Posts by SField

Conflating un-sour espresso with Starbucks is interesting... I just don't enjoy Handsome. I've had a number of varieties at Intelligenstia and I've really enjoyed all of them. I think most people consider it a good standard but maybe we...

Yeah, all these places I went to are Intelligenstia alums. I went to "Fix" in Echo Park too... same sort of stuff. To me they must have the same palates as the california wine idiots.

Quote:Originally Posted by coolpapa What is up with sour coffee? I've tried beans from Four Barrel in SF, which were really light in color and found the coffee to be sour and I hated it. Is that just high acid coffee or is there...

Quote:Originally Posted by Baron The new Handsome Roasters place is downtown, I believe. I've had their coffee at Cognescenti/Proof and it's good, in the Intelligencia style. I went to Handsome twice... really sour coffee on the...

Spring for Coffee makes me happy. The only place I find decent coffee in DTLA. I love Intelli but it's a hike if you live DT.

Quote:Originally Posted by Reynard369 I assume he's self publishing? Tell him to check out the Writer's Cafe over at www.kindleboards.com Lots of valuable information there. Keep in mind that, in general, paid advertisements don't...

I have a friend who is quite prominent in post production, with clients ranging from pop stars to fortune 500s. He wrote a novel and wants to know what kind of publications to advertise in, or what websites to be ad space in. It's a...

Quote:Originally Posted by mordecai I had the shittiest service ever when I went to Baco for the second time, but I should've known better than to go on a Sunday. It was their first Sunday brunch, and the unshowered, hungover waiter...

Quote:Originally Posted by foodguy you want high or low? bouchon does the ad hoc chicken every once in a while. it's kinda fun, but i don't know ... $30 for fried chicken? of course God swears by Roscoe's. And actually, it's really...

Quote:Originally Posted by foodguy I'm a big baco fan. nice to have that food two blocks from my office. i really like teh small plates, the bacos are always good, i have been let down by some of the main dishes ... not that they're...