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no more driving 45 minutes for hungry pot 👀 we finally have one here in rhode island! korean bbq, hot pot, AND all-you-can-eat sushi all in one spot 🤯 and here’s the fun part: bring 3 friends on your birthday and your meal is FREE! 🎂 safe to say i’m pretty happy i don’t have to make that drive to dartmouth anymore 😂 #RhodeIslandFood #RhodeIslandEats #KoreanBBQ #HotPot #HungryPot

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There’s something philosophical about making espresso by hand. First, you weigh the beans. 18 grams. Not 17. Not 19. Then you grind them, breaking something whole into thousands of little pieces, each one preparing to give something of itself away. You distribute. You tamp. You lock in the portafilter. And then comes the part I love most. The lever. With the Flair 49 Pro, there’s no button to press and nowhere to hide. You feel the resistance. You feel the pressure build. You slow down. You adjust. And eventually, the coffee gives. Maybe that’s the lesson. Some things in life can’t be rushed. Some things require pressure. And sometimes, the only way to get something beautiful out is to be patient enough to let it happen. 18 grams of coffee. A little water. A little pressure. A lot of patience. And somehow, something greater comes out of it.

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shoutout to Michael at @dissentcafe for introducing me to the Flair and, honestly, the whole world of manual espresso. and shoutout to @Flair Espresso for making this beautiful little contraption that lets me make cafe-level espresso without leaving my house. especially on a day like today where I’m already sick AND there’s a nor’easter wreaking havoc outside 😂 so instead of leaving the house and infecting everyone at my local coffee shop, we’re staying in, pulling some espresso, and letting @downeastcoffee keep us company. honestly, not the worst way to spend a sick day. cheers ☕️ #kuyaejeats #rhodeislandcoffee #manualespresso #flairespresso #downeastcoffee