Author: The Gentleman

Well, you have survived holiday shopping, and even those tricky office party conversations. What you are about to face now, however, is the daunting prospect of the large piece of meat, and the scary knife. Roasting meat dishes, whether beef or pork, is the real test. Make a mistake here, and your guests will be…

First of all, let’s be honest with each other. The culture of tipping has turned into the world full of manipulation, emotional blackmail, and calculations. You come to some counter to buy a bottle of water and see the screen spinning in front of you with suggested tipping percentages starting with 20. It is hard…

But let’s face it. You have got the bar equipment not for showing off but for making yourself look great in front of dates and clients. Not for collecting dozens of pieces of unnecessary equipment. The maximum amount of cocktails requires the following equipment: a tin set, a shaker, a strainer, a Japanese style jigger,…

The visit to a restaurant should be an opportunity, not an oral exam. You seat, grab the menu and voila! All of the sudden, everybody turned into critics. It is just paper and ink, remember? The problem is not to understand the menu, which is obvious for you from the very beginning even if you…

Let us be honest with ourselves. Your old routine of burned beans and wasteful spending stops right here. Chances are you waste your forty dollars a week on some mediocre lattes from the nearby chain shop. No more fooling around. We are creating our coffee station at home, and making that guy at the barista…

Indeed, it is not a secret that finding a good grill resembles the search for a roommate who can cook without burning your apartment down. It should be something sturdy and durable and certainly not the light metal thingy that you want to decorate your yard as modern art in two years. I know that…