

[vivid violet]

so far. maybe when i'm on the far west side there i'll try.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/K3ZphniRPQJGMrRu7?g_st=ic

[vivid violet]

Apollonia: which location ? Wilshire or Crenshaw ?

[compact hound]

Is the crenshaw location even open yet im so confused

There’s like 0 mention of it on their ig

[mellow sonnet]

Guys anybody have any ideas where to see the lunar eclipse on the 3rd?

It would be north west horizon but angles crest has mountains and is all south facing smh

[compact hound]

Silverlake in front of pine & crane

I forget what they call that meetup

But im sure theyll do something

[mellow sonnet]

It's closer to the horizon tho

So I feel like u gotta go somewhere without buildings blocking

[vivid violet]

oh dunno, it's on Maps already..

[vivid violet]

are you talking about the blood moon (moon turning red) @ 3am Mon -> Tues ?

i assumed it would be pretty high in the sky, visible from anywhere without cloud cover..

[mellow sonnet]

Yep that

But it's going to be closer to the horizon tho

[vivid violet]

ahh, gotcha. hmm.

it'll be at 3am, so prob just colorado blvd might be fine 😅

or del mar

[mellow sonnet]

I really don't wanna drive to griffith observatory getting up and also getting out is so garbage

[eternal birch]

maybe glendale mountains?

I took this on a hike, can see the ocean

[tight gorge]

We are getting cooked from all angles

[eternal birch]

yeah :/

as if pltr not bad enough

[mellow sonnet]

That's south facing tho and the moon is north east so where the mountain is

[eternal birch]

o

baldy time

[mellow sonnet]

I guess I should just drive on anglees crest and if I don't see the moon I give up

Not like I'm a professional or anything I just wanted a nice pic

[eternal birch]

yeah pretty much terms say that govt can bomb someone, they just have to blame it after. regarding mass surveillance they just want it to follow current law whereas anthropic wanted safeguards beyond current law

cooked

[tight gorge]

Most blessed delivery by Sloth

[compact hound]

Deliver to you and @dull adder

🦥

[short condor]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Tree Grove
without question

[short condor]

Now show me how much back log you really got

[neon scaffold]

if u have any tips on brewing the pineapple that end up working lmk im having a hard time getting a great cup out of it

[compact hound]

I 5 poured it at 92c and thought it was good

You might get better results with 4 though

[neon scaffold]

will push the extraction on it i only went 3 pours so far

tyty

[compact hound]

Yuh

[tight gorge]

Only 500g prior to this

I even bought Mostra yesterday to use as afternoon espresso

[tight gorge]

Last batch I was still mainlining substance recipe on 12.5g dose and it was working really well

for Sey I use bq LLC recipe on 20g

[neon scaffold]

i gotta try that too. i use 20g for my cups usually so i usually have to adjust (coarser grind etc)

[short condor]

25 gram, 1/12 ratio, hits hard and heavy 🤩

[desert stirrup]

Crenshaw

[desert stirrup]

just opened a few days ago!

[compact hound]

Might investigate

Feel like shit though

Dad got me sick

[boreal solar]

Did you buy them all? What’s the going rate for frozen?

[neon scaffold]

damn fr? ive never gone lower than 1/15

seems insane

(for pourover i mean)

[mellow sonnet]

April recc a 1:14 on their own brewer but it's bc the dripper is super low extraction and ends up watery otherwise

[compact hound]

April is just mid af

[bitter kestrel]

I’m with you. Love a higher ratio. Maybe I’ve burned my tongue too many times.

