The Gents Blog

You've read our articles about pairing cigars with alcohol as well as the basics of wine pairing. But pasta and sauce? It's not just random. There's history involved, but also just some basic practicality. Choices If you ever find yourself in the pasta aisle, with dozens of choices and brands around you, it's easy to reach for tried-and-true favorites like spaghetti, linguini, or macaroni. Part of that is simplicity - we are reaching for what we know.

Coffee pods are everywhere these days.  Here in the US Keurig has dominant market share, whereas in Europe and Asia, Nespresso, with its raft of celebrity advertising, has captured most

Texans are a proud bunch.  Understandably so.  Texas is the only country that willingly joined the United States, has a separate license plate just for its trucks, and has barbecue

Some time ago we featured an article comparing Glocks and Sigs, in an effort to discuss a more compact firearm.  Some readers were curious about a larger frame pistol, and

This article (and its accompanying photo) is courtesy of our resident gents car guru, Brett Hatfield.  Find more of his car-obsessed writing check out his blog The Driven. The 996 Known internally

In previous years we've done our research and previewed the iPhone 7 and iPhone X pre-launch.  This time we wanted to observe the initial market reaction to the newest iteration

While we've done articles in the past about the different types of cologne you can buy (cologne vs parfum, for example) as well as why how you smell matters, we

Wine, like whiskey, can be intimidating on its own, much less pairing with something else.  You may have often experienced those moments when you leaned on a waiter or sommelier

It's been more than a decade since Tim Ferriss' groundbreaking book with the title he has often said "sounds like a bad infomercial."  While some may not remember the testy

Some time ago we discussed the value of shaving subscription services, which reminded some of our readers of an article we had written on safety razors.  We also offer old fashioned

We encourage our stylists and barbers to share what our members are talking about and recently Frisco-based Linnie Watts shared a challenge that some men face in the workplace: an