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Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Where Chefs Eat: An International Restaurant Guide Book

An interesting new release from Phaidon. Over 400 of the best known and most talented chefs around the world offer up their favourite places to get fed. “From bargain noodle joints to high-end restaurants; late-night haunts to all-day breakfasts; neighbourhood…

A Suntory Whiskey Tasting in New York City

We recently had the occasion to attend a whiskey tasting event in New York City, wherein the Japanese brand Suntory supplied the goods. We sampled three of Suntory’s blends that were previously not available in the US. We tried the Hakushu single malt,…

Selectism Guide: 6 All-Night Spots in Paris 0

Another hypothetical: let’s say you have one night left in Paris to knock the socks off somebody you want to impress without venturing up and down the Eiffel Tower again. You want to eat well, drink well and fall into…

How to Enjoy a Good Cup of Tea

When I began working from home one of my mantras was that every cup of tea was to be enjoyed. The idea was – is – that too often this cheap source of enjoyment, like too many others, is missed…

Selectism Guide: 6 All-Night Spots in Los Angeles 1

Let’s play a very realistic game of hypotheticals: let’s say you have a night’s stop-over in Los Angeles. Say there’s a girl/boy you really want to impress, but you are on a very tight schedule to win him/her over. Say you have…

Saji Magazine #5 “Saji Wagashi Asobi” Issue

When a food zine arrives with four blocks of rakugan to eat, you know that the issue will be special. This was my introduction to the latest issue of Japan’s Saji magazine -the trilingual food and recipe journal by Miho…

Jeff Koons Designs the Chateau Mouton Rothschild Art label

Jeff Koons was recently given the thumbs up from the fancy wine world with the comission to design the label for Chateau Mouton Rothschild vintage. The honour, handed down by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, has a tradition dating back to…

Maharishi & Bagjack for Disaronno Limited Edition Bottle Wrap

Iconic Italian liqueur brand, Disaronno, plans to end 2012 with a unique collaboration with London’s cult brand, maharishi and Berlin based bag designers, bagjack. Infusing the signature styles of these two brands, maharishi brings in a modern signature bonsai forest DPM print on…

Recipe | Kiwi Baby Kale Salad

The Kiwi Baby Kale Salad is a salad of necessity. A pile of kiwi and a huge bag of baby kale were threatening to go unused, so I got frisky. Not much too it, but it’s tart, creamy and mad…

Beer | Stone Lucky Bastard and Double Bastard IPAs

It has been cautiously pointed out to me by a couple of brewers now that IPAs are a very forgiving thing to brew. That is to say, a brewer’s mettle is better tested by the clarity and character of a…

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Food & Beverages

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Where Chefs Eat: An International Restaurant Guide Book

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

A Suntory Whiskey Tasting in New York City

Selectism Guide: 6 All-Night Spots in Paris

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

How to Enjoy a Good Cup of Tea

Selectism Guide: 6 All-Night Spots in Los Angeles

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Saji Magazine #5 “Saji Wagashi Asobi” Issue

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Jeff Koons Designs the Chateau Mouton Rothschild Art label

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Maharishi & Bagjack for Disaronno Limited Edition Bottle Wrap

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Recipe | Kiwi Baby Kale Salad

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Beer | Stone Lucky Bastard and Double Bastard IPAs