Kevin Sintumuang

Some taste just like the real thing. Others are even tastier and more fun than traditional mixed drinks.

It turns out tequila and coke play well together.

I’m never doing that again.This was the first thought that went through my head as I crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon, my very first. It was a brisk, sunny day in November 2023, and my skin was encrusted with salt. Muscles felt like old rubber tires. I really wanted a banana. After a few more steps, I was handed a finisher’s medal. Some pretzels. Gatorade. No banana, but slowly, I started to feel more human. I was transformed, though. These 26.2 miles were the most I had ev…

It has a 1,775-hp hybrid V-16 powertrain and, finally, doors worthy of a $4.5 million automobile.

I’ll admit that one of the reasons that I got into running was for fashion. I dug the shoes. I wanted to enjoy their supreme bounciness and breathability casually, but I didn’t want to wear them on school drop-offs and Costco outings without actually being a runner. In other words, I wanted to use them as dad shoes, for genuine dad reasons, but didn’t want to be seen as the kind of person who would wear dad shoes, even though, guess what: I’m a dad! With two kids! And a membership to Costco! Wea…

If you are a car guy, there are few things as sonorously exquisite as a Ferrari V12. I’ve had the privilege of driving a few over the years, most notably the 812 Superfast and the Ferrari GranLusso, and it’s a car I like to get non-car people into because it will almost always convert them into car people. It will convince even the most the eco-conscious into considering the beauty of of old school, gas-powered, ICE-powered cars, much like having a slice of an exquisitely marbled rib eye will ma…

You don’t expect it to be just past a Denny’s and a McDonald’s on El Cajon Boulevard, but there it is, a neon sign that glowingly announces “The Lafayette” in a grand, old-timey typeface. The valet, who is dressed in a Wes Anderson–meets–skate punk uniform, greets you as you make your way up the checkered tiled stairs and then pull open a door with a brass snake for its handle. The maximalist design of the lobby and, if you arrive on a Friday evening as I did, the big-night-out energy of the pla…

Order a martini and you may be asked: gin or vodka? Shaken or stirred? Wet or dry? Olives or a twist? Perhaps it’s the ritual of hospitality—which is the unspoken ingredient in every martini—that makes it a sacred cow of cocktail culture. Treat the martini with respect and it will respect you.There’s an efficient beauty to the ol’ standards of martini personalization, but it’s a lot like trying to riff within the confines of classical music: rigid. The martini is an American invention, is it not…

Realness can be thrilling. And fortunately, radical authenticity is surging in the world of American dining. Perhaps chefs are becoming braver and more willing to put their personal stories on the plate. Or maybe there’s an unconscious impulse afoot to fend off the existential threat of artificial intelligence and virtual worlds. Whatever the reason, we’re all the beneficiaries of a culinary moment that revels in raw honesty. The collective dining experience right now is visceral, vulnerable, do…

You may have heard about the Manhole Incident. About eight minutes into the first practice round at the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, around 8:38 PM local time, a loose manhole cover on the track became a piece of shrapnel as driver Carlos Sainz Jr.’s Ferrari zoomed over it. Sainz was unharmed, but his car suffered significant damage. And so did the start to what was supposed to be one of the grandest automotive sporting events in America in recent decades—a showcase for motor sports…

Agave-based spirits are closing in on vodka as the best selling booze in the U.S. Here are the best splurges, bargain bottles, and the cocktails you need to know beyond the margarita.

In the second season’s seventh episode, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s Richie finds motivation in the unlikeliest of places. It’s a reminder of where these small delights carry meaning.

The seasoned iconoclasts tell us how they’re getting by—and how we might, too.

The Mustang Mach-E will be Ford’s first all-electric car. It’s an SUV. And it’s pretty damn sharp looking. How did we get here? History tends to repeat itself.Flashback to the early sixties. Ford is one of the biggest companies on the planet. Yet, young people aren’t excited about its cars. They need some sex appeal. There’s a scene in the new film Ford v. Ferrari about this very existential crisis. It’s dramatized but worth pointing out here: “Why doesn’t James Bond drive a Ford?” Lee Iacocca (…

Even the credit card company was in disbelief. The text read: “Chase Fraud—Did you use card ending in XXXX for $1500.00 at NOMA MEXICO on 4/30?” There should have been a ?!?!?!? at the end of the message. Yes, credit card, I had just bought two pre-paid reservations to Noma Mexico, the seven-week pop-up from one of the world’s best restaurants. The tickets were $600, plus $150 for service and tax, and they sold out in about three hours back in December. The chance to take part in the most enviab…