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!

Good Friday: Care Packs Sent Out to Cpl Sanford

As an American, I would like to wish you all a Good Friday and a blessed Easter weekend. Along with that message, there is more good news on the home front.


They are!

• Our fellow patriot Sean G. is now a Dad to a beautiful little girl!



• Our marine cousin LCpl Audrey is returning home from her deployment (out at sea) in a couple of weeks!



• Our other marine cousin Cpl Andrew (brother to Audrey) has got 40 days to go in Afghanistan! And he has given me a sense that the jihadists there are becoming well acquainted with USMC's skilled trade. If you know what I mean...

The family with marine Cpl. Andrew & his Wife Mindy

Care Packs: We realized that Andrew has about 40 more days to go in Afghanistan so we thought...Care Pack Time! The kids and us had a great time running around Wal-Mart and setting up a custom pack for him.

A special thanks goes out to Rod from Cigar Pass for continuing to provide such a kick'n selection of cigars. Rod is a patriot because he has never met our cousins, but continues to offer great smokes for our soldiers to enjoy. Thank you Rod.

Pack 1: A mix of good stuff

Pack 2:

Special thanks goes out to my Dad for donating 2 jumbo bags of fine Colombian and Guatemalan coffee. I know that Andrew's platoon is going to love these varietals. They are one of the best coffee countries my Dad carries.
Freedom first... Go American Warriors!

Saturday Kicks; Espresso

Oye Papa! Look at dat espressso.