Sunday Espresso

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Sunday's Faithful Cup...

Our Cousin Came by to Visit Us...

Hi there, our cousin Cpl Andrew  returned from Afghanistan little while ago and he came by to visit us last Saturday. With so much going on with current events, we were stoked to see him. While my Dad was making margaritas, pouring Tecates and I was grill'n away, his visit reminded us of just how kick'n our young Americans are; friends and moral war fighters. Let me put it this way... While he was oversees, Andrew and I emailed each other back and forth. It was good to see how he was doing. There were times I would happily stay up past 1 am, so that I could pass some jokes and ask him about his tour. I got to know Andrew a little better... he's a tough, thoughtful, and a humble individual. You know... a MAN. Before his deployment, it was really something for Candice and I to see our "SoCal/Hurley" cousin(s) look at us with sincere faces that told, "Alright..See you later...I am going to fight for us." So was his return visit cool? Hell ya! The drinks and the food tasted a little better last Saturday. Saludos amigos...Cheers!

Jesse Orozco, Andrew & me.

Andrew with his cousin Candice

Here are couple of gifts he brought back for us:

Afghan flag

Afghan blanket; "Afghanistan has a new beginning."

Cup of the day...

It's Here! Old School Crema...Piston Style Espresso Machine (Photos)

Happy Friday Amigos,

I gotta give big-o-props to my Dad Jesse Orozco & of our family friend Sergio Arteaga (one of the first espresso SoCal techs) for rebuilding this historic espresso machine.

Here is the late model Gaggia piston type (GPT) espresso machine. It was originally manufactured in Milan, Italy. (See Gaggia company museum.) We fired it up today and got some good reactions. If you're ever around Glendora and love espresso give me a dial and I'll fire it up for you. It would be my pleasure.



Check out the bold piston group head.









Original Gaggia steam knob, steam gauge and water level. With a completely rebuilt piston group head. That's the barrel you see where the espresso is pouring out of.

Let's pull a shot...shall we?

OK, Cameron is going for the taste test...

It looks like he's diggin it...

"Hey, that's really good."

To my family and friends... come on down and bring some biscotti! We'll pull some shots! Cheers and God Bless!

Happy Fathers' Day!

Hope you're having a great Fathers' Day.

God bless the protectors and providers of the family.

This is my new "Dad's Mug". Made for me by my kids. Cheers!

Crema of the day!

Good Morning. Check out this crema...

Homecoming! Our Cousin Lcpl Audrey Sanford

Here are photos from our marine cousin's homecoming. (A video will be added later.) Audrey was out fighting for or liberty on a M.E.U. It is a mission on a ship which loads and supplies our troop with armory, AKA guns, ammo and bombs. We had a wonderful time at her homecoming.

God Bless our American warriors!