Ten Commandments Of Grilling
This article comes from our friends at Hot Ass Kitchen, your kitchen wingman! Somewhere in between standing upright and inventing the wheel, man discovered fire. Over the centuries and millennia that followed, man harnessed that fire to forge metal into weapons of war, burned fossil…
Super Bowl Fun – Whiskey, Wings & Wagers
Its that time of year again when the whole country gets together to do what Americans do better than any nation in the world- Eat, Drink & Watch TV! Today’s modern gladiators take the arena on Sunday to decide who is the best football team on…
At Risk: The Most Common Vices For Men
We all have bad habits and some of us have had some really bad habits. Engaging in a little vice is just part of growing up. Expanding your horizons and understanding your limitations is a good thing. Men can be like little kids when it…
How To Grill A Turkey On BBQ Grill
With Thanksgiving and Christmas on the descent like a 747 coming into JFK, we would be remiss without publishing some sort of Rugged Male Turkey Recipe. Many of us typically go insane on this holiday as we are not allowed to leave the house for 12…
Winemaking Tips & Interview With Columbia Crest Winemaker
Questions/Answers from Reddit AMA Interview with Juan Munoz Oca, winemaker at Columbia Crest Winery In your time there, what’s the largest volume of wine Columbia Crest has lost to spoilage and/or human error during any phase of the wine making process? We’ve never lost wine…
Supporting Your Local Band Pays It Forward
“It’s more than supporting the underdog in their fight against Big Corporate Music” Last weekend several of us had the opportunity to go see a band that we used to follow in the late 90s when we worked at a bar … in our late…
Crowdsourced Cabernet – Crush Grapes After Harvest?
Keeping with our story last month about Columbia Crest Winery, who is crowdsourcing the making of 1000 cases of cabernet at their award winning winery in Paterson, Washington. They have been asking the internet for their opinion at various stages of the wine making process….
Travel Review – Nantucket Island – Ferry, Restaurants & Nightlife
This month I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Nantucket, one of the two most popular island destinations off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, (Martha’s Vineyard the other). Nantucket is old, like Christopher Columbus OLD. First settled in the 1600s, it…
Ever Want To Own A Vineyard? Be A Winemaker?
Have you ever wanted to know more about how wine is made? Perhaps you’re tired of going to social events and getting stuck with (her) friends husbands discuss their 600 bottle wine cellars (Zzzzzz). Been there. Or maybe you are interested in learning more…
Rugged Recipes With Green Pepper Cholula
Fourth of July is here and you are surely going to attend some barbecues. So if you are like this author, and resemble Hank Moody more than [insert any guy with a loving wife], then why not show up with a prepared dish instead of…
