Hardmill Rugged Apron

A former professional chef's ideal apron, made in America from waxed canvas and selvedge denim

We’re quickly nearing peak BBQ season here in NYC, and while we’re a bit biased towards our own CH Edition 3×1 Denim Pitmaster Apron, we’ve taken a shining to those from the newly launched brand Hardmill. Founded by brothers Ryan and Michael Barrie after the former hung up his professional chef’s hat and found a bit too much time on his hands, the Seattle-based brand …

La Vallée des Arômes

The multiple award-winning chardonnay from a small cooperative in Southern France

by Dora Haller Southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region is the single biggest wine-producing area in the whole world. Vineyards of all sizes can be found among the region’s 700,000 acres stretching from Provence to the border of Spain, but one standout we recently had the pleasure of tasting is from a small cooperative called Cave des Côteaux de Capimont. Founded two decades ago near the village …

SOMM

Director Jason Wise offers a glimpse into the most grueling test in wine

How much do you know about wine? That’s essentially the question that a few select candidates are asked each year at the Master Sommelier Exam. But the manner of questioning is far from straightforward, instead taking the form of a multi-day slugfest that’s aimed at tricking some of the best minds in the wine world through blind taste tests and theoretical oral examinations. Taking a …