[compact hound]

@cedar otter your kenya tasting umami af

Sugary heirloom

Texture is nice

The hay finish is nice

It really is like buckwheat or barley tea

Pls continue to roast like this

[cedar otter]

Heard

[compact hound]

@crude citrus give us monolith updates

[compact hound]

Im like half joking btw i know this style isnt for everyone

But i do think its good

I feel like the underdev probably helps the tomato from being too intense/savory

I also think there’s plenty of sweetness now

[cedar otter]

I did send samples to some bana folks cause I’m interested if this is a good way to roast UL

So Let’s see what they say

[crude citrus]

Been in line for over an hour and half

Barely ordered

[compact hound]

Chinese community goods

[crude citrus]

Very ambitious to do some sets on soft opening day

[cedar otter]

Jk

[compact hound]

Yo

[cedar otter]

@crude citrus did u get your drink yet?

deets

[compact hound]

Definitely still waiting

Free cfa biscuit promo

[crude citrus]

Pretty good

[mellow sonnet]

Murakami embossing in the background goes hard tbh

[compact hound]

I wish murakami didn’t become so mainstream the way yoshitomo nara did

At least yoshitomo isn’t as commercialized

(Yet)

[surreal pivot]

They changed the oil that they use on the fries and its been all bad since ☹️

[mellow sonnet]

Commercializing am angry character is diff from commercializing a happy character

I think both are heavily commercialized tho tbh

[compact hound]

I thought oil is the same but the actual fries themselves are diff

Covered in some weird coating to be less soggy

But it’s just a weird texture and flavor now

[surreal pivot]

My friend who is in the franchisee program said they changed the oil to fix the sogginess issue, which to me was never an issue.

Whatever the case they suck now and I miss the old fries 😭

[compact hound]

Yeah such a wack change

Old fries were so good

[surreal pivot]

You’re right though they just changed the fry coating and recipe. She might not make it through the program giving out false info 😂

[compact hound]

I’ll take her job

[mellow sonnet]

90s yohji is just better 🤧

[glossy sail]

1.5 hr is nuts wait time

[crude citrus]

I’m joining Hanky on team gatekeep

[mellow sonnet]

At mandarin 4

[desert stirrup]

negative aura

[tight gorge]

Meat looks though anyways

[earnest robin]

I ate mandarin too today

[short condor]

Any good dumpling place recommendations in Arcadia

[weary chasm]

What about that din Tai Fung? /s

[crude citrus]

Alright it’s Hong coffee and bakery. 67.

[crude citrus]

Meat is softer than me in high school playing flag football

[crude citrus]

Not quite Arcadia but I am a fan of Hui Tou Xiang in San Gabriel

[mellow sonnet]

Bafang dumpling?

Bafang p good for it's price but nothing amazing imo

[compact hound]

Bafang is like slightly better version of frozen dumplings imo

[crude citrus]

Reminder that we are 1 week away from the meetup on 3/7 10am. Signup list is below. Please DM me for address.

We don’t need any canopies but we do need power stations! There will be no power outlets available where it will be set up

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hRptzD-zjKY6GHk0u8HhuUt6zsEYIpJS1lUmSftjl48/edit?usp=drivesdk

[boreal solar]

Xibei not loved? Maybe I’m just too white to tell what quality is.

[mellow sonnet]

Xibei is a money laundering front according to xhs

[short condor]

I wanted to go but wasn’t gonna make it in time saw today was there soft open

[mellow sonnet]

Xibei food is decent but everything is frozen and heated up which makes it a scam for the price supposedly. Never had though so idk

[boreal solar]

I’ve only been once since I don’t get out that way much and wife claims msg bloats her. It seemed fine to me.

But my bar is probably lower than some for dumplings

I prefer seven grams around here. But it’s a trek from there.

[short condor]

Well Starbucks is popping today atleast

[boreal solar]

I will admit I’m starting appreciate Starbucks letting locations carry decor by locale a bit to customize

Shame I still won’t go because because the price to quality is cray

Dude, it’s like $7 for a latte now.

[weary chasm]

Cool Starbucks

[vivid violet]

it's a Starbucks Reserve in East Pas

[short condor]

Dammit why didn’t I think of that that, that’s a good one

[vivid violet]

to the disappointment of some, i'm here all week

[glossy sail]

You played flag in HS? We had a flag team? Lol

[crude citrus]

Maybe it was elementary. I’m compartmentalizing my trauma

[desert stirrup]

I made some iced coffee

I over extracted it :’(

[spiral arrow]

I had some cold brew.

it was good

[spiral arrow]

What happens when you over extract?

