Author Archives: Jorge Tapies

Of Leaf and Loaf

At first glance, the fermentation of black tobacco and of sourdough bread seems to belong to completely different worlds. One takes place in sub-tropical farms and inside warm, heavy pilones constructed from stacks of tobacco. The other unfolds, perhaps in an old bakery, inside a cool mixing bowl and a proofing basket dusted with ancient

“I Bought 250,000,000 Dollars’ Worth of Cigars”

How can someone spend a quarter of a billion US dollars on cigars? Is it even possible? Well, I guess it is. While listening to our good friends from the podcast The Cigar Authority and Two Guys Smoke Shop a few weeks back, I heard a conversation between the latter’s owner, David Garofalo, and his

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LOVERS OF THE LEAF

By pressing the ‘I AM OF LEGAL AGE’ button, I agree that I am of legal age for smoking and drinking in my country.