As other member of the group La Pavoni Owner suggested, I bought the bottomless portafilter. This type of filter is a good way to check the technique of tamping and distribution the coffee. A beautiful one from Italy. It proved that my Hario Skelton Pro, while being a good hand grinder, couldn’t up to the…
Ohh La Pavoni! Part 2 – fixing the La Pavoni.
As mentioned on the previous post, the steam tap was bent during the shipping so I had to replace it. After calling a couple of places in LA asking for estimation, I couldn’t get a reasonable price (they wanted $50 to $200 to fix or replace it), I decided to take a risk and fix…
Oh La Pavoni!!! Part 1 – The journey begins
After my cheap automatic coffee machine broke (I was secretly happy that it broke so I could have a reason to get rid of it), I was searching for a more interesting coffee machine to use. The Flair was good but it wasn’t enough for the coffee enthusiasm in me. For me, pushing a button…
General Nha’s wonton
Every time I made wonton soup, I always wrap extra wonton for lunch or the next dinner. It is so easy to have wonton ready, just heat up the soup and we have a delicious bowl of wonton noodle soup. To mix thing up, I decided to try out a new thing which I never…
Rosaliné – Peruvian Bistro with a Japanese touch. 4.0/5.0 stars
I tried several restaurants on the famous Melrose area, LA. I often found them unsatisfying one way or another. Rosaliné was one of them. The restaurant owner is the famed chef Ricardo Zarate. It has a bright and nice design with the feel of a sunny greenhouse and stylish dining furniture. It made me happy…
Crab House (Vermont Soon Dae) review. 4.0/5.0 stars
It is always a good sign of authentic good food when you see the restaurant is full of people from its ethnic. In this case, it was the Crab House in Korean town – LA, which was full of local Korean. My friend and I were the only two customers who weren’t Korean at the…
Flair Epresso maker- A Simple Guide
After a couple of trial and false, I am now got a hand on this device. My last shot of espresso took less than 10 minutes to make. It might take just 5 minutes if you already have ground coffee ready. Equipment: 1/ We need a good burr grinder. I have a Hario Skerton Pro….
Flair Epresso maker
After my cheap espresso maker broke, I’ve been searching for a replacement but I didn’t feel like spending $500 on the medium range espresso machine just to use it on the weekend. We have a professional espresso machine at work already so I have no desire to put money into a machine that cost greatly…
The ELB challenge! Day 4 – Takikomi Gohan (Japanese mixed rice)
Tanikomk Gohan (Japanese mixed rice) us an amazing dish to make when you have leftover veggies, meat or seafood. It was very easy to make with a rice cooker so I experience it with my Electric Lunch Box this time. Ingredients: One 1/3 cup of rice. 1 cup of water. (I add water into the…
The ELB challenge! Day 3- steamed Tteokbokki
If you ever had Tteokbokki – Korean spicy rice cake, you would know that it wouldn’t taste good when reheat using the micro oven or on the stovetop. I happened to have some leftover from the dinner last night so I brought it and a Peeking duck bun to work for lunch. 20 minutes before…
Nha can eat 