Everyone deserves the tools to match their talent – so if you fancy yourself a dab hand in the kitchen, you need a serious set of knives. We asked food critic and knife aficionado Tim Hayward and chef Tom Aikens for the lowdown on what to buy and how to use them to your advantage…

Jenson Button is still putting pedal to metal. As well as working with Hackett on a classic new menswear collection, Britain’s 2009 F1 world champ has moved to LA and is currently competing in the Nascar Cup Series. He spoke to SLMan about staying competitive, life in California and fatherhood…

First there was the gin craze, then tequila took over – now there’s a rum revolution in the air. SLMan ordered a mojito and sat down with three pros to find out what’s going on and how to get involved…

Johnnie Collins is gardener and chef in residence at Oakley Court and 180 Studios. We asked him how this came to be – and tapped him up for his cooking and gardening tips…

Campbell Carey is the head cutter and creative director of Savile Row tailor Huntsman – if you recognise him, it might be from his cameo in Kingsman: The Secret Service. But rather than tapping him up for his acting skills, we’re drawing on his deep knowledge of men’s style and what it takes to thrive as a 19th-century brand in the 21st century…

Oaxaca authors Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral have launched a new book all about cooking asada – Mexican-style grilled meat – at home. Dividing chapters into the eight crucial elements of any carne asada – botanas (starters), carnes (meats), mariscos (seafood), side dishes and vegetables, salsas, cocktails and puddings – the pair walk you through every step. Here, they share their ultimate recipes for barbacoa lamb, grilled prawns and slow-cooked ribs…

When Scotland scrum-half Grayson Hart injured his knee, he tried CBD as an alternative to opioid-based painkillers. The results were so impressive – and CBD so hard to come by – that he founded Puresport. In this exclusive SLMan video, Grayson reveals how he built a market-leading brand and why natural products are the future of medicine.

More than 1.2 million followers. Over 1 billion views. Max La Manna is a social media sensation. He’s also an author and dedicated low-waste chef who’s spent the last year asking his audience which foods they throw away the most. Their answers have helped to shape his excellent new cookbook, You Can Cook This. Max sat down with SLMan to talk easy kitchen hacks, weekend brunch ideas and his mother’s epic tomato sauce…

Jacu Strauss is the architect and interior designer behind a string of cool hotels – including One Hundred Shoreditch and Sea Containers London. He told SLMan how he made it, where he finds stuff for his own home and why good lighting is the key to everything…