Ben Calderwood

First in an occasional series of spirit lessons where Squid Ink picks up the tab. The etymology is a dead giveaway. Vodka originates from the Slavic voda, or water, which illustrates just how fundamental this spirit is to the pursuit of intoxication in its motherland of Russia and Eastern Europe......

Everyone knows the basic algebra of a diner is starch plus protein divided by coffee³--pancakes plus bacon or eggs plus potatoes in a myriad of ways for breakfast, bread plus meat (e.g., the Wood's tumescent 8-ounce Niman Ranch Woody Burger) for lunch......