Dominic Ashby’s practice explores wine, hospitality, and contemporary dining through writing.
His work spans editorial and commissioned formats, shaped by close observation and lived experience.
2026
Mince Mag Issue 02 -
Folded Fervour: The Story of Roland Lannier
Off-Menu Specials -
Auren’s Deli and The Practice of Reciprocity
B.Y.O.B. Magazine 2.1 -
Garrigue or Gariga:
Engineering Allegiance to the Other Side
2024
The Healthy Times Issue 5 - Demystifying Mythical Grapes: Backyard Aromas
The Preserve Journal Issue 10 - The Path to Remembrance:
A Sommelier's Deep Dive into Sake. An Interview with Masaru Terada
2021
The Preserve Journal Issue 5 - Wines of Change:
The Conscientious Drinker
Auren’s Deli and The Practice of Reciprocity:
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excerpt:
“The expectations of the third space are diffuse. Last week, I witnessed firsthand the most egregious misuse of this: a coffee shop co-opted into a free storage closet. Usually third spaces are places of unabashed revelry. They harbour a vibrating and necessary underscore for people far and wide, providing instrumental nourishment to neighbourhoods, cities, and broader communities. But demonstrated there in the coffee shop was an acute misconception of what these places should do for us, and what we should do for them.”