My good friends Wilson and Norm have begun roasting their own coffee and the results, I must say, are quite impressive thus far. This is a cup of Kenyan coffee that they brewed last night with a siphon coffee maker – it was so good that I saved the leftovers and brought them work with me the next day. I love the floral and berry notes that are present in the Kenyan beans, and the siphon coffee maker produces a very smooth, clean brew that isn’t murky.

On recommendation from Jonathan, my family and I decided to hit up Villa Habana for some Cuban food while we’re here in Miami.

My dad’s mahi mahi dish. He cleaned the plate.

My churrasco that I was twittering about.

The perfect end to a meal…. cafe con leche.

Lily and I don’t get to spend too much time together these days with our work schedules and extracurricular activities. On Friday, I suggested we get lunch and we decided to hit up Ippudo, a ramen house nearby her office.

The walk over to Astor Place was nice – the leaves on Allen Street are all changing.

Lily’s desk faces the street. It’s pretty easy to sneak up and scare her.

Ippudo has tons of bowls mounted on the walls when you walk in. Their bar counters also have ramen inside them.

Lily and I both ordered the combo, which includes a roast pork rice bowl and a small salad.

I got the spicy tonkatsu ramen with slices of berkshire pork. The broth was the perfect level of spiciness – just enough kick while still enjoyable. They also offer a noodle refill for $2 but I withheld (this time).

Four thumbs up.

A couple of weeks ago Lily and I went to the easternmost tip of Long Island with Jonathan and Jackie to see the leaves change, drink real apple cider, and have some bomb seafood. The seafood was good but everything else was great.

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