There are no shortage of articles promising to share the secret to getting preferential treatment at a bar or restaurant. We want the bullet point list that puts us on the fast track to “VIP status”. However, the paradox to receiving status at an establishment…

Finely ground coffee, extracted at 200° F, with 9 bars of pressure. A deceptively simple method resulting in an exceptionally complex expression of the coffee bean. The welcoming aroma and oily crema invite you to enjoy the sweet nectar immediately – or so I thought.…

For the past seven years I have saved the cork from every bottle of wine I’ve drunk. Seriously, they’re all here in my home filling up hurricane vases. Perhaps I’m borderline OCD or even a hoarder. I am a detail-oriented neat freak that has been…