[desert stirrup]

Negative auro rescinded

[crude citrus]

It was the 67 wasn’t it

[desert stirrup]

It’s slightly bitter and gives you a bit of cotton mouth at the rear of your palette

[spiral arrow]

ahhhh

is that true for any coffee brewing?

[desert stirrup]

Is your Gen Alpha daughter teaching you????

[desert stirrup]

Not immersion if not abused

Abused immersion = you keep adding more solvent (water)

[crude citrus]

She does it and I have no idea where she learned (seriously)

[desert stirrup]

Skool

Amerikkkan Education System

[crude citrus]

Good old AES. But nah she isn’t in school

[desert stirrup]

Oh so she’s stoopid?

It’s ok

Me too

No Ragrets

[desert stirrup]

Day care?

Dude idk

Do you give her access to TikTok?

Or cocomelon?

[crude citrus]

Our cat probably taught her

It’s my most plausible theory

[desert stirrup]

The one in the profile pic?

[crude citrus]

Yea that’s the culprit

[desert stirrup]

That’s why I am a dog person

Also Momo will not be joining us Saturday

He is scheduled for a bath on Friday and I refuse to let him become dirty so quickly

The predator stalks his prey

[vivid violet]

ah, that's why AES is called an "encryption scheme"

[surreal pivot]

Let Momo eat with you in restaurants

[mellow sonnet]

i have that exact ikea plate

I ate my last piece of bread this morning or I would put it on the plate

[compact hound]

When are you going to start curating 1/1 japanese wood fired ceramics

[mellow sonnet]

Here's my daily coffee cup from shoshi watanabe

Kinkan uses some of his plates

He teaches ceramics at UCLA and USC sometimes too

[desert stirrup]

HELL NO

[compact hound]

I want toru hatta stuff but so fucking expensive

[desert stirrup]

He’s trained to never eat food without permission anyway

[compact hound]

Whenever i end up in japan i just want to get a bunch of ceramics

Fuck clothes

[mellow sonnet]

buy ceramics and then buy clothes to pack the ceramics

[desert stirrup]

Ngl, it’s pretty solid and the design ain’t toooooo bad

I saw Kenji have it in a video around the time I moved to LA and I was like “yep, that’s what I need rn”

[desert stirrup]

God I fucking love bread dawgg

I heard that toaster you have is great for reheating bread

That and the Joule/Breville toaster oven

Also if anybody wants the Weber tamper in black

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1254987513239759/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[cedar otter]

I have that exact ikea plate too

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2303465920163229/

i didnt know gs3 could run on 120v

[cedar otter]

yup

[compact hound]

Looks yummy but could use some more soak time

[cedar otter]

true

need to water down the spro a bit

[mellow sonnet]

yeah when is it coming to the menu

[cedar otter]

I used 16 shots

it's gonna give ppl heart palpitations

LOL

hmmm tomato tiramisu w/ Kenya soak

[compact hound]

I think i did a 2:1 water to spro soak for my gf’s tiramisu and it turned out great

[cedar otter]

whenever I can afford a barista/baker person

[compact hound]

Maybe a little less water i cant remember tbh

[cedar otter]

yeah

not a full Americano dilution

but a little bit

[compact hound]

Yer

Just pulled the shots bitter af too

[cedar otter]

lolol\

I should pull shots w/ the purge grounds

zero waste cafe

[compact hound]

I used cc coal

[compact hound]

Not even a bad idea to just straight up do an extended immersion brew for tiramisu soak

Coffee concentrate fake spro

[desert stirrup]

Look at us all matching!

