A Home Grown Identity
Category: Food
Men’s Health: Wake Up Grilled Meat with Coffee
Beans can give your proteins extra bite. BY KRISTY ALPERT, JULY 31, 2014 To restrict coffee to your morning cup would limit its power. Coffee has dark, deep, complex flavors that are good for so much more than waking up. It’s time that you start thinking of coffee as a spice—as…
Men’s Health: Grilling Dirty with Mike Rowe
The Dirty Jobs host likes his oysters hot and his meat cooked by someone else. BY KRISTY ALPERT, JULY 08, 2014 Mike Rowe is a hands-on kind of guy. He didn’t sit back when given the chance to assist a turkey inseminator, and he hardly batted an eyelash before stepping in…
HiLuxury: Rande Gerber and his Caliche Rum
Gerber and George Clooney bond over a glass of Casamigos Tequila, a joint venture with actor Mike Meldman, launched 2013 (photos courtesy Caliche Rum). Raising The Bar by Kristy Alpert photography by Caliche Rum With one smooth motion, Rande Gerber proudly rises into position as his board lifts…
Men’s Health: Guy Gourmet
Seven ways to drink up for the greater good. BY KRISTY ALPERT Beer has always been a source of good. It was a porter that helped us toast our pals after the big win. It was a pilsner that helped seal a crucial business deal. And, despite the rare run-in…
Men’s Health: Cook a Delicious Hangover Cure
Enjoy the incredible prescription for recovery. BY KRISTY ALPERT, APRIL 28, 2014 Sometimes in life you need to follow your gut. I discovered this fact when I found shakshuka, a Tunisian casserole traditionally served for breakfast. Hangovers fear the meal of spicy sausage and poached eggs, but shakshuka tastes great…
Men’s Health: Grill Like Anthony Bourdain
Up in My Grill: Grill Like Anthony Bourdain The chef-turned-star on the beauty of a cold PBR and a hot BBQ. BY KRISTY ALPERT, APRIL 16, 2014 It should be easier to not like Anthony Bourdain. But, damn it, the man is making a living getting paid to do what…
Men’s Health: Pour the Ultimate Olympic Cocktail
[Originally posted on Men’sHealth.com] If you can’t compete like an Olympian, at least drink like a Russian BY KRISTY ALPERT, PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK ALPERT, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 Tony Abou-Ganim, AKA The Modern Mixologist, has a simple Olympic cocktail for you: “My favorite Russian cocktail is a glass of frozen Russian vodka…
Men’s Health: Up in My Grill with Coach Mike Ditka
Up In My Grill | Coach Mike Ditka Da Coach on his passions for meat, football, and the beautiful relationship between the two. BY KRISTY ALPERT Mike Ditka is a man of simple needs. Despite his amazing career that includes prestigious titles such as “Pro Football Hall of Fame player” and…