As most of you probably already know, the word “Pub” (as in bar), comes from the term Public House. In short, public houses we’re 19th century drinking establishments and restaurants, most of which also offered a small amount lodging upstairs for travelers (a beer and a bed…pretty much all a guy needs.)
With the opening of Longman & Eagle in Chicago, The Grazing Goat in London and Honor & Folly in Detroit, this concept has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately…with modern updates, of course.
The Grazing Goat (London)
Longman & Eagle (Chicago)
Honor & Folly (Detroit)
* While Honor & Folly does not operate it’s own bar, it is located above The Sugar House, a craft cocktail bar.
Monocle launched their 24 hour radio program earlier today. Reporting on current affairs, business, culture and music, Monocle 24 aims to bring that very “Monocle” vibe to the airwaves around the clock. After reading the current issue of Monocle, which focuses on the world of media, I can gather that a Monocle television cable network is not far behind.
I’ll usually throw on some Detroit sports radio if I have down-time at the office, but I’ll certainly now have to tune in to M24 to feed my more cultural side from time to time.
WSJ Magazine recently featured a story titled, “Death of a Playboy”, in which they report on a time when globe-trotting men with a certain swagger and privilege didn’t feel the need to advertise their status to everyone around them. the whole piece is worth a read, however the following excerpt sums it up pretty nicely:
Perhaps the phoniest version of the jet-setting “good life” appears in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s TV ads for his Sean John I Am King cologne. Diddy rides a jet-ski in a full tux, arrives at a helipad armed with body-suited supermodels Bar Refaeli and Ana Paula Araújo at his side, and strides through the Mediterranean in full black tie. If he saw it, Gunter Sachs, the impeccably dressed, tousled-haired heir to Germany’s Opel automobile dynasty, might shoot himself all over again. In his day, a playboy didn’t shout he was a “playah”—he just . . . was. What the deuce did he care if anyone else knew it?
Another branding project of similar ilk to my previous post, is Proper BBQ, developed by Thomas Hayes.
“Proper BBQ, enabling fine gentlemen to get messy. The range of products are essentials for the BBQ mad gentleman or the lavish messy hungry man, they were designed with a big bold punchy flavor in mind. Each product allows the user to get crazy and splash some charisma into their food, allowing each item to be generously applied.”
If my building allowed me to have a grill (and by grill I mean a real charcoal grill…none of this gas or electric bullshit) and if these products actually existed, I would stock up on them in a second.
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The second installment of Monocle Mediterraneo, the Media brands large-format summer newspaper, is set to hit newsstands on July 28th. With a report from Pitti Uomo, as well as the usual briefings on food, culture, retail and design, Mediterraneo is sure to please the cultural senses.
Check out the preview video, here.
Apparently I’m about a year late to the party, but I tried Kelvin Natural Slush Co. yesterday for the first time, and really enjoyed it. Founded by laid-off lawyer, Alex Rein, Kelvin (named after the Kelvin temperature scale) is a more adult, more natural, more delicious version of a 7-11 Slurpee that does business from their New York City based truck. I was very pleased with my citrus and mixed berry slush, but I was even more impressed with the clean brand identity created by Aaron Harowitz.
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I’m a big fan of simple branding. Glassford & Walker, a Vancouver based design firm did a nice job creating a clean identity for local sandwich shop, Meat & Bread (great name). The food looks pretty delicious as well.
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Buttermilk Channel 524 Court St. Brooklyn, NY (0ne block from Smith St.)
I’m going out on a limb by posting about things I haven’t tried first hand…but here it goes. I went out to a barbecue at a friends place in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn this past weekend. The subways wasn’t running correctly (surprise, surprise) so we got off a few stops early and walked Smith St. in it’s entirety. I was pleasantly surprised by the great shops and restaurants that we passed along the way (had trouble finding a liquor store though..that was an issue). As mentioned above, I haven’t been to most of these places, but you better believe I’ll be paying them a visit soon. (Buttermilk Channel for brunch and a stop by Smith & Butler this weekend most likely).
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream 81 Bergen St. Brooklyn, NY (just off Smith St.)
Smith & Butler 225 Smith St. Brooklyn, NY
The Grocery 288 Smith St. Brooklyn, NY
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Image: Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit (pulled from The Observer)
Adam Rapoport, EIC at Bon Appétit and former Style Editor at GQ, is one of the inspirations for this site…just a regular dude who knows a shit ton about style, food, design…
WWD posted a great story today about Rapoport and other young male editors, including Hugo Lindgren of the New York Times magazine, who are rising to the top of the magazine world and gaining a bit of rebel status along the way. These guys don’t fit your stereotypical Editor-In-Chief mold…they’re just dudes…very dapper dudes.
I’ve done a similar post in the past, but I felt compelled to re-post on the subject of beer glasses…not only because it’s good information, but I also liked the graphic.
As displayed above, there are generally six types of beer glasses one should know: The Shaker Pint, Tulip Pint, Nonic Pint, Snifter, Tulip and Goblet. Learn more about each glass and when to use them, here.
I’ve always been interested in brands…the origin, the idea, the name, and most importantly, the minds behind them. Brands are a very emotional thing for consumers, but they’re a way of life for those who create them.
Branders, a Zurich based agency, recently launched The Brander, a website dedicated to telling the story of those who have dedicated their lives to creating brands. Learn more about the passion behind the brands you love and discover those you never knew existed.
