April 15th will mark almost two years that Angel and I have been raising beef cattle. In 2022, we finally acquired a rag tag assortment of 13 mixed cows. Many of the original herd were lost due to a variety of unforeseeable circumstances, but we have replenished our numbers through the birth of cows born … Continue reading Cows & Calves
The start of my trip to Japan began in Ginza, Tokyo where I was to learn about how to make Edo-style kanpyo maki at Sushi Kiyoshi.
We kicked off the first of our new event series AE Invites at Miam Mini Market in the Doctor's Garden area of Sofia. The responses were overwhelmingly positive for the Cherry Sidecar, Bulgarian 75 and Rakia Old Fashioned.
On Wednesday afternoon, while preparing for our first AE Invites cocktail event, I get a call from Angel. I could hear it in his voice. The orchard was on fire. It is burning. My mind was blank. I couldn’t process the information. My brain wasn’t computing.
Day 5 - Monday, September 9th This was a big day for Angel, we needed to get in touch with the boat seller Andre, who was elusive. He was supposed to see us during the weekend but never showed. We were eager to register the boat, but the contract of sale did not have the … Continue reading Maiden Voyage: Lunegat
Day 3 - Saturday, September 7th We woke up early. I head to the nearest toilet as the sun was rising, armed with a tea kettle. The day can’t start without green jasmine tea! The sunrise over the marina is gorgeous. Angel comes up behind me a few minutes later as I am taking of … Continue reading Maiden Voyage: Lauwersmeer
I don't frequently check my junk mail, but in November 2019, I was so glad that I took the time to scroll through and find something very interesting, written a month prior... While at first glance, an email title "Japanese TV channel TV Tokyo" could seem like spam, but something made me click it and … Continue reading Who wants to go to Japan?
Cherry rakia season is wrapping up, but now we have to make a critical decision... to continue with our current bottle, or finally debut our original design and bottle.
We arrived in the Netherlands on September 5th 2019, saddled with 36kg of luggage and 3 stuffed backpacks. This was going be just some of the supplies that we need to cram into 10 sq. meters of living space.
While Istanbul exists in two continents, Europe and Asia, it had more of an Eastern feeling than European. The contrast is stark, so the feel of the city was something novel for me at the time and upon revisiting over 20 years later, I still feel like it is a passage way to Asia. The vibe, the hustle and the bustle all solidified the idiosyncratic nature of the city.
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