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What's the life of a Modern Gentleman all about? Find out here, as Jason Tesauro and his collaborators share their latest discoveries and epiphanies.
“Kindness, respect, mindfulness and integrity are neither trendy nor gender-specific. These attributes are never out of place and they’ll never fall out of fashion.”
Times they are a-changin. Dylan was right when he said that back in 1964...and he's still right. To keep up with the moving target of social graces in the business world, Tesauro threw down some tenets for WashingtonExec, a leading business publication in DC.
Louis Armstrong crooned, "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans," but maybe soon another Southern city will get its pop culture do. Do you know how to play in RVA? Travel+Leisure looked to MG for the 4-1-1 on Richmond, VA. Here's what Tesauro told them.
The Miles Davis Sextet with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley might be the best line-up of 6 anythings in the history of mankind (apologies to Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy which deserves #2 on that list), but here's a boozy sextet that'll take a few rounds of vinyl to explore.
Want to explore the world behind your cup of morning joe? Activate your inner sommelier and peek beyond the brew to the barista's art and single-origin beans.
Summer wedding season is nearly over, but autumn and winter follow right behind. If you've been tapped as a groomsman or best man (or know a gent who has)...read on to hone skills and own that moment at the mic, lest you end up googling "wedding speech tips + best man toast" and ponying up a credit card for one of those insipid automatic wedding speech generators.
Jersey. For many, the word connotes the Turnpike, the Boss, hoagies and a haven for mafiosos. For sportsmen, jersey means uniform, team loyalties and essential gear for either rooting or running a triathlon. As a forty-something mountain biker from this side of the Hudson River, jersey means both to me. And I’m not sure if it’s the Jersey in me or the jersey on me that makes me want to ride hard and look good while I’m at it.
Read MoreFor discovery — urban or rural, musical or architectural — Cuba is fascinating and spectacularly Instagrammable, albeit in a SoHo-meets-Beirut kind of way. If you're an early adopter who treats snafus and improvising as part of the fun, get cracking before authenticity is overrun by tourists and kitsch. But if you prefer luxury over adventure, with telecom and concierge services as seamless as high-speed wifi, then wait a year (or five) for things to smooth out.
Read More“FOUR GINS MUST BE IN EVERY BAR.” Or so said “The Gentleman’s Companion Volume II.” In 1946, this tome’s all-caps delivery suggested not a rule, but a commandment that thou shalt have London Dry, Genever, Old Tom and Sloe Gin. Fifty years later, the rule of four arguably remains, but we’re amidst a reshuffling of the deck. It’s time to make room for an evolving category that belongs at the fore of your bar: New Western or American Dry Gins. “These gins are most certainly defined, not by the juniper itself, but by the careful inclusion and balance of the supporting flavors,” said Ryan Magarian, Co-Creator, Aviation Gin, Portland, OR. We've distilled the lot to our favorites.
Read More"Or as the author and connoisseur Jason Tesauro explained it to me the other day: 'After a decadent meal, amaro is like Harvey Keitel in ‘Pulp Fiction.’ It’s the cleaner that wipes away any evidence that you overdid it.'"
– Jeff Gordinier, The New York Times Style Magazine
Read MoreI crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and aimed my rental car up Highway 1 past Sausalito to the town of Larkspur in California’s Marin County. Mystery and transient sex were driving me toward the best poet you’ve never heard of. By the time I reached his address, I’d traveled 2,940 miles and still couldn’t decide if this was an obsession gone too far or a discovery that hadn’t gone far enough.
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