Spirit Works Distillery

The husband and wife team on their secret family recipe and “grain to glass” philosophy

by Heather Stewart Feldman In Sonoma County wine country, Spirit Works Distillery is laboring over something quite different to sip on. Dreaming of working with their hands, making a product that was authentic and sustainable, husband and wife team Timo and Ashby Marshall dedicated themselves to learning the craft of artisan distilling, and now make craft vodka, gin and sloe gin. Working side-by-side in their …

1235 Donuts

French-style donuts via the American south sold on the streets of East London

by Adam Coghlan There’s a new donut-slinging duo in London. Brad and Molly McDonald have given the already hip and quaint tourist destination, East London’s Columbia Road, a new edible attraction. On Sunday mornings, from their lemon-yellow front door, the couple sells a limited number of beautifully prepared, perfectly sized Beignet-style donuts as 1235 Donuts. Brad McDonald has serious pedigree (although isn’t, in his own …

Test Drive: 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid

Fuel economy, ruggedness and storage capacity in this affordable hybrid crossover

by Davis Adams Subaru recently invited CH to Key West for a lesson in the brand’s values, as well as an introduction to their very first green car­: the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid. Of the car’s design, Michael McHale (of Subaru North America) says, “Our customers are three times more likely to cycle, three-and-a-half times more likely to hike and four times more likely to …