▲ 62 r/latteart
When using another man's setup...
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...keep it simple, keep it symmetrical, keep it clean.
u/OMGFdave — 3 days ago
▲ 64 r/latteart
Friends don't let friends drink sh!tty coffee 😋
Stopped by a friend's house ( u/JeremyJava ) for a latte art lesson, adjusted his machine's brew pressure, and poured this fun bevy. Pouring on someone else's machine is like riding someone else's bike. Now to decide whether to get a WPM pitcher to add to the roster 🤔
u/OMGFdave — 16 days ago
▲ 4 r/latteart
Roughing it 🏕
Off grid doesn't mean off GRIND!
*Latte By the Lake*
Grinder by: 1Zpresso K-Max
Espresso by: Picopresso
Milk textured by: LunaFro Art wand
Espresso Vivace beans by: KRŪ Coffee (Saratoga)
Whole milk by: Adam's Fairacre Farms
Pitcher by: French Press
Milk heating by: can of Waterloo Blackberry Lemon Seltzer from last night
Tent by: The North Face
Lake by: State of New York
u/OMGFdave — 19 days ago
▲ 166 r/latteart
I did a happy dance inside 😃🤩☺️
Wasn't expecting the base to get back on track after being twisted off-axis at the beginning, but I'm really glad it did 🙂🙃🙂
u/OMGFdave — 1 month ago
▲ 18 r/latteart
BBQ Latte
Traveling...used my hand pump Picopresso espresso maker and the side burner of a BBQ grill to heat the water and milk, frothing with the Lunafro Art hand wand.
u/OMGFdave — 1 month ago
▲ 42 r/latteart
Flubbed it at the end!!! 🫣
Arguably my cleanest base ever, but that cut-through 😝😝😝
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 21 r/latteart
DEFINITELY one heart too much!!! 😅😅😅
...wearing my emotions on my left hand 😋
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 19 r/latteart
One heart too far??? 💔
I once had an art teacher who said if I am too afraid to ruin a piece, I will never create real art.
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 8 r/airbnb_hosts
How much do you sweat the 'small stuff'.
The last 3 guest hosting experiences have been negative. One had some minor spills/stains, which, although aren't outside the realm of 'expected', are nice to find out about before they set in more permanently. The second of the three was quite scary, with a fight breaking out between guests and after 3 hours of me intervening between 2am-5am to tey and ease tensions, me having to call a guest an Uber to transport her to a hotel separate from her friend group for the night. The most recent was a Bachelorette party that taped decorations to the walls (left tape behind and some paint peeling) and violated my 'No Glitter' policy, despite being reminded about it at the time of booking over a month ago.
My question is: How much do you chalk up to the inevitability of opening your space to guests, and what is the threshold to write about in reviews, contact support about, and/or reach out to the guest directly? For clarity, the domestic assault guest stay was reported to AirBnB support, and I had a follow-up call with the guest responsible for that stay re: direct compensation for costs/damages associated with their fight.
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 27 r/salads
Strawberry Caprese Salad, Smoked Brisket, Crispy Fried Shallots
Mixed greens, arugula, red onion, cucumber, sliced strawberries, sliced mozzarella, crushed walnuts, basil, smoked brisket, crispy fried shallots, strawberry balsamic dressing.
Delicious 😋
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 40 r/latteart
Such a tulipy tulip 🌷
I love it when crooked fixes itself with the cut-through 🙏🏻
u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago
▲ 35 r/latteart
Everrrr so slightly off-center to the right 🤏🏻
I don't mind having some milk leftover in my pitcher. Doesn't prevent me from getting close to the surface and ensures I have only prime-textured milk to work with when pouring my pattern. Home user, so not a scalable workplace problem. No milk wasted as latte refills are not only welcome, but preferred, as I enjoy my morning bev. 🫗
u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago
▲ 55 r/salads
Summer Asparagus Salad w/ Lemon Oregano Grilled Chicken & Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette
It's asparagus season, and we picked a bunch. Lots of fresh basil, red bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, red onion, sliced ciliegine mozzarella, blanched asparagus, lemon oregano grilled chicken, creamy balsamic vinaigrette, served over brown rice. 🙂
u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago
▲ 26 r/latteart
Is this cheating??? 🤔
Playing around with smaller cup and steaming in a smaller pitcher. LOVE LOVE LOVE the flow on this one but had to do a double-take to finish the heart.
u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago
▲ 39 r/latteart
Cute Lil' Flat White
Found these 200ml German cups at a thrift store yesterday and figured I should work on my flat white game. Smaller cup with more concentrated espresso lends itself to drift base practice as well 😃
Yeah, yeah, yeah, a little dribbly at the end, I know. 😝
u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago