Storytelling
Dressed to Drink: Capote’s Black and White Ball.
Truman Capote knew how to assemble a cast of characters, and on November 28, 1966, he brought an extraordinary one to the Plaza Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. His Black and White...
Dressed to Drink: Capote’s Black and White Ball.
Truman Capote knew how to assemble a cast of characters, and on November 28, 1966, he brought an extraordinary one to the Plaza Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. His Black and White...
The Buck (and Bourbon) Stops Here.
“Hugo, I don’t much care for your law, but, by golly, this bourbon is good.” Harry Truman’s reported remark to Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black captures a man who could...
The Buck (and Bourbon) Stops Here.
“Hugo, I don’t much care for your law, but, by golly, this bourbon is good.” Harry Truman’s reported remark to Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black captures a man who could...
A Doctor’s Prescription for “Sittability”
For John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a comfortable chair was an essential piece of working equipment. Chronic back pain made the ordinary business of sitting through meetings, reviewing documents, and working at...
A Doctor’s Prescription for “Sittability”
For John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a comfortable chair was an essential piece of working equipment. Chronic back pain made the ordinary business of sitting through meetings, reviewing documents, and working at...
The Shape of a Martini.
There’s the cocktail, and then there’s the glass. A classic Martini arrives wearing one of the most recognizable silhouettes in drinking history: a slender stem supporting a sharply angled, V-shaped...
The Shape of a Martini.
There’s the cocktail, and then there’s the glass. A classic Martini arrives wearing one of the most recognizable silhouettes in drinking history: a slender stem supporting a sharply angled, V-shaped...
Small Pitchers, Generous Pleasures.
Some wine vessels invite you to examine the bouquet. A boccalino invites you to pull up a chair. These diminutive glass pitchers belong to the convivial world of Italian-speaking taverns,...
Small Pitchers, Generous Pleasures.
Some wine vessels invite you to examine the bouquet. A boccalino invites you to pull up a chair. These diminutive glass pitchers belong to the convivial world of Italian-speaking taverns,...
Cocktails Behind Closed Doors.
At the 21 Club, breaking the law became a remarkably civilized affair. Opened on January 1, 1930, at 21 West 52nd Street, Jack Kriendler and Charlie Berns’s celebrated speakeasy offered...
Cocktails Behind Closed Doors.
At the 21 Club, breaking the law became a remarkably civilized affair. Opened on January 1, 1930, at 21 West 52nd Street, Jack Kriendler and Charlie Berns’s celebrated speakeasy offered...