I worked behind the bar at L.A.’s hottest hangout in the 2000s. For over a decade, I thought I was one shift away from my big break. Between delivering buckets of ice to Hunter S. Thompson and making martinis for Robert De Niro, I learned lessons more valuable than what screenwriting success could ever supply.
The Top Gear star talks about making emotional gin, running a pub in the age of influencers, and looking ahead as the gourmand of car guys.
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A random gift on a movie set led the Oscar-winning director on a multi-year mission to bring Bolivia’s national spirit—singani—to the U.S. and get it recognized as its own spirit category. Top mixologists heartily approve. (CLICK TO READ AT MEN’S JOURNAL)
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“Like any actor who suffers from crippling imposter syndrome, I’m more intrigued as to why a whisky like Talisker wants to connect itself with me. So, when they approached me, I was more like, “Oh my God, the honor is more bestowed on me.” And I was blown away by their ethos when it comes to the preservation of the oceans.”
Featuring Art Streiber, David Hobby, Karl Taylor, and Austen Paul.
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“There’s a sense of humor of Ron Swanson in these commercials. The idea is that the dad of the Ron Swanson actor is ten times the man that this superhuman example of masculinity is, and that he’s emasculated by his dad.” – Nick Offerman
“My grandfather always told me that your name is everything. And I’m defining what my name is.” – Master Bladesmith Quintin Middleton, from GEAR PATROL ISSUE 18
It forced me to redefine my definition of manhood and expanded our relationship. Now, as a father, it gives me my own cause for pride.
For Tommy O’Gara, the celebrated designer behind Sauvage, Native Sons and Max Pittion, small details make all the difference.
My father left two unfulfilled dreams behind when he died: to have grandchildren and own an Airstream. This year, I took his unfinished dreams on the road, to scatter his ashes in the waters off Key West.
