Elizabeth Dahl
The Manual
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The Best Messenger Bags for Men to Lug Around Your Stuff in Style
While it's perfectly fine to carry a few essentials around in your pockets, the technological necessities of the modern day render pockets alone pretty useless. The solution? A good old-fashioned messenger bag, the ideal everyday carry for toting around all the things you need. → Read More
What is Sous Vide Cooking? Here's What You Need to Know
Chef Tyson Ho explains what sous vide cooking is and how you can cook the perfect steak in some hot water. Master the vacuum and cook any meat to precisely the desired temperature and not a single degree more. → Read More
A Brief History of Chili with Chef-Inspired Recipes: Texas v. North Carolina
Everyone has opinions about chili, so we got a few top chefs from North Carolina and Texas to offer up their favorite chili recipes. Which is your favorite? → Read More
A Meaty Conversation About Butchery and Thanksgiving Turkey with Zeph Shepard
Portland's most interesting butcher, Proletariate's Zeph Shepard, gets us holiday ready with Thanksgiving turkey tips, alternative meat options, and the importance of respecting animals. → Read More
Where to Try Axe Throwing, Your New Favorite Sport
While we’ve been throwing axes at stuff since the first one was made, axe throwing as a sport developed where many great things do: a guy’s backyard in Canada. Since 2006, it’s developed into the National Federation of Axe Throwing Federation. Here's where you can try it out for yourself. → Read More
Our/Vodka is the Global Liquor Brand with Local Flavor
Our/Vodka is using unique local ingredients and bottling the flavor of the world's most dynamic cities in six micro-distilleries (and counting). We caught up with Anton van der Woude and Rupert Runewitsch of Our/Los Angeles to learn more. → Read More
Travel All Over Without Ever Leaving Home in an ESCAPE Tiny House
The view from your windows can get a bit boring, but the comforts of home are always welcome — so why not keep the home but change the scenery? ESCAPE crafts luxurious, eco-friendly homes you can take anywhere and a new option comes with a porch. → Read More
The Best Messenger Bags for Lugging Around Your Stuff in Style
While it's perfectly fine to carry a few essentials around in your pockets, the technological necessities of the modern day render pockets alone pretty useless. The solution? A good old-fashioned messenger bag, the ideal everyday carry for toting around all the things you need. → Read More
How One Denver Restaurant is Introducing Native American Food to the Hungry Masses
Ben Jacobs — owner of Tocabe in Denver, Colorado — chats about his passion for Native American food, his focus on using Indigenous producers, a recipe for green chile stew. → Read More
Cheers to the Chief: How to Get Drunk the Presidential Way
President's Day is Monday, February 19, but how is one supposed to celebrate this holiday? Many of our POTUS had a penchant for libations, so we tasked top Los Angeles bartender Tom Costello with finding modern equivalents of past presidential favorites. → Read More
Chef Hugh Acheson Shares Some of His Tastiest Slow Cooker Recipes
This ain't your grandmother's slow cooker. Well, maybe it is. Either way, get ready to make mind-blowing food with time to spare thanks to these recipes from chef Hugh Acheson's newest cookbook. → Read More
Meaty Munchies: 5 High-Protein Snacks made with Real Meat
We've rounded up our favorite (and tastiest) protein snacks made with real meat, from wild boar jerky to small-batch pork rinds. → Read More
Holiday Shopping Guide: Gifts that Keep On Giving
The holidays are all about giving, so why not choose gifts that keep on giving? Here are our favorite products that have an altruistic side (just like you). → Read More
A Brief History of Chili with Recipes: North Carolina vs. Texas
Everyone has opinions about chili, so we got a few top chefs from North Carolina and Texas to offer up their favorite chili recipes. Which is your favorite? → Read More
The Algonquin Hotel is the Most Famous Hotel You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
New York's historic Algonquin Hotel is the home of the storied Algonquin Round Table and an equally famous cat (and perhaps a few literary ghosts). → Read More
Too Much Turkey? Use It Up with These Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
Chefs from top restaurants gives us their favorite recipes for enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers. We also threw in some of our faves from around the web. → Read More
Thanksgiving Booze: Wine and Cocktails to Wash Down All that Food
Our favorite LA bartender Tom Costello offers his favorite choices for Thanksgiving drinks: wine, beer, and cocktails, as well as what every home bar needs. → Read More
Undershirts, Bags, and Sheets That’ll Do You (And the World) Good
Here's a roundup of our favorite feel-good options for some of life's necessities. These undershirts, bags, and sheets are ethically-made (and super cool). → Read More
How to Carve a Turkey (Without Maiming It)
First time hosting Thanksgiving? Worried about butchering the poor bird? Don't fret — we asked chef Timothy Hollingsworth to explain how to carve a turkey. → Read More
Oliver Sweeney’s Bespoke Spy Shoes Are Worthy of 007 Himself
Oliver Sweeney and VeryFirstTo.com collaborated on the handmade Secret Shoe, a pair of spy shoes that hides high-tech gadgets and everyday essentials. → Read More