I got the plates and the bowls. Half yellow, half blue

[mellow sonnet]

the ikea logo is half yellow and half blue

[desert stirrup]

If things don’t go my way in the next few months I honestly might apply man

[tight gorge]

Bru I’m the same way. I keep the doge stuck inside princess in a castle for a few days. Max cuddle enjoyment before she digs holes and scratches her back in the cement

[mellow sonnet]

u gotta haul ass to the artesia location gang

[desert stirrup]

Holy fuck I didn’t think about that until now

[mellow sonnet]

hollywood doesnt have a kitchen

[desert stirrup]

The post bath bed cuddle session is actually top tier

[desert stirrup]

Honestly if the hours and pay ain’t too bad it might be worth

But like that’s an hour drive

And I hate driving

So idk anymore

[mellow sonnet]

being a super commuter means living in the cheaper area and drive to expensive area to work

ur doing it the wrong way around if u do that

[desert stirrup]

Hahahaha yeah let’s just hope I either figure out this business stuff or nab a new engineering job

Fingers crossed on both

[boreal solar]

Uggh. I hope your search has less ai interviewing

[short condor]

I’m gonna reserve them a table at dunsmoor

[short condor]

I really like using moka pot coffee for tiramisus

[mellow sonnet]

Orb tiramisu when

We have pepper lunch at home

[short condor]

There’s some good marketplace finds this weekend

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3733412223473503/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/953606004006938/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2130919344345427/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Might try 3500 for this decent

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1250482096553406/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[civic crest]

Beef noodle there is acceptable

[compact hound]

I was just recommended lanzhou beef noodle

Beef noodle sounds so good

My dad got me so sick

Might go out for some soup later

Ive been in bed all day

[cedar otter]

Lol I know two of these sellers

Lmk if u are serious about the decent

[short condor]

I’ve seen him sell stuff in the past and the turbo burr 078 im pretty sure is a guy I follow on insta with every god damn grinder known to man and way too many burrs haha

If I can manage to sell the prima I might go for the decent but I’d have to decide between that and the grinders I have or The MET and P80 or Z2 when they drop.

Was supposed to get the prima back this week but a part broke when they were putting it back together and now they gotta order it :/

[short condor]

Kimchi jjigae all the way, I like mine with beef over pork but that’s just cause it doesn’t always sit well with me. Nice fatty short rib bone in there, I make it with a nice kombu stock as well get some extra ocean in the mix.

[cedar otter]

too fancy

[short condor]

My ||wife|| says the same thing, always asks why I gotta complicate it haha

[cedar otter]

Ohh is she Korean?

[short condor]

White as can be but loves Korean food and culture. She married a a mild hispanic guys she’s from a hickish town and loves Korean culture more than anything. She’s going there for chuseok to visit a long time penpal with some of her friends. She’s been taking some Korean lessons at KCC over the years.

I think she’s gonna have a hard time with meat while she’s there, she can’t handle pork at all and the meds she’s on don’t go well with fried foods.

[cedar otter]

🧐

Traditional Korean food is far from meat lol

Eating meat used to be a treat

Kbbq wasn’t a thing until early 90s in my childhood

But fried food I agree

[short condor]

I’m more worried about her getting enough protein is all, she enjoys veggie dishes, egg dishes and some fish dishes but she’s pretty bad at balanced eating 🤦‍♂️

[desert stirrup]

Bro wut??? What do you mean AI interviews???

[desert stirrup]

Heal up for this weekend boy

We’re going to need you for the brewing front lines

🫡

[boreal solar]

I’ve had AI screen calls with virtual recruiting assistants and ai proctored code evaluations

Seems like it’s mostly remote positions because of the high demand at the moment though. I started applying for local a few weeks and have some interviews with actual people next week. 🤷‍♂️

[desert stirrup]

More reasons to make some heads roll

It’s time for a new peasant rebellion folks

Time to sharpen the guillotine

[desert stirrup]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DVTnWTxiNnv/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

@crude citrus’s cat

[tough locust]

which 56mm is it?

