Weekend snaps.

I’m trying to make an effort to take more photos on the weekends; after all, they only come around once a week, and give a different vibe.

Photos from Memorial Day Weekend: the weekend the L wasn’t running, the weekend hot soba was enjoyed in a cramped Japanese hole-in-the-wall, and the weekend of cronut success, Thai iced tea, and lazy hours in a sunny Washington Square Park.

Beards, of all sorts, at the Union Square Greenmarket.

Those dog days of summer. They’re almost here.

The Steampunk at La Colombe.

The La Colombe in Nolita is one of a handful of coffeeshops in the U.S. to serve coffee using a Steampunk. This much-hyped machine by Alpha Domniche is best described as a mechanized siphon brewer, automating factors like time, temperature, volume, agitation, etc. and taking some of the inconsistencies of siphon brewing.

La Colombe was brewing a Kenyan coffee when I visited, and I wasn’t a fan of the dark roasting profile of the coffee nor the heavy-bodied, sedimenty brew. But it’s not without potential, that’s for sure. Rumor has it that we’re supposed to be getting one of these at Kaffe, so that’ll be something to look forward to…

Duel at Union Square.

Rain, rain, go away…

Excited for future summer adventures, come rain or come shine.

Spotted this guy in the West Village, staring pensively across the street from a favorite bakery of mine. 

Post-photoshoot, his owner promptly ran out, handed me a flyer, and told me to save the pictures because his Frenchie was the star of a soon-to-be-released feature film.

La Colombe, Nolita.

Not a great coffeeshop; the beans are roasted dark, the espresso isn’t distributed, and grouphead isn’t flushed before extraction. The ceramicware is grimy, and the milk isn’t textured well; they give off the overall feeling of being a little bit gritty and a tad haphazard.

They’re a popular micro-chain though, and the interior is nice.

Life is a box of herbs and a friend to share them with.