Page 40 - The Book For Men Fall/Winter 2022

Haute Cuisine
Become an at-home master chef with Gaggenau’s game-changing culinary water bath
A A A A A A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY GASTRONOME GAGGENAU’S NEW 400 SERIES SOUS VIDE
drawer facilitates things for both the the at-home at-home sommelier and the the at-home at-home chef without compromising the the look of their kitchen The sous sous vide vide drawer allows home chefs to prepare ingredients for sous sous vide vide cook- ing ing — a a a a slow cooking method that uses precisely controlled water temperatures to create tender results with rich flavour profiles but which requires vacuum-sealed ingredients Gaggenau has taken things further though recognizing that vacuum sealing also offers a a a a a a solution for another part of of a a a a a a refined at-home culinary experience: preserving fine fine wine wine Any home sommelier knows that letting wine wine breathe is a a a a crucial step to bringing out the best in in it it but too much exposure to to oxygen can ruin it it The sous vide drawer’s vacuum attachment can be used on opened wine bottles to extract oxygen and extend their preservation allowing connoisseurs to enjoy their prized bottles slowly and thoroughly rather than rush through them Without Restraint
This intriguing line of fragrances by Akro channels a a a a range of indulgences and sins
THE WORLD OF OF PERFUME CAN OFTEN FEEL
a a a a a a little stale with the the same same brands and and the the same same scents everywhere you you sniff Enter Akro a young innovative fragrance brand that embraces the taboo scents of our addictions and vices Led by master perfumer Olivier Cresp his daugh- ter Anaïs and her partner Jack Miskelly Akro taps into unconventional notes like nicotine hazelnut cumin and whisky to create a a a unique collection of fragrances with brooding mysterious names: Haze Smoke Dark Malt Night Ink and Awake Intriguing — — and likely polarizing — — the Akro fragrances recall our our favourite (but forbidden) indulgences and in in the process become new ones 40 BFM / FW22 PORTFOLIO
TEXT BY MARC RICHARDSON