We tasted 8 sweet vermouths: Carpano Antica Cinzano Cocchi Dolin Dubonnet Lo-Fi Martini & Rossi Punt e Mes Yes, I know, we should have included Vya. There was a real mix of tasters: Dave, Hannah, and I are serious cocktail … Continue reading →

Apparently, I’m what a feminist looks like. When considering the chocolate taste test, it didn’t even occur to me to break down tasters by gender—it took my friend Ruthie’s suggestion for me to realize that I hadn’t considered an obvious … Continue reading →

We tasted chocolates. We were ten tasters: Justin, Sydnor, Lizzie, Adrienne, Nicole, Andy, John, Bill, Jonah, and me—Michael. I asked each taster to bring a bar of “fair trade” chocolate; most people brought dark chocolate which at least claimed to … Continue reading →