[short condor]

Fuck the 56mm you hiding a fuckin hassleblad in the corner of that bag?! @eternal birch

[eternal birch]

...yes

[eternal birch]

original R so not refreshed

I should lower the price on that mb

[short condor]

Gotta love hassleblad got to play around with a friends once and was so very nice. I enjoy fujifilm platform, I have an XE4 and XE5 but I want an old gfx50R with just a a solid prime and one zoom but that’s 7k I don’t have 🙃

[civic crest]

@tight gorge @compact hound y’all talk about the anko taiyaki but how is the bingsoo

[tight gorge]

Never had it, Ondoman likes
It iirc

[eternal birch]

50R used not expensive

like 2200 for body

[short condor]

2-2.5k is fair imo but I’d want that lens to be in good shape and those will still hold value pretty solid. Can get much cheaper alternatives for that though but I’m a Fuji ho

[eternal birch]

I'm eyeing 50sii since I shoot on the move or leica q2 no ibis

[short condor]

That’d be nice for sure

[compact hound]

Never had

Taiyaki soooo good though

[cedar otter]

Its good

Mango goated

Def try Mewame tho

Closer to u iirc

[eternal birch]

shredded

[civic crest]

Going to Ondo for first time tomorrow

[earnest robin]

Very brave for Westerner

[dull adder]

Summit?

I don't think I've ever been night skiing, it never seemed worth it

[vivid violet]

Mandarin 5

[eternal birch]

snow valley

its just 3 things open, most of the snow already melted

[boreal solar]

Think it’s still it’s still hanging out by lake arrowhead?

[eternal birch]

its hanging out but its just ice

[boreal solar]

We were going to bring a trio of old Mexican ladies that have never seen snow there this weekend. Would be a bonus.

My mother in law has some friends visiting from Mexico.

They’re leaving Wednesday. Hopefully things are calmed down in Jalisco by then.

[eternal birch]

@boreal solar https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DVUclqFEmjn/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

its pretty much this right now, there is still snow but its either ice or just like 3 inches

[solid ferry]

This is Denver behavior. snow one day 80F the next

[boreal solar]

Pretty typical for big bear too. Thanks for the heads up @eternal birch I’ll still bring them up(though I’d rather not tbh ) but I won’t get their hopes up.

[desert stirrup]

If you go around 10am I might catch you there

Bear witness to this man's Ondo virginity being taken

[cedar otter]

I’ll prob be there from 9:30

[mellow sonnet]

Monolith using the hated loveramics carafes

[civic crest]

The stars may align should be there before 10:30

[mellow sonnet]

Too busy at mandarin 7 to be at ondo today

[short condor]

I was wondering if it was a set from their insta

[mellow sonnet]

I was expecting less fluids but I guess this makes it a good value for the cost

[short condor]

From their descriptions I feel like rush and rift should be inversely nitro infused

I find koatji to be a lil overpowering for most coffees but that’s my palate personally

[spiral arrow]

what a spread

[compact hound]

How much is all of this

[bitter kestrel]

Is it weird (or a sign of coffee burnout) that I want that cracker way more than anything else?

[cedar otter]

why is it hated

except it's goddamn expensive

and it's impossible to clean

oh wait I see why

[mellow sonnet]

It dribbles like a baby that doesn't know how to eat

[compact hound]

This reminded me of how i burned @cedar otter at the last meetup

My b man

[runic heath]

Is monolith a roaster first, coffee shop second? I’m not up on the lore but it’s wild to see such a well funded shop spring up out of the blue

[compact hound]

Lots of munny

Roaster first

[runic heath]

No kidding. Must be nice!

[compact hound]

Idk the facts but i have an idea of their “lore”

[cedar otter]

He used to work at constellation

but that shop is not a barista-money fueled build out

so I'm guessing he comes from money

I kinda got annoyed bc he kept buying the greens I was also splitting w/ Aaron (coffee.jpg/communal space)

like I ordered labels roughly according to how much I thought I'd get to roast

one day I came into the roastery and all the greens were gone

so I was like okay I need to get my own greens lol

like the instability was driving me wild

[compact hound]

This is true according to a source but also anybody could’ve guessed this

XLII vibes

[cedar otter]

and then he roasts and sells to local chinese shops

anyhoo

[compact hound]

Chinese KQ

[cedar otter]

hahaha

mandarin...?

jk

like kumquat the citrus

[compact hound]

Other shops will open and just have monolith on hopper

[cedar otter]

[compact hound]

So its basically all white labeled monolith shops

[cedar otter]

I need to rebrand as a Korean citrus named shop

"persimmon"

[eternal birch]

yuja

[cedar otter]

except that already exists

[compact hound]

Seems like a nice spot though i cant hate

[cedar otter]

https://persimmoncoffee.com/

[compact hound]

Will visit eventually

[cedar otter]

yeah not hating on the dude

he's a nice dude

[eternal birch]

persimmon is a citrus?

[compact hound]

This has been around for a min no?

[cedar otter]

and it looks like he put a lot of thoughts into it

[compact hound]

Dont know if theyre still on business though

[cedar otter]

not like another korean-owned shop that just wants to one-up stagger and rok

[runic heath]

I saw 10lb bags of Loquat beans at a new NYC shop. Was interesting to see but makes sense given their new space

[cedar otter]

they have 1 coffee lol

[cedar otter]

park at kims?

[compact hound]

Thats the most korean thing ive read all week

Wonder if KQ is working on an NY location

[cedar otter]

they focus on korean roasters

like fritz momos clarimento

[compact hound]

I can see it happening within the next 2 years

[cedar otter]

and lq

I want to but don't want to do wholesale lol

only want to do single origin stuff

but what makes money is putting your beans in other people's hoppers

[bitter kestrel]

That sounds … dirty. I love hating on shops that just seem to have endless funds. But also, how do I find a coffee sugardaddy? 👀

[runic heath]

Will have to check it out when the line isn’t 1.5hrs. That flight reminds me drinks from OPS in Shanghai.

[cedar otter]

being a nepobaby helps iirc

[compact hound]

You can probably just go during the week this week and it’ll be fine

[boreal solar]

@eternal birch still a little hanging out. Thanks for the heads up.

It’s toasty here there. Surprised there’s even this much haha

Now to stand here for two hours while three year old feeds the ducks

[glossy sail]

Mandarin 7 was lit

[cedar otter]

they give you a sanitizing wipe too?

[glossy sail]

Echo/Rift were my favorites. Rush is too orange juice forward. Still is like the worst.

[glossy sail]

Courtesy of United airlines, from last night 😂

PO at monolith was very tea forward. Oat milk latte was nuttier than expected but standard. Cold brew was ok. lol

[cedar otter]

the owner really likes tea like brews

[glossy sail]

I think Still (hojicha koatji oatmilk) is not a drink that should stay. They steam the oatmilk and have some latte art for it but it splits so fast. It looks bad and becomes so watery 3 minutes after.

[cedar otter]

they shoulda called it the big-O

hOjicha kOatji

[mellow sonnet]

Still: hot chocolate with oat milk
Rift: pretty good but the applewood smoke was kinda overpowering, but I think thats just me bc i like smelling the coffees I drink
Rush: Orange Juice
Echo: pretty enjoyable but its not coffee. I would get this again and a pourover probably

[compact hound]

When i read the “single shot” for “rush” i was like there’s no way this doesn’t just straight up taste like a glass of OJ

[mellow sonnet]

i expected all the drinks to be half the amount of fluids of what was actually served 💀

[glossy sail]

they have some issues with ratios on their mix drinks for sure.

[mellow sonnet]

Also I think the offerings of green selection was overly safe and boring 💀

[compact hound]

They’re just starting so thats no surprise

But i feel like their green selection is just going to be either process/funk or $$$

Which is boring

[glossy sail]

lol i think you need one process/funk with some strong flavor for the regular crowd

its the gateway to specialty

when you taste watermelon jolly rancher

[compact hound]

Oh no for sure nothing wrong with that at all

[glossy sail]

in your coffee