The Brains Behind Homeland • May/June 2012
Features
Inside Homeland
You’ve just created the hottest new TV series of the 2011 season, a breakout hit that manages to be thrillingly compelling while blending such diverse issues as terrorism, mental …
The Complex World of Cognac
Michel Guilloteau’s little operation might be the envy of any of the recent wave of micro-distillers on the cutting edge of the crafts spirits movement. Here on his small vineyard …
Is Tiger’s Comeback Real?
When Tiger Woods sank a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win his own golf tournament last December, he looked a lot like the old Tiger, punching the air with a right uppercut, …
Golf City Down Under
It’s just like playing golf in the British Isles—only it’s different.” That was how a fellow American golf pilgrim I crossed paths with in a locker room Down Under described his …
21st Century Slots
Michael Ordille remembers the first time he realized that “Sex and the City” was big beyond cable TV and the movies. He was at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for …
Cigars
Cuba Throws a Party for Romeo y Julieta
With a backdrop of writhing dancers and fierce drumbeats, the Cuban cigar industry held its annual celebration, the Habanos Festival. We relate the festivities as well as the best …
Conducting a Culinary Symphony
Chef Marc Vetri Hits All the Right Notes in Philadelphia
Straight Talking with Pete Johnson
The creative mind behind Tatuaje tells Cigar Aficionado what drives him forward
A Celebration of Premium Cigars in the Dominican Republic
Swelling attendance marked the fifth annual Dominican Republic ProCigar Festival, which treated attendees to tours of tobacco farms, cigar seminars and gala dinners.
Havana Restaurant Update
The 2012 restaurant scene in Havana is about as volatile as I told you it would be in the November/December issue about the city.
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
The Long Road Back
We checked out the Cigar Rights of America website in mid-March. More than 172,000 cigar lovers have signed a petition in support of H.R. 1639, a bill that would exempt premium, …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, I’m the owner of a private restaurant in Havana, Cuba, and I received your magazine from the hands of an American tourist who lives in Key Biscayne, Florida. I’m …
The Good Life
Dos Café Espresso System
It’s sad what passes for espresso sometimes. Even in this enlightened age of coffee awareness, the requisite combination of fine grinds, well calibrated machinery and skilled …
Gleneagles, Scotland
Those in the know think of world-class golf, shooting, sumptuous spa facilities, falconry, the off-road driving school, an equestrian center, even croquet, when considering …
New Wave Boat Shoes
You can now include a wide spectrum of color and pattern choices to the many attributes of the boat shoe. That venerable piece of footwear that pairs nautical purpose with …
BMW 3-Series
You don’t have to cover the automotive beat all that long before you notice that whenever manufacturers reveal a new compact luxury car they’re all but certain to compare it to …
150 Years of Bacardi
It’s hard to think of a brand that is as synonymous with a spirit as Bacardi. Order a Bacardi and Coke and everyone knows that you mean rum and that cola that’s also a household …
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20
By providing an extraordinarily powerful 20x Leica zoom lens in a pocketable body that’s just 1.1 inches deep, Panasonic delivers an entirely crave-worthy compact camera. We’ll …
River Rafting
Whitewater rafting can be a river roller coaster or a gentle float through nature’s glory. Either way it’s some of the best wet fun going. We put in below the Ohiopyle Falls on …
StanCraft Mahogany Boats
For sheer grace on the water, there’s nothing like a mahogany boat. For mahogany boats, there may be nothing like those produced by StanCraft Boats of Post Falls, Idaho, close by …
Vintage Pilot Watches
The story goes that in 1904 the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier about the inconvenience of using a pocket watch while …
S.T. Dupont’s Black Light Collection
Few but pleasant are the activities that can be enjoyed in the dark (wink wink), and now, thanks to the glow-in-the-dark Black Light Collection from S.T. Dupont, we can add …