The Art of Japanese Mixology

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Never have I, in my nearly 3 decades of international traveling, come across a more dedicated and obsessive people than the Japanese. They are known to devote their full efforts and attention to any task no matter how menial or mundane, no matter how cheap or expensive. You could stumble into a Matsuya in Tokyo (a Japanese fast food franchise) and order a $3 Gyudon (beef bowl over rice) from the vending machine, and expect that the chefs will devote as much dedication and care into your bowl as if they were making it for their own family.

Nowhere is that more prevalent than in the field of mixology. When you order a Japanese cocktail from any of their world renowned bars, know that the cocktail was made with the utmost care and precision, made as a special experience just for you. The Way of the Cocktail is a great mini-documentary that interviews some of the best bartenders in the worlds and describes the truly intricate ways of a Japanese master mixologist.

Style Icons: Cary Grant

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Not many people have had as big of an impact on the fashion trends, let alone the film industry, as this gentleman has. A true actor of his era and a style icon of his time and ours, Cary Grant epitomized the cool debonair demeanor while always dressed to the t without a hair out of place. In the movie North by Northwest, Mr Grant propelled the grey suit to stardom, wearing the same grey 3-button no-vent suit throughout almost the entirety of the movie. This suit has been unofficially cited as the 'the best and most influential suit in film history'. Not a bad thing to be known for.