DARK MATTERS

RANKED AMONG THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE BARS IN THE WORLD, THIS ECUADORIAN WONDER IS SOURCED FROM CACAO BEANS ONCE THOUGHT TO BE EXTINCT BY TIA KIM It’s T[...]

Tradition!

In A Cheery Counterpoint To The Churn And Burn Nature Of Downtown Manhattan Real Estate, Soho Cigar Bar Has Slipped Into The Spot Where Circa Tabak Used To Be ([...]

NO BRAND IS AN ISLAND

A FAMILY RUN RUM LEGEND IN ST. CROIX STARTS A FUND TO HELP THE CARIBBEAN PLAN FOR FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION BY EVAN MONROE Since The First Decades Of Th[...]

HARD WATER


SPIKED SELTZER IS NOW THE HOTTEST LOW CALORIE BUZZ. WE TEST THE BEST BY TIA KIM WHITE CLAW HARD SELTZER Described By Its Chicago Based Maker As “the Pur[...]

A TOAST TO THE DON

NEARLY 70 YEARS AFTER DON FRANCISCO JAVIER SAUZA’S NEW BRAND HELPED MAKE TEQUILA CHIC, HIS NAMESAKE LABEL INNOVATES AGAIN IN TRIBUTE TO EL FUNDADOR BY EVAN M[...]

Ube-r cool

Soft Swerve, Located On Allen Street In SoHo, Serves Up The City’s Trendiest Ice Cream. They Have Four Unusual Flavors: Matcha, Black Sesame, Almond Cookie An[...]

Another pizza pizza, please

“I’ve Had Enough Pizza.” Said, No One Ever! Vinnie’s Pizzeria Of Brooklyn Takes His Pizza To The Next Level. It’s A Slice Of Pizza That Has Smaller Sl[...]

CIGAR & SPIRITS

Legacy Lunacy Though A 1940s Bottle Of J Wray & Nephew Occasionally Pops Up At Auction For $50,000 And Up, Generally Speaking, The Most Expensive Rum You C[...]

THE YEAR OF 18

IN CHINESE TRADITION, THE NUMBER 18 IS CONSIDERED BOTH LUCKY AND ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING RICH. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BE IN ORDER TO SAMPLE THESE AGED WONDERS, BUT W[...]

The Cocoa King

How One Of The World’s Best Chocolatiers Is Reinventing The Artisanal Sweets Market In His 40,000 Square Foot Brooklyn Army Terminal Manufacturing Facility B[...]

Campagnola A legend endures

The 34-year-old Upper East Side Eatery Continues To Serve Authentic Countryside Italian Cuisine To Celebrities And Everyday New Yorkers Alike By Jessica Jones-[...]