By Greg B.  As I was rooting around in my fridge, trying to make space for the recently bottled Pilsner I just made (it needs a cold, sub 40F place to hang out for a …

By Tom M.  The cigar shop is more than a store.  It is an oasis.  The “shop” is a respite from the hectic hassles, obligations and hoopla that round out and sometimes consume the day.  …

By Greg B. So while this is not a review of a new restaurant, this is our first salvo of posts about this relatively new restaurant, ‘Milan‘.  Hopefully in the near future I’ll have a …

By Greg B.  After I finished my conferencing and working in Cambridge, I managed to escape from the UK via high speed train (there really is no other way to leave that nation but the …

By Greg B.  Here in Maryland, we had our obligatory 2 weeks of cold weather.  From now until late March, the temperatures will hover in the upper 30′s and low 40′s, but even still, the …

By Greg B. It feels good to be getting out and running again.  This week I’m going to focus on more running, and by next weekend phase in some swimming.  And with this increased activity …

By Greg B.  We haven’t posted any wine posts in a while, so when I was at the Wine Source looking for beers to pair well with kebab (I failed, I couldn’t find the beers …

By Greg B. Some beers defy styles, while others define them.  The Shlenkerla smokebeers (Rauchbier = Smokebeer) essentially define the smokebeer style.  Since the dawn of beer making, maltsters have needed to be skilled at …

I had the pleasure of enjoying a Perdomo Habano Marduro during Sunday’s Ravens’ victory over the New England Patriots at the Main Street Cigar Shop in Bel Air Maryland. (I will speak more about this …

By Greg B.  I like going on little food adventures, whether this means cooking up a cut of meat I’ve never eaten before, buying random fruits or vegetables from H-mart, wondering if I need to …