Picture this: It’s a rainy evening in my first apartment, the kind where the windows fog up and the world outside feels miles away. I had just turned 21, and a friend handed me a dusty cocktail book from his grandpa’s shelf. Flipping through, I landed on the Old Fashioned—simple, yet intimidating. With a cheap […]
I still remember my first real encounter with dark beers like it was yesterday. It was a chilly autumn evening in my early twenties, and I’d dragged a couple of buddies to a dimly lit pub in downtown Chicago. We were all light-lager guys back then—Bud Light or Coors, nothing fancy. But the bartender, spotting
Picture this: It’s early morning, the gym bag is packed, and I’m blending up my usual post-workout shake. Vanilla protein powder, a banana, some almond milk—feels like the perfect fuel for the day. I’ve been doing this routine for years, ever since I decided to get serious about fitness in my late 20s. Back then,