Category: Food and Drink

  • Stalking the Wild Bean: Whiff Roasters Papua New Guinea

    If you’re like me – or like most geeks – a good cup of coffee is one of your greatest joys in life. Granted, part of it is that a good cup of coffee is a caffeinated powerhouse that gets our days started and keeps our engines running on all cylinders over the course of […]

  • Buying Groceries Online Can Save You Money (And Shrink Your Waist)

    The geeks have truly inherited the Earth, and it’s a wonderful thing. You know why? Because in this day and age, there’s actually very little that we need to interact with another human being to obtain. Don’t get me wrong, part of my mission here is to help you become more confident and more adept […]

  • Cooking Steak for Apartment-Dwellers

    One of my favorite things to do I’m going to have company or if I want to just have a nice evening to myself with a fine meal is cook a steak. I tend to prefer a nice New York Strip, mostly because it’s a nice big thick cut of beef and perfect for the […]

  • Essential Kitchen Tools for Beginners

    Okay, you want to cook like a chef, or impress the geek you’re planning to bring home. The trouble is that while you can buy some delicious food to cook, you really just don’t have the materials in your kitchen to prepare it. So you’ve got this big empty kitchen, and you want to get […]

  • 3 Things You Shouldn’t be Afraid to Drop Cash On

    If there’s anything we tend to have a hard time spending money on, fellow geeks, it’s our appearance and our diet. Granted, not all of us have this problem – in fact, it’s taken me a lot of work to overcome some of the old mantras about not really blowing money on the “superficial” things […]

  • Essential Whisky Facts Everyone Should Know

    Here I was ready to write up a massive post about some of the essential things you should know about Whisky (or Whiskey, depending on what you’re drinking) and someone went ahead and did it for me. I’m not going to complain, all the information is correct and presented in a brilliantly concise way, so […]

  • Roll Your Own Drinks to Suit Your Tastes

    If there’s anything I’m a huge fan of, it’s customizing drinks to suit your own needs. I mean, I’m a geek, but I also love a good adult beverage – and when those two interests collide, I wind up making some crazy drinks at the bar to try and experiment with new flavor combinations. I […]

  • Must-Have Bar Essentials – Part 3: Essential Bar Equipment

    So you just moved out on your own, or you just moved and had to toss out all of your old booze when you left. In any event, you’re starting over from scratch and you want to make sure you have all of the essentials, whether you’re mixing yourself a nice cocktail after a long […]

  • Must-Have Bar Essentials – Part 2: Essential Mixers

    So you just moved out on your own, or you just moved and had to toss out all of your old booze when you left. In any event, you’re starting over from scratch and you want to make sure you have all of the essentials, whether you’re mixing yourself a nice cocktail after a long […]

  • Must-Have Bar Essentials – Part 1: Essential Spirits

    So you just moved out on your own, or you just moved and had to toss out all of your old booze when you left. In any event, you’re starting over from scratch and you want to make sure you have all of the essentials, whether you’re mixing yourself a nice cocktail after a long […]