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What to Wear: Cooking With Your Gal
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to cook a nice, romantic dinner with your gal! After you’re done sorting out what you should make — we suggest checking out Not Without Salt — now you have to figure out what to wear! Don’t select anything that will snag or get too hot, and definitely […] -
The Roaring Brook Dairy Mozzarella Cheesemaking Kit
We don’t know about you, but we love cheese. We love eating it in sandwiches, salads, on pizza, and with crackers. Also, we don’t care how stinky it is. With the holidays just around the corner, what better way to show up to a holiday potluck than with some homemade cheese? Homemade cheese, you ask? […] -
The Coldest Day AW13/14 Collection by Penfield
When it’s cold outside, we’re not fantasizing about central heating and cups of cocoa; we’re dreaming of Penfield, in all its fleecy, blankety glory. There aren’t many brands that can compete when it comes to bundling up for the grey and snowy season. In fact, when Harvey Gross established the brand in 1975, he was […] -
Feel Good Friday- Cole Haan & Friends
With Black Friday just a week away, it’s time to get shopping for the season and nothing makes us feel better about letting those Benjamin’s fly than when there is a good cause and craftsmanship involved. Cole Haan partnered with up-and-coming fresh faces of today who are making good things happen to highlight what they are giving, […] -
Cooking Heritage Breeds with Fred Neuville
In our third and final installment on farming we speak to Fred Neuville from Charleston’s The Fat Hen restaurant about how to cook heritage breed meat. Growing up in Roanoke, Virginia, his father sat him down at the ripe old age of 16 and asked him what he wanted to do with his life. “If […] -
Comstock and Co. for the urban explorer
Dressing well is not always about wearing a suit and tie. Here at the Manual, we believe in letting your passions inspire your style. Robert Comstock, a 30-year veteran of adventure-inspired clothing did exactly this with his new fall line Comstock and Co. As an avid traveler and lover of the outdoors he was naturally inspired to create […] -
Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon
Normally we live by a very strict rule here at The Manual: Don’t screw with the flavor of bourbon. It’s already awesome, and definitely doesn’t need any frilly additives and flavors. That being said, however, we’re willing to make an exception to our rule for Knob Creek’s latest concoction: Smoked Maple Bourbon. Typically when a […] -
Worn Out Wednesday – Will Wick
A straight man who sells antiques and runs an Interior Design company? Hey it’s the 21st Century! Based in San Francisco, Will Wick is founder of Wick Designs, as well as a product designer, antiques dealer and will be rolling out his own line of furniture soon. That is one half of his life, the other […] -
Throwback Fragrance Favorites
Each year, the fragrance industry barrages our faces with new releases and editions (dubbed flankers, think CK One Summer). Within this mass sea of marketing, know that there have been forerunners in the past that have already paved the road for these fragrance free loaders. Read below for some monumental releases that not only have […] -
Bills Khakis: An American Classic
Bills Khakis is the definition of fall and winter wear. Whether you are looking for a leather jacket, a flannel shirt or the perfect pair of khakis, Bills has your back. The collection is made in America and ranges from casual wear to dressier items. Bills Khakis also makes some impressive accessories – like the […] -
Spice up cold-weather cocktails with Basement Bitters
If you’ve been sipping the same seasonal spirits year after year, it’s high time you spice things up with a good bitters. For those of you who might be unfamiliar, here’s a quick rundown. Bitters is basically a type of alcohol-based flavoring infused with an array of different botanical ingredients to give it a bitter/bittersweet […] -
Badass Sunglasses for the Modern Motorist
Watching cult movies such as The Italian Job and Bullitt, we can’t help but feel that driving has lost the golden pizzazz that it once possessed. iPhone leads that plug into car lighters and plastic cup holders have superseded creaking and that reassuring whir of classic sports car acceleration. Naturally then, we were near ecstatic […] -
Brew at Home With Mr. Beer
With all those delicious microbrews around, we’ve been wondering what it would be like to brew our own beer. Thanks to the good folks at Mr. Beer, we can get everything we need in one handy kit, which comes complete with a two gallon keg; a spigot, washer and nut; a can of hopped malt […] -
Wolf vs. Goat Does Menswear Right
As much as we love heritage brands and heritage ‘inspired’ brands, it is always refreshing to find a company that is taking a fresh approach to menswear. Wolf vs Goat, founded in 2009, is just such a company. Owned by industry expert Mauro Farinelli, theirs is an offering to men of beautifully tailored suits, button […] -
Feel Good Friday – Kentucky for Kentucky
Attention every marketing firm in the United States, take notice of Kentucky. Now. Yeah, it’s been the shizzle for several years because all things Southern have been exploding in deep fried hipness as of late but KY has a little extra renegade up their overalls. Three friends, Kent Carmichael, Griffin Vanmeter and Whit Hiler came […] -
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Volvo Truck Ads are kickin’
Dodge recently conscripted the infamous Ron Burgundy to pimp its Durango SUV. Since the hilarious set of ads started running back in October, Dodge has seen a more than 40-percent increase in Durango sales. This, to me, proves two things: 1. Americans are gullible idiots. And 2. Well-executed, celebrity-based vehicle ads can really pay off. […]
