If you’re not already plotting total domination at your first hot sauce eating competition, take a moment to ask yourself what you’re doing with your life. Hot sauce is not for the faint of heart—especially …

If you’ve ever wished there were a reality TV show called So You Think You Can Wine Taste just so you could learn the ropes, you’re in wine-tasting luck. No, we’re not producing a show. …

If anyone in my life is a knife fanatic and aficionado, it’s my dear, old dad. He was an art major in college, but has always been an active outdoorsman, so when he got the …

There’s truly nothing like a down-home, East Coast, backyard BBQ. As much as I love living in California, I knew when my husband and I planned our summer vaca to my childhood home in PA …

Raise your hand if you like Old Fashioned cocktails. A week ago, I wouldn’t have known whether to raise my hand or not because—shock! shame! horror!—I’d never had one. My husband on the other hand …

My family and I hit up Hollywood’s infamous Cinespia Saturday evening for a screening of the 1979 classic Alien—and of course, to wine and dine with the dearly departed. With our Wine Country Picnic Pack …

There’s nothing quite like the confidence of conquering a personal manquest. This is exactly what happened when my husband decided to grow a handlebar mustache against all (previously thought) odds. What follows is a visual …

“It’s the one thing motorcycle enthusiasts don’t like to talk about. The dark truth is that when you choose the motorcycle lifestyle, it’s more likely than not that, at some point, you’ll get into an …

A fine leather belt is a staple in many men’s wardrobes. But a full-grain, oil-tanned, shoulder-cut buffalo leather belt is for the next-level, rugged-fashion elite. My husband is that guy—and though picky, I knew he …

If you’ve never slept in a two-person sleeping bag on your balcony in the heart of downtown, let me just tell you—it’s totally worth experiencing. It may not be totally worth repeating, especially if you …