Branding

Short films about etiquette, preparedness, taste, and the occasional unnecessary degree of composure.

4 films

Never arrive at dinner empty-handed. Some gifts simply require more explanation than others.

Standards need not be abandoned merely because luncheon has moved onto the grass.

An extended introduction to The Modern Raconteur: travel, art, food, curiosity, and the suspiciously elaborate side projects that connect them.

A short study in social calibration, discreet improvisation, and the useful art of noticing what everyone else is doing.