Peaceful tea sessions: Last tea session of the year, New Year's Eve. Skipping a big holiday cook event for some simple grilled rainbow trout and grilled pork belly. I drank three teas, but this one is...

Gin Tasting Note: I've seen lots of indigo gins, and Empress Gin is one of the cooler ones. The gorgeous indigo color is from butterfly pea flowers, the trick of indigo gins and cocktails. Very soft a...

Small joys: I ordered the Hendricks Gin teacup martini glasses and they're adorable, ridiculous, and actually clever: the porcelain keeps your martini cold longer, and the handle gives you somewhere t...