I've seen this, the Bodum Kona, before. I opted to go with Chemex but have you tried the Kona? What'd ya think?

ecustard, sweetmarias is great! i found stuff i've been looking for but never found. thanks. purchased my chemex and a few other things to boot!

I love aeropress as well. but it's a wee bit inconvenient when you have a group of people--all who want coffee. thanks to all for the great info. i suppose i will have to go the online route. also saw some with glass handle. that said, which is better? the glass handle or the original with the wood collar?

those are the very ones.

thanks for the info. tried the site but currently site is unavailable. did see a number and will call.

Thanks, for the info. i just thought i was either blind or looking in the wrong sections. i did find a few online but i've had the worst experiences with purchasing things long distance that i wanted to avoid it if possible. i guess that's the route i'll have to take.

I may not be looking hard enough but I'm having a tough time finding Chemex coffee pots. I don't want to shop online because I like to see what I'm getting before I pay for it. Know of any place that sells Chemex in OC or SGV?

there is a paris baguette in buena park, in the han nam chain strip mall, too. their green tea cakes are very well known and actually quite good. their pastries are very good too. unfortunately, no bahn mi.

went a couple of months ago. not the same as i remembered. portions were definitely smaller and service was absolutely slower. when it first opened, it was great. took a lot of people there who, in turn, took more people there. sadly, i guess success breeds less attention to details.

i did find open-mouth gallon jars at target. not the cookie jars, sealed open-mouth jars. you know what, there are those gallon kimchi jars. they sell them at all korean markets but you would have to buy the kimchi too. you could try getting creative and try to find out who supplies their jars.

thanks so much for the additional info. although not wheelchair bound, he does have limited mobility. we did go to pho 79. he liked it but i want to try somewhere else next time. will try both vietnam house and pho superbowl.

OCAnn, thanks so much. will try the place on la palma. thanks for the info on lee's. i wasn't sure exactly where it was.

any good vietnamese restaurants in north oc? good banh mi in particular? need help, gas too expensive.

thanks to all. i guess it's worth a try . . .

with the pinkberry threads, was wondering if it is really that good. never been because the lines always discouraged me. is it really that good? is it worth standing in line and fighting for parking?

thanks to all the suggestions. i think we'll try golden deli next time. we went to pho 79 last night and my dad liked it but i didn't think it was so great. it was my dad's night so i'm glad he enjoyed it. again, thanks.

thanks so much. checked out the site. very informative. where is saigon flavor?

thank you for the info. is there anything closer to rosemead?

i know this subjects been done a lot before but my dad's been craving good pho. he has parkinson's so he doesn't get out much so i'd like to make it nice. haven't tried pho in the sgv so i'm turning to y'all. any suggestions?

anybody try sakai or ginza on la palma? if you did, what did you think? never tried but was alway curious.

congrats on the little uber. regarding korean places in buena park, there are the standard fare, surah on beach in the hannam chain strip and sagan also on beach. i prefer surah over sagan. surah has a decent lunch menu at reasonable prices with fresh raw fish--nothing too fancy. sagan, also glitzy with servers wearing headsets, didn't really measure up. after all it's the food that counts not the decor.

surprisingly, i like the food court inside the hannam chain store. they've got great korean street food. the korean version of ja jang myun isn't so bad either.

there is a real ethnic regional place on beach called harubang. i think it used to be a taco bell or something by the architecture. the servers are rather nasty, especially during lunch and dinner rush, but the food is very good. they serve regional jeju cuisine. anybody been?

been having a real craving for ethiopian. does anyone know a place in north oc?

thanks for the info. i did go to WHF last week and the ladies were very obliging. i ended up buying a little of this and that. overall, i'm pretty happy with my little stash of teas.

has anyone ever heard for ying kee? someone recommended it highly but i wanted to run it by y'all before making the plunge.

planning on going to whp in mp today. will take your suggestions. thanks to joe and will47 for insight on pu' erh. thanks to all who replied. y'all came through for this tea ignoramus.

a whole dollar huh? the way this person talked, i thought membership was about $50 or something! thanks for the info.

thanks for the info. i feel like i just completed tea 101 : )

My goodness, thank you will47. will definitely take your suggestions. planning on going to whf this weekend. never been before but i heard that they have a vip card you have to buy. is this true? also, what grade would you recommend for a first-time buyer?

where can you get blackbean natto? i've tried making it (i use a yogurt maker) but it just does not turn out as well as the regular soybean. would love to just pop in somewhere and buy it . . .

oh, how about korean restaurants in the area?

thanks will try your suggestions.

Been living in Yorba Linda for about 4 years and have yet to find anything remotely decent. Tired of driving out all over Orange County. Is there anything half way decent near or around Yorba Linda?