Hey, Buzy Beez!
Welcome to the new Honeysuckle headquarters!
This is my new kitchen in LA! It's like, triple the size of my old one.
So, I'm gonna have a lot of fun cooking in here.
So, I'm recreating my favorite coffee from a local coffee shop at home.
It's called Voyager Coffee, and they have this drink called the Valencia
with a hint of orange and coconut milk and it's so delicious.
I am so sad that I found this coffee shop
only like a month before we moved away,
but luckily, I watched how they did it
and I'm gonna recreate it here.
The only thing that I'm doing differently though is
in their Valencia latte, they have something called orange blossom water.
I don't know what that is,
and I don't know where to get it, so I'm actually gonna just use a Valencia orange,
and I'm just gonna use the zest of it to infuse it with that orange essence.
Okay. So, first, I'm gonna cut a little bit of the zest,
put it in my Vietnamese coffee filter,
and then, I'm gonna add in two tablespoons of ground coffee.
This is a coffee shop that I recently tried in Pasadena;
It's called Jones Coffee Roasters, and I actually had their lavender latte.
It was delicious!
We didn't have any of our stuff yet,
so I asked them to grind up some coffee
and we just made coffee at home for a few days until all of our stuff came.
If you guys watched my Insta story, it was like a hurricane in here;
everything was so... it was such a mess.
So I'm glad that I was able to kind of get rid of a few junk
and get the kitchen semi-set up.
I'm gonna be showing you guys how I style this later on,
but for now, this is what it looks like.
I'm gonna tamp it down,
pour hot water into it,
and let it brew for about five minutes.
While the coffee is brewing, I'm gonna go steam my milk.
You guys, my friends in LA, I'm still looking for that like, amazing, delicious coffee shop.
Where is your favorite coffee shop?
And let me know what I should try.
I am an addict.
So far, we've tried Alfred's coffee and tea,
Jones' Coffee Roasters,
I found almond milk coffee in Silverlake that I've yet to try
and I really also wanna try MatchaBar.
I know that's not coffee, but you know how much I love matchas,
so, I'm really excited to go hit up all those places.
Tell me where else I should go!
Okay, the machine is ready, so I'm just gonna steam it real quick.
So, the coffee is done brewing,
and at this point, you can add one teaspoon of sugar,
a little more, a little less depending on how you like it,
half a teaspoon of vanilla extract,
our steamed milk,
and about two to three tablespoons of coconut milk from a can
depending on how coconuty you like it.
Oh my gosh, this smells like the perfect morning brew.
I wanna show you guys a part of my backyard,
so let's go outside and try it!
Mmm, my gosh, this tastes just like home!
I get that little hint of orange in there;
it's very light and subtle.
And then the coconut...
it just brings out the whole flavor of the coffee. Oh, my gosh.
You guys have to try this one. It's like, perfect for fall,
really, anytime; it's so good!
So, I've been here for about five days
and you guys, I am loving it down in LA.
I just love that feeling where I'm lost.
Everywhere I go, I have to use Google Maps to kind of guide me.
But just that sense of exploration and adventure has been so good for us.
I mean, everywhere we go, it's just been new and exciting and fun.
Ollie has been loving this place;
he finally has a yard to run around.
He's like a brand-new dog at home.
I felt bad because we lived in a small condo, and...
we would have to take him out every other hour to go potty and he would have to rely on us,
but here, he could just run around outside, in and out, in and out, whenever he wants to,
and baby, she's really taking to the whole place, too;
she falls asleep when we go out, and you know, she's not super fussy yet,
she rolled over for the first time this week, and it's been so awesome!
Just all these changes.
I'm really embracing the changes in my life right now,
and who knows.
Thank you so much you guys for being so supportive in my last video.
I know change is always hard,
but it's good.
It's good.
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this coffee video.
If you guys are in the Bay area,
be sure to check out Voyager Coffee,
and if you're in LA, please let me know where I should try,
because I'm so excited just to eat my way through this whole place.
This weekend, Nate's cousin is taking us to K-town
to have the best seolleongtang,
which I'm really excited,
and I'll be sure to film that as well,
but yeah, let me know where I should go.
Thank you so much,
and I will definitely see you guys very soon.
